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03-17-2010, 11:48 PM
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Anyone use a Vanguard ball head?
Currently I'm looking into a new tripod- and I had originally planned on getting a 190XProB + 498RC2 ball head. This was to support a gripped 50D, and although I don't have any heavy lenses I hope to be using a 70-200 2.8 with it eventually.
I was talking to a friend who brought my attention to Vanguard ball heads. When I checked them out on Adorama, I was shocked at the specs for the given price point (~80 less than the 498RC2!). He went on to say that he basically swears by them and ever looked back. He currently has the 190pro legs with a Vanguard SBH-300 ball head and absolutely loves it
Now I'm looking at the SBH-250 : http://www.adorama.com/VGSBH250.html
Anyone have any experience with them? It looks like I'll be saving 80 dollars, and getting a great product in return. It looks like it's a no brainer- anyone have any experience to say otherwise?
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04-12-2010, 10:01 AM
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Rs has made me the man i am today!
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ah great thanks! quick question- is your 50D gripped? and is there much creep after setting the ball head?
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04-12-2010, 11:00 AM
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Unfortunately I don't have a grip. I take a picture of it and post it upwhen I get home. That way you'll have an idea of what it'll look like.
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04-13-2010, 06:41 AM
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04-13-2010, 09:40 PM
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Thanks so much! Definitely looks like a great deal.. One last question for you- did your 200 come with 2 QR plates? It seems as though all retail Vanguard heads come with 2, and that saves even more if it does.
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04-14-2010, 06:28 AM
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it came with 2. I got it from glazers in seattle.
http://www.glazerscamera.com/
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04-14-2010, 07:32 AM
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Goddamn Glazers is like a photographic pornography store - three buildings of goodness to wander through. 
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04-14-2010, 07:48 AM
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aw man how did I miss that store on my trip down there 
gotta check it out may long weekend then 
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04-14-2010, 07:54 AM
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Yep! The main sales building is on one corner, the building across the street has lighting, portfolio stuff & film and the building down the street is their rental building, but there is some really nice photography hanging on the walls there.
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