This video demonstrated just the p0 a little better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP24yVv6on0
Arca-Swiss also makes a p1. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: > It's an interesting design. I'd have to work with it a bit to see if it > actually worked as well as the description suggests. The compactness is > definitely a merit. However, for me, it MUST be fully compatible with > standard A-S type plates so I'd need to add a compatible clamp, which ruins > the line and makes it less compact. > > I tried a similar, if not identical, upside-down ball head (Novoflex > Uni-Ball) some years ago. It was cool but turned out to be awkward as all > heck in use. I traded it in after a couple of months. > > G > > On Oct 1, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks to all for the suggestions. >> >> As I mentioned, I've completely decided on the ball head. I think the >> Arca-Swiss p0 (zero) is a brilliant design and I wasn't even aware of >> it until yesterday. >> Using a full ring instead of a small knob to tighten/loosen the ball >> is very glove-friendly (and even mitten-friendly), which is important >> here where we definitely get a cold winter season. Also, the "upside >> down" design means that level panning is possible (for example, for >> stitched panoramas) even when the tripod legs are not level. The >> "upside down" design also means that dust, moisture, etc. aren't going >> to be pulled by gravity down INTO the ball head socket. And even with >> its compact design, the p0 has the typical Arca-Swiss insane weight >> capacities (44 lbs, for this model). Even if you cut that in HALF you >> are at a very generous 22 lbs which should more than handle anything >> you throw at it. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XzqULvCfMM >> >> No one mentioned the Manfrotto 394, which this guy really likes on the p0: >> http://blog.mingthein.com/2013/08/20/review-arca-swiss-p0-monoball/ >> (although he states that he "since replaced it with an Arca-style >> clamp he found on eBay for about $25. No idea which one that would >> be.) >> >> I see that there is also a third party clamp that appears to be made >> for the p0 (in that it is round) but it still accepts the STANDARD >> Arca-Style QR's from RRS, Wimberley, Jobu, Arca-Swiss, Kirk, Markins, >> etc. Due to the round design, it has to do this with much narrower >> clamping surface than normal (presumably the reason why Arca-Swiss >> didn't do this themselves and introduced the SlideFix for the p0) - so >> that makes me a little leery of it, but the two reviews for it on >> Amazon are both 5-stars (small sample set, I know) >> http://www.amazon.com/SUNWAYFOTO-Discal-Compatible-DDY-64i-Sunway/product-reviews/B009EIQ41I/ >> and this guy seems very pleased with both it and their universal L-bracket. >> http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3120618 >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
