Haha! Thanks David...yes, Nadal heads do look weird and it's not that obvious as to what they do. You're right...it is better to get good kit as it will make the job easier and more of a pleasure to shoot with. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Thanks very much! 😁👍

Hey Bob, Great to hear you like my tutorials and videos! The geared head is a great way to get some fine tuning in the camera placement. I hope you don't have to save for too long before you can get it...and a garden is a perfect environment for macro photography! Thanks for watching 😁👍

Thanks very much!

Thanks for sharing what you work with and how you make it work for you. That is true about the weakest point, although you might be surprised how much weight that small bit of metal can actually take, especially tensional and compressional ... when there is a pad around the thread to spread the load. I'm guessing that a lateral blow might cause a bit of a problem, but the kit would take the hit way before the thread. I've only really dropped kit from a tripod due to operator error. 😆🙈 Thanks for watching Lewis 😁👍

Exactly Philip. There's no "one size fits all" tripod head. Each one has its uses, especially so in videography. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Great to hear it has helped Brandon! 😁👍

@@networkedperson which company are you talking about? I have 6 different heads in this video so you need to be a little more specific.

That's great to hear Kristen! What camera did he buy you!?

@@mikesphotography "Panasonic Lumix FZ80 4K Digital Camera" 🙂

The Benro Gear head is so good ins't it!! You can get so precise with it. Thanks for watching Martin 😁👍

Thanks Ben! Haha! Yep, they are really confusing aren't they...I always end up tightening them before turning them the "right" way! 😆 Thanks for watching 😁👍

Most definitely. I didn't mention it but you're right, the gear head is great for astro, especially with a tracker. Great to hear you're enjoying your fear head as much as I am!! 😁👍

Thinking along that same line for the Gearhead in regards to lunar and solar photography.

That's great to hear! I saw that one and nearly bought it instead of the one that I got for this video. I might have to get the neewer one now. Thanks for watching 😁👍

It's a good range to select from. Most of them will do a great job as they all follow a similar design and all use pretty much the same materials. 👍

Thanks Craig! 😁👍

Now that is a fantastic set to have Robert!! I have to say I am a little envious...the Really Right Stuff kit is sooo good! Thanks for watching 😁👍

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Tintin! 👍

Thanks so much Tony! Most definitely, if you having things in your frame that are close to you, the nodal pan head really helps, whereas if you have a landscape far away, it is not so important. Thanks for watching 😁👍

We're all good dude! I think it is one of those things that after a few years of photography, we build up a load of different accessories...some sit in the drawer and others we use all the time...it's getting it to tip in the right way, not having a drawer full of things we don't use...sometimes I'm ahead, and other times I'm way behind!! 😆😆😆 I hope all is good with you dude! 👍👍

Thanks very much!!

Haha!! I'm the same with gear, and I have to keep reminding myself not to buy when I really want new kit!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

Thanks very much Chetan! 😁👍

Thanks for sharing your setup. Once the camera is in the right place, the geared head is really good...and when the landscape isn't too close to the camera and you're using a long lens, you can do some really good panos with it. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Hi John, that is a great use for the tracker, it would be perfect in that scenario. 😁👍

Hi Keith, From what you said, I'd go with a geared head. You get so much precision with that and you can really fine tune your framing. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Great to hear what you like using in the different scenarios. Thanks for watching 😁👍

That's great to hear Alun. They are good all rounders and are great to travel with. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Hi Peter, A geared head would be fantastic for astrophotography! I can't wait to get under the stars with it! 😁👍

Great to hear Jeff! There are so many good options out there, it's just finding the best one for your needs. SOunds like you've got a good one! Thanks for watching 😁👍

It is well worth spending the money on a good tripod. When I first started I had a cheap one and my photos were coming out pretty bad...and when I got a decent one, it really did help get my camera solid and really stable. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Great to hear I could help! Thanks for watching 😁👍

Thanks so much Felix!! Ah man, I love your country...lots of volcanoes to photograph!! 😁👍 I wish we could all still fly at the moment as I'd be travelling there a lot right now!! Greetings from a Brit in Bangkok!! 😁👍

No worries, Thanks for watching 😁👍

Haha! Thanks very much!! 😁👍

Thanks Fred. Great to hear what you use as well. There are so many different options available for us to use these days. I hear great things about the RRS kit!

Thanks so much Karen! ... and welcome to the community!! I try and add the UK links as well as the US links when I have time!! 😁 Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography my pleasure, looking forward to watching more of your content

No worries, thanks for watching Rachel! 😁👍

Great to hear what you are using...I hear the move shoot move system is really good! Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography I just bought the v and z platforms, my tracker is actually an omegon lx2, but these platforms should help with composition

Thanks very much! 😁👍

Thanks Albert! 😁👍

Thanks dude! 😁 I might just have to cover the backstory to Boxhead sometime soon! That is a good point with the mounting screw, although most do come with an adapter from the larger thread to smaller thread... Thanks for the suggestions, I'll get them in the list of videos to do. 😁👍

Thanks so much Arthur! 👍

And thanks for watching Dave! 😁👍

And thanks for watching Alvaro! 😁👍

Good to hear. 😁👍

Thanks so much Josep! I know what you mean, I remember photographing kitesurfers with the sigma 150-600mm and my ball head was causing all sorts of problems. I ended up shooting handheld with higher shutter speeds and having achy arms at the end of the day! 😆 A gimbal head would have been so much better. I have some good ones linked in the description that aren't overly pricey. Check them out when you get the chance. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography Thanks Mike! Really appreciated!

Thanks Bazza!

Haha!! No cameras were harmed in the making of this video!! 😆😆😆

And thank you for watching Karsten! 😁👍

That's great to hear!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

No worries, thanks for watching! 😁👍

Great to hear Alain! The manfrotto is a sturdy head isn't it! I use that one for my b-roll and filming out and about! Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography my pleasure

And thanks for watching Rick! 😁👍

And thank you for watching! 😁👍

Great to hear Peter! The leveling bases are really good aren't they!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

Hi Roxanne, With that paint box, it looks like it would put a lot of pressure and torque on the tripod head as well as the legs so it would be worth investing in a decent tripod. I'd probably go for something like the iFootage TC7: geni.us/ifootage-TC7 with this tripod head: geni.us/ifootage-tripod-head Or for a smaller budget, the Manfrotto 055: geni.us/Manfrotto-055 with the manfrotto tripod head: geni.us/Manfrotto-video-head These are both very sturdy tripods and would hold the paint box nice and steady. The first one from iFootage is more expensive as it is made from carbon fiber, it has the leveling bowl and has spikes as well as rubber feet ... whereas the Manfrotto is made form aluminium and the clips are a little cumbersome. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Thanks Jason! 😁👍

It sucks losing kit. I hope you find another pistol grip ballhead. 👍

Because you want it for all those three different genres, you would need a lot of stability. So I'd suggest the 055 set of legs from manfrotto: amzn.to/3apPsV2 These are big and sturdy and will keep your camera really steady. 👍

@@mikesphotography okay! Thank you very much!

There are some good affordable options out there nowadays. 😁👍

I'd say for product photography, probably the gear head as you can be really precise with the framing.

Most definitely! 😁👍

Thanks for sharing your experiences Phillip. Some heads do drift quite a bit when you tighten them, which is frustrating. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography Tonight the moon was almost full, I attached the 150-600 zoom to the video head and it worked perfectly. So that is what I will be using for that heavy lens from now on

Video tripod heads are fantastic for moon photography with a big lens like that. Great to hear it worked well. 😁👍

Thanks very much! 😁👍

I'd go for a dedicated video head, and then use an L bracket to mount it in the vertical orientation. This will then help you with panning when needed. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching 😁👍

That is a good question Chaitra. Yes you definitely can use a gimbal with all different types of lenses, you will just have to balance it for those different lenses you will be using when you do change them over. Thanks for watching 😁👍

And thank you for watching. The nodal sliders have marks on them so you can make a note of what they need to be on for each of your lenses. This makes it easy to replicate...thinking about it, I should have mentioned this in the video. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Thanks for watching. 😁👍

Hey Lance, That's a great question...I think I am going to talk about the A1 in my monday video...so keep an eye out for that one...👍 I didn't watch the live stream but I have watched a few of the promos...it does look like an interesting camera. I don't want to have to sell a kidney to buy my next camera so I think I'll be waiting for the A7iv...😁👍

@@mikesphotography Yes, yes, I like my organs in my body as well.

By slide on and off, do you mean one with a good quick release system?

Not really. Most fluid heads have a solid pan and tilt arm which would give you control over this, also when you zoom in, you could adjust it on the tripod plate or just lock of the tilt. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography Great thanks for that advice. I'm going to go ahead and by a fluid head. :)

All I do is put an arca swiss quick release plate on the larger video tripod quick release plate. With the arca swiss system, it can be used in either orientation I like locking it front to back as the L-brackets I use are also oriented in this way...but this comes down to the users preference. I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the safety pins not working...🤔

@@mikesphotography the two little pegs that stop the plate from sliding out of mount

@@mcauleyrj So with those, as long as you don't open the clamp too wide they will work, no matter what orientation you have the plate. That's what I've found with my experience in using the arca swiss system. 👍

@@mikesphotography Thank you for the clarification

No worries, that's part of the gimbal head...or at least if you get a decent gimbal head, it should come with a mounting plate so you can properly balance it front to back. 😁👍

@@mikesphotography Thanks.

Thanks for your thoughts. 👍

It sounds like you need a much heavier tripod. If your current tripod has a removable ballhead, I'd suggest getting the geared head as this would give you the precise camera placement you need, and they are pretty heavy which would help with the shake you sometimes get. As for the legs being too light, if it has a bag hook on it, you could hook a bungee cord to it and attach it to a heavy bag ... I sometimes do that out in the field when it is windy and this really helps with the stability of my tripod. If this isn't an option, I'd probably invest in a more sturdy set of tripod legs. The Manfrotto 055 legs are fantastic and are sturdy and rigid. amzn.to/3wdCVil The gear head from benro is really good, sturdy and precise. amzn.to/3w8OxmZ If that is out of your budget, maybe the K&F tripod would be a good option ... I have one of these as my filming tripod amzn.to/3sjrAwd ... but if you do go down this route, I'd still suggest saving up and getting the geared head which would fit on this one. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@@mikesphotography Thanks so much!

Parallaxing, that is what the cell phone mounts all seem to have an issue with. How does one get around that?

That's a good question David, unfortunately with cell phones, due to the camera being at one end of the phone, this will always be a problem as a camera stabilisers and gimbals will need it to be balanced properly.

Thanks Ciaran, that gear head is really good isn't it. 👍 Does the collar mount have a thread on it? If so, I'd just put a quick release plate on it at 90 degrees. I think there are also some third party collars for it that do have a thread mount instead of the built in Arca Swiss mount as well. I hope that helps. 😁👍

Hey Fabrizio, I use one of the long plates and then attach an arca swiss clamp to the long plate, like this one: amzn.to/3npuigr I hope that helps. 😁👍

@@mikesphotography thank you.

Geared heads are really great for getting that precision!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

And thank you for watching and subscribing Franco, welcome to the community! 😁👍

I think so. With the gimbal heads, it is worth spending a bit more money to get a decent one.

@@mikesphotography I'll have to save up for that. The andoer was like 100 euro compared to the like 300 euro nodal ninja 3 mrk 2. I currently do any needed corrections in the stitching software.

@@mikesphotography and the andoer seem to have more features then the nodal ninja 3. For example the rotation point clicking at like every 30 degrees. Nodal ninja doesn't have that. Only nodal ninja 6. That's like over 400 euro.

If you're on a budget, I recommend one of the ball heads. They are good all rounders and even though the others do specific jobs really well, they might be slower in other aspects...so a ballhead is the one I'd go for for landscapes and astro. Thanks for watching and I hope that helps 😁👍

@@mikesphotography it helps a lot! Thanks! 🙏

Thanks John! A nodal pan head would be great for stitching an astro pano together. 😁👍

Thanks mate. I just placed an order on Amazon for the Neewer one you had linked. I’ll give it a crack.

Awesome! Let me know how you get on with it John. 👍

Hi Mike. The Newer Nodal pan head arrived. Whoop whoop. Took it out last night..... It was so hard to get my tripod level in the dark. I need way more practice. 😜 Question, when I was rotating the head, my inbuilt level on the camera was always out. Dam Does this matter? If so, I’ll need to get really good at levelling my tripod. Dark and not so good eyes 👀 not looking good. I took 2 rows of 4 photos Still, great the see the Milky Way starting to come back. So love the night sky. Never gets bad down here in NZ. Apart from the clouds ☁️

With that paint box, it looks like it would put a lot of pressure and torque on the tripod head as well as the legs so it would be worth investing in a decent tripod. I'd probably go for something like the iFootage TC7: geni.us/ifootage-TC7 with this tripod head: geni.us/ifootage-tripod-head Or for a smaller budget, the Manfrotto 055: geni.us/Manfrotto-055 with the manfrotto tripod head: geni.us/Manfrotto-video-head These are both very sturdy tripods and would hold the paint box nice and steady. The first one from iFootage is more expensive as it is made from carbon fiber, it has the leveling bowl and has spikes as well as rubber feet ... whereas the Manfrotto is made form aluminium and the clips are a little cumbersome. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching 😁👍

Haha!! That was definitely not scripted...🤦🏻‍♂️...don't worry though, no cameras were hurt in the making of this video! 😆