Thanks for watching everyone! Definitely my favorite camera accessory I've found so far.
@timbonnette6615 Жыл бұрын
I was sold on this after watching your video oh so long ago. It's now going on two years since I placed my order and have yet to receive it. They are doing their best to fulfil orders but I'm starting to lose confidence I'll receive it. Hoping to hear from them this summer or may need to move on. Thanks for the great vid.
@juans53082 жыл бұрын
good luck getting one, I've been waiting on mine for 3 months !!
@Bryan.Conley3 жыл бұрын
Say goodbye to those heavy balls!
@dwightphillips28839 ай бұрын
Just got my email saying mine was ready to ship. I can't wait! Living in Interior Alaska and shooting lots in the cold I think the big knob will be great for gloved hands when shooting Aurora. I appreciate your enthusiasm for photography and life, keep up the great work Nate!
@jimwhite10502 жыл бұрын
I actually had an opportunity to try this ballhead on a workshop in Iceland and it was great even in extreme weather. I pre-ordered one when I returned home. Great innovative design. It should win some awards.
@e52112 жыл бұрын
It's not revolutionary though. It's just a varient of the novoflex magic Ball design which has been around since 1998
@csb655362 жыл бұрын
Did you ever actually receive it? If you have you must be the only one!!! This company can’t seem to deliver on ANY of their products, and yet they still keep coming up with new products they won’t be able to deliver on as well.
@ypsifrog Жыл бұрын
here it is Oct 2022 and its still on "Preorder"? did you ever get yours?
@adityachopra65743 жыл бұрын
Am waiting for them deliver the tripod and ball head. Placed the order ever since I saw it on your feed on insta. 😁
@davidjones8070 Жыл бұрын
Ok…I’m jacked now. I’ve never seen anything like this. I love the fact that is hollow and the articulation is crazy. Thanks for sharing this. Oh and by the way I’m blaming this on you for me having to have another piece of camera gear. Wait I only told my wife I wouldn’t buy another lense.. never mind your good.
@Nateinthewild Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 glad I could be of service
@stevefoster15116 ай бұрын
Mine just arrived. Wish I’d had it in Iceland earlier this month shooting aurora. Looking forward to getting out there with it.
@BrianCho3 жыл бұрын
This ballhead is going to be a godsend for medium format cameras!
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
Most definitely!
@M-Swede3 жыл бұрын
Have to admit it is extremely innovative looking. Very tempted. I'll use your link if I buy it. Thanks for the review.
@girlwelltraveled32623 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nate, I added my name to the waitlist. This ball head does look superior to the other three brands of tripods/heads I was looking over. I used your link! Thanks dude, Casey
@jaymichaud1447 Жыл бұрын
Good luck getting one!! I’ve been waiting almost 2 years for my preorder. Pretty ridiculous!
@timurhant4693 жыл бұрын
I am not sure if I ever complain about carrying heavy balls :) GOLD!
@UneducatedPhotographer4 күн бұрын
Cool, now if they could only come up with a lightweight geared head.
@Ken.s.Snapshots3 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard when you turn and pause 😆
@oscar332122 жыл бұрын
Will Colorado Tripod ever start shipping these?
@andyp77872 ай бұрын
Well, shame they don’t ship outside the United States (as indicated on the large strip banner across their homepage). Canada has a smaller population but a very deep one for photography. They are missing out, as are we perhaps.
@alma175w3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great evolution of this piece of gear. I just purchased a gear-driven tripod head, but this might have to join my camera bag.
@evanbrogan2938Ай бұрын
I heard of this product back at launch and now that I'm looking to purchase, finally, I'm between this and a Novoflex Magic Ball 50. Some benefits of the Aspen are apparent, like integrated panning. Any experience in this comparison, specifically?
@NateinthewildАй бұрын
I hadn't heard of the Novoflex until your comment, but right off the bat I can see that it's 40% heavier. That plus lacking a pan feature is an immediate no for me. ALSO, it doesn't have the ability to mount to baseplates? You have to screw your camera on directly? I'm not impressed if I'm being honest.
@whiterock1865 Жыл бұрын
From what I can tell they’re not delivering product anymore which is a bummer.
@richardmitchell22579 ай бұрын
I do a lot of northern lights photography in Alaska. This ball head would be a game changer compared to the ball head I’m using now.
@harryminorushin2 ай бұрын
I actually received this ballhead after… 2-3 years of waiting; no joke. I’ve used many ballheads (RRS, Acratech, Kirk , Arcaswiss monoball etc…). Bottomline, the Aspen is a very unique and excellent ballhead that some other company should make. Primary cons: #1. There’s slight but noticeable laxity between the top ballhead and bottom rotating plate, which translates into inaccurate framing. Nice you tighten the knob, it’s solid but because of the slight laxity, you have to “guess” where you framing of the scene is going to end up. I’m guessing poor engineering or quality control? The other minor issue is the panning knob is in a bad location and the ergonomics and feel are terrible. It should independently rotate. Other than the above ( which are big issues), this ballhead has great potential: it’s light and the functionality is awesome (ability to move the ball in more directions compared to a traditional ballhead; you don’t have to fiddle with funding out where the drop notch is). Some company should take over the design / quality control, marketing and of course distribution of product.
@joeperri62853 жыл бұрын
::tony stark I need it gif:: thanks for this. You answered all the questions I had and am now going to be picking one up.
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
You’re going to love it!
@rgs455atw2 жыл бұрын
Anyone ever get one? Seems like they have been on backorder for months
@BarbaraLloyd3 жыл бұрын
So when will it be released? It only shows a pre-order option.
@phillipharris2831 Жыл бұрын
1 year later… still says pre order/ coming soon
@autpops3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh, so stoked about these!!
@alangauld60792 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun head but mostly my existing Novo ballhead does all the same things by having a pano ring on top of the ball as well as below. And I use an L bracket for portrait mode.. And it is much cheaper and weighs around the same at 444g. It does mean extra controls though and not user repairable. But an interesting video, thanks for alerting us to new possibilities.
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
"extra controls" "not user repairable" "Need an L-Bracket for portrait mode" Kinda seems like your Novo ballhead doesn't do a lot of the stuff this one does...
@alangauld60792 жыл бұрын
@@Nateinthewild I don't *need* an L bracket but I use one. I'd certainly use one on the Aspen tripod too, it keeps the centre of gravity over the ball and, especially for panos, gives a much smoother shooting experience. The other things, yes, the aspen wins with one less control and being repairable, but I can buy 3 of mine for one of it!
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
@@alangauld6079 The Aspen wins for a dozen extra reasons beyond just those two. For a working professional the extra expense is next to nothing for the high level of functionality.
@amfarrell823 жыл бұрын
Will def be looking into picking one up!
@wldwstrnlgnd3 жыл бұрын
how would this compare to the the arcatech GPXS, in range of motion?
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
Significantly more range of motion at way less weight!
Seems pretty nice. I really need to get a dedicated photography tripod. Everything I buy is for video. lmao.
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I know that struggle!
@theoldhenk75312 жыл бұрын
For the best of both worlds, you could always splurge on a systematic tripod + bowl adaptor for video.
@P0thila Жыл бұрын
Nice vid. If doing videography, how about the lack of a handle in panning shots going up and down or sideways? Mainly for moving wildlife,
@Nateinthewild Жыл бұрын
This is a ballhead, which is not intended for video. If you're looking for a tripod head for video you'll want to look into fluid heads, as every single ballhead on the market will lack a handle for panning (and will lack smoothness in all movements due to the physics of ballhead design).
@harshadvkulkarni12 жыл бұрын
Can I shoot the pano even if tripod legs are not leveled? In other words can this ball head able to shoot with unevenly placed tripod logs
@M.Montgomery Жыл бұрын
Interesting, but I got a new "head" last week and I see only shipping in the 🇺🇸
@Belchdragon3 жыл бұрын
Where is the level placed? For panos a level on the plate holder I the one thing missing.
@sic04250f3 жыл бұрын
I sure hope you've got a 14mm review coming up Nate.
@theoldhenk75312 жыл бұрын
Very informative review, and I suspect I'll be buying one shortly! That said, is the Aspen really the first ballhead with its unique form factor? To my eye at least, Gitzo's highest end ballhead looks very similar, and was surely the first to market, no?
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
I'm not seeing anything on Gitzo's website that looks like anything other than just a standard ballhead. Can you link me?
@tdadelaja3 жыл бұрын
It is still in pre-order. Do you know when this will be available?
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I don't, sorry. I don't work for them, just a fan.
@alisonmeier58263 жыл бұрын
Just got mine (New Zealand) yesterday. I was an original backer, so they may be fulfilling those orders first. It is a fabulous bit of kit!
@normtesch11265 ай бұрын
how do you adjust the lever. i bought this because i have gfx 50s 2.. i have a cage but it dosent seem to be able to go wide enough . when it does its because im sliding it in from the side, but still renders the lever usless...i even tried it with other plates no joy
@Nateinthewild5 ай бұрын
There is a wheel on the lever that you can turn to adjust the width of the clamp
@normtesch11265 ай бұрын
@@Nateinthewild tried that. it only goes wide enough that i have to slide camera in from the side then its still to big to lock it down
@Nateinthewild5 ай бұрын
@@normtesch1126 It's designed to fit arca-swiss compatible baseplates so my guess is that your camera cage is not the right size. You may need to attach a standard baseplate to the bottom of your cage.
@normtesch11265 ай бұрын
@@Nateinthewild .i actually tried 3 plates. they work on my other tripods. all arca swiss
@Nateinthewild5 ай бұрын
@@normtesch1126 I'm not sure what to tell you then, are you sure you're twisting the adjustment knob the right direction? I have a dozen arca swiss plates and every single one of them fits with this ballhead. I would like to remind you though that I'm not CTC customer support, I'm a youtuber who made a review video. I'd suggest reaching out to them for help.
@PramodRamnath3 жыл бұрын
Hi Nate. Great video. New sub here. Do you think this will fit well with other carbon fiber tripods? I'm planning on getting the Sirui ST-124 without any ballheads and have this one instead. Much appreciated. Great work!
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
Hi Pramod, thanks for subscribing! It should work, but it will depend on the tripod. The attachment method for this ballhead is the industry standard, so unless Sirui has a strange, proprietary connection method this should work great.
@PramodRamnath3 жыл бұрын
@@Nateinthewild thanks Nate.
@whatnow5598 Жыл бұрын
Does it work with Peak Design plate?
@SeanHenryLuvsDaDub9 ай бұрын
Yes
@00SPDI3 жыл бұрын
When does it release
@charruaporelmundo2 жыл бұрын
Did I miss the price?? Did you mention it? ….
@killer1200705072 жыл бұрын
Volume matters quite a lot doing airtravels though..
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
Sure, for things like jackets and boots. The volume difference on this ballhead is like bringing a single extra sock.
@chiang73 жыл бұрын
When is the titanium coming.
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I don't know specifics, but they are working on it. Pretty tough tooling for titanium.
@josephwisniewski3673 Жыл бұрын
A year later and it's still on preorder.
@Nateinthewild Жыл бұрын
They have shipped hundreds, demand is just very high, and there continue to be supply line issues across all industries. Surely you've noticed this.
@josephwisniewski3673 Жыл бұрын
@@Nateinthewild Not "across all industries", no. And definitely not this one.
@Nateinthewild Жыл бұрын
@@josephwisniewski3673 Yes, all industries, and yes, 100% this one. Major disruptions and shortages to both aluminum AND the anodizing solution. It's ok for you to be mad, but being mad a small business who are at the very end of a long, broken supply chain is ignorant and wrong. marketrealist.com/p/why-is-there-an-aluminum-shortage/ finishingandcoating.com/index.php/plating/947-finishing-suppliers-adjusting-to-get-material-into-coaters-hands
@Louise_D_Myers5 ай бұрын
What makes a really good review is a nice clean continuous shot of the product instead of the host's face. Users are often more interested in looking at the product more so than at the face of the speaker. It's an O.K. review but it would have been better had the review had a longer shot of the actual tripod.
@Nateinthewild5 ай бұрын
I'm not convinced you actually watched the video, as this isn't a review for a tripod, it's a review for a ballhead, and the ballhead is visible for literally every single second of this video as it is sitting on the desk in front of me.
@mikemcmullan4289 Жыл бұрын
So its been almost a year since I put a Reservation deposit on a aspen ballhead, decided to ask for a refund. They do not respond to any of my emails and I think they are no longer in business, just a heads up if your thinking of getting one…
@SeanHenryLuvsDaDub9 ай бұрын
I just got an email today saying mine was ready to ship. So minus my deposit and shipping I'm paying $279.
@movieman20093 жыл бұрын
You could use a L plate and you wont have to move the tripod when flipping to vertical. At 4:24, not best practice regardless of what it can hold when it bends or snaps the flange or just makes it all front heavy..
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
This is a review for a ballhead, not an instructional video for how to take portrait orientation photos.
@kimpayne53563 ай бұрын
Worse company to deal with ever. No reply from my emails or phone calls. I would love to buy one but live overseas and there isn't an option to post overseas
@camerariggingmods96672 жыл бұрын
LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣
@whiterock1865 Жыл бұрын
Yeah everyone needs lighter balls! ;)
@charlesg65833 жыл бұрын
Watch what happens when you get dirt and sand in all those ballhead holes. You have to constantly clean it out or it will ruin the friction and not be smooth anymore. Dont take this to the beach, ocean, or desert.
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
It is a hollow ball, so if dirt goes in the holes, it simply falls out the bottom. I live in the desert and have had no issues.
@rvkphilately3 жыл бұрын
Nicely designed ballhead, but nothing revolutionary....will continue using the ones i have
@EJosesA873 жыл бұрын
You deleted my comment. Don’t censor me. I’m warning other people about this company.
@Nateinthewild3 жыл бұрын
I did not delete anything, as far as I can see this is the first comment you've left...
@generaltso94022 жыл бұрын
Colorado's products are never available.
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like they must be pretty damn good to be sold out like that, eh?
@generaltso94022 жыл бұрын
@@Nateinthewild What good are they if you can't get one?
@coosvermeer2 жыл бұрын
I do hate these reviews, all the good stuff is never send to Europe....We have to settle for the garbage that is sold here, overpriced and cheap made
@KorbenDenver3 жыл бұрын
Please don't get a real job...Please please don't do that!
@inthepine32202 жыл бұрын
Yeah you order it they don’t tell you how long it’s gonna be could be up to a couple of months try and cancel I called twice so far no one answered it is not American company rip off
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
It IS an American company, I have visited their shop in Denver. Almost every company on the planet is experiencing supply-chain issues and manufacturing delays. It's amazing to me that it's 2022 and you're still unfamiliar with the concept.
@19Photographer762 жыл бұрын
It must be fun to clean when it's dropped in the mud...on a more serious note, I now remember when I stopped watching your channel. Maybe once you stop trying to act like a teen...!
@Nateinthewild2 жыл бұрын
Acting like a teen? I'm not sure what point you're trying to make, but that's a pretty lengthy comment for someone who apparently doesn't watch the channel.