Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I had said I was going to replace my Gitzo ball head but the Arca Swiss B1 >is so expensive. Has anyone any experience with the Novoflex MagicBall >Heads? They can easily tilt 90 deg to either side. They also appear to be >missing pan capability. > >Art > >Art Searle, W2NRA, w2nra@erols.com, Lake Grove, Long Island, NY, USA >20 miles east of Nikon USA, 70 miles east of Leica USA Hello Mr.Searle I am the one who first asked the question about the Gitzo Ball head. I had seen a quite complete test of tripods and ball heads in a French magazine last month. I had noticed their best buy was a Gitzo but did not remember the model number. Concerning the Novoflex MagicBall, they said it was a great design (wich I must agree, at least visually!) but was somewhat fragile for the price. This is the only comment I remember. Maybe some of our European Lugers have tried it. In the last Shutterbug, Calumet is advertising a new version of the Novoflex MagicBall. This new one is smaller and less expensive. Maybe this one would do fine for Leica cameras wich are not that heavy. I sure would like to try one myself. Jacques Leonard designer =============== j.leonarddesigner@videotron.ca