Hi all,
At the moment I've got a Manfrotto 055XPro tripod for two years now. The ballhead doesn't work well anymore. So I went for a better ballhead and after looking at Benro, Markins and RRS, I prefer the RRS BH-55. Next step is a new tripod. I am a tall guy (1.94m) and going for quality (I hope), the Gitzo 3542XLS is a great choice. I slept over it and now I am doing some more research on the net. Travelling a lot to Scotland (Shetland and Harris/Lewis) I will be out in salty circumstances. Gitzo doesn't like salt I've read. So, I thought, maybe I can use the "old" battered Manfrotto tripod with the RRS ballhead in those situations instead of the Gitzo. Do you think this RRS ballhead matches the Manfrotto tripod?
At the moment I've got a Manfrotto 055XPro tripod for two years now. The ballhead doesn't work well anymore. So I went for a better ballhead and after looking at Benro, Markins and RRS, I prefer the RRS BH-55. Next step is a new tripod. I am a tall guy (1.94m) and going for quality (I hope), the Gitzo 3542XLS is a great choice. I slept over it and now I am doing some more research on the net. Travelling a lot to Scotland (Shetland and Harris/Lewis) I will be out in salty circumstances. Gitzo doesn't like salt I've read. So, I thought, maybe I can use the "old" battered Manfrotto tripod with the RRS ballhead in those situations instead of the Gitzo. Do you think this RRS ballhead matches the Manfrotto tripod?