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The aluminum Manfrotto 190XPROB has a center column that, with a push of a button, releases from the vertical plane and pivots in the unique leg/head assembly to a horizontal position. This feature makes shooting down much easier, especially when the tripod is used next to a table.

If you’ve ever tried to do copy work with a traditional tripod and ball head, you know this can be tricky. Tripod users tend to have a strong preference for one of the two leg-locking mechanisms.

The 190XPROB, like all Manfrotto tripods, uses flip locks. I happen to like flip locks and these feature large tabs that are very easy to open and close which makes adjusting them fast and simple.

My older Manfrotto tripod uses twist-knob clamps and I must say these newer tabs work far better. The 190XPROB is 48 in/122 cm tall with legs fully extended, and your choice of head will also add a bit (my Manfrotto 3-way 804RC2 adds about five inches).

It’s the shortest tripod I’d be comfortable with owning. The 190XPROB’s center column gives you another 9.

5 in/24 cm for a maximum height of 57.5 in/146cm inches if you need it.

For vertical use, I generally recommend you avoid extending the center column or extend it as little as possible since the extension can compromise structural stability, torsional (twisting) rigidity, and vibration dampening. Recently I have photographed a lot of food.

Since I’m not a studio guy I don’t have the specialized equipment to regularly shoot food or other small things on a table. But this is exactly the kind of work where the Manfrotto 190XPROB can make life a lot easier.

Of course, the subject could be flowers or macro stuff or any other work that requires getting above the subject for an overhead view, in or out of a studio. By extending the center column and locking it in horizontal, you can position your camera about 12 in/30.

5 cm away from the center of the legs. Of course, you have to be careful about the stability of your setup since the weight of the camera is now off-axis and could cause the tripod to tip over.

Nonetheless, this back and neck-saving feature gives you much more flexibility when working above your subject. Once you’re in position, use a remote release or the self-timer found on most modern cameras.

Not only is the horizontal stability more delicate, but the 190XPROB’s center column tends to vibrate when it’s set to horizontal, particularly if your tripod head and camera are heavy. Unfortunately during my testing I did not have a remote.

Thus I found that the gentlest touch was necessary to prevent the camera from vibrating. Fortunately the combination of the camera’s mirror lock up and two-second timer worked well.

When shooting outdoors or doing macro work, I’d highly recommend using a remote as it would make life easier all around. An added benefit to using a tripod when working with others is that they can see the shot and provide immediate feedback.

During my food assignments I would step back from the camera while the editor or chef viewed the image displayed on the camera. We could then make small refinements to the composition or lighting together.

This would have been much more difficult shooting without the tripod holding the camera position above the food. In addition to going horizontal, the same center column release can fully invert for using your camera upside down, close to the ground.

I wish I had brought this tripod along with me recently on a day hike. Since our trip occurred midday, I thought there were no serious landscape photo opportunities.

As usual, something else presented itself: a swarm of orange butterflies in a field of purple flowers. I wasn’t keen on laying down on the dusty trail, but it’s a dirty job and someone’s gotta do it.

The tripod could’ve done it instead. If there is a drawback to the design of the 190XPROB, it’s that the horizontal extension is limited to 90 degrees from the axis of the legs.

This is easily worked around by using the head or leg extensions to change the camera angle, but it’s not always very fast or precise. Slightly better ease-of-use and more angular variety may be found in the Gitzo Explorer series of tripods.

Manfrotto also offers a horizontal accessory arm (3059B) that mounts atop your existing tripod legset but it also limits you to 90 degrees. 6 Months Vendor Warranty (less)

Now by extending the column to its highest vertical position it can be swung round to horizontal without removing the head or disassembling the column itself so switching between framing and positioning setups is more convenient than ever. The ergonomics of the leg angle release mechanism and the quick action leg locks themselves have also been greatly improved.

Specifications Height: 12.0 cm weight: 0.

75 kg Load capacity: 4.00 kg panoramic rotation: 360 Colour: black Material: technopolymerlateral tilt: -30 / +90 Front tilt: -30 / +90 quick relea (less)

New to the Manfrotto range of Ballheads and also the tiniest, the 482 Micro Ball Head replaces the 3434 Micro Ball Head and 3009 Mini Ball Head. An all- purpose ball head designed for use with compact, 35mm and small digital cameras, the 482 stands at just over 2 inches tall and is rated to support loads over 4lbs! This head is ideal for the 3007 Table Top Tripod, 3292 Car Window Clamp, and Monopods such as the 3006.

It has a single indexed ratchet locking knob for 360? pan and a double groove for +90?- 90? tilt movements. Camera attachment is via a 2- Inch platform with a 1/4- 20- Inch male thread, and head to tripod attachment is 1/4- 20- Inch and 3/8- Inch female.

Specifications Type Car Window Pod Colour Black Weight(g) 0 (less)

The zipper extends down the length of the bag, but also fully opens the top end of the bag. The end opening allows for faster "quiver" style extraction and insertion of the tripod.

The tripod legs fit comfortably in the narrower end, and extra space is allowed for the larger volume of the head at the wider end. This also means it's easier to put the tripod and head in the bag, even if the head levers and knobs are fitted and jut out slightly.

The bag includes a shoulder strap. This bag replaces the 3280MV tripod bag.

Bag is slightly tapered to provide a better fit for a tripod with the head attached. The wider end of the bag accommodates the head without requiring all levers to be removed.

Zipper extends down the length of the bag, but also fully opens the top end of the bag, making it easier to get your tripod in and out, as well as being able to extract the tripod quickly. End cap is padded to offer protection to the tripod head, the rest of the bag is unpadded.

Bag can be shoulder-carried using the included shoulder strap. Compatible with Bogen/Manfrotto 475 or 3046 photo tripod without head Bogen/Manfrotto 055BWB, 3011N, 3021N, 3021PRO or 3221GN3 photo tripods with various heads or without head Bogen/Manfrotto 3185 video tripod with various heads Bogen/Manfrotto 3443, 3443, 3444or 3444D photo tripods with various heads or without head Bogen/Manfrotto 3221WN video tripod with various heads Bogen/Manfrotto 754 or 755B video tripod with various heads Bogen/Manfrotto tripod with head up to 31" long Specifications Material Ballistic nylon Type of Closure Full length zipper Exterior Dimensions 5.

12-5.91 x 31.

5" (13-15 x 80cm) (Dia x L) Interior Dimensions 5.12-5.

91 x 31.5" (13-15 x 80cm) (Dia x L) Accommodates Bogen/Manfrotto tripod with head up to 31" long Padded No Carrying/Transport Options Shoulder strap Weight 1.

1 lbs (500g) (less)

Manfrotto 190XDB replaces Manfrotto 3001BN. Manfrotto 190XDB replaces Manfrotto 3001N.

Specification s attaches by 3/8attachment type center column rapid closed length 21.06in color blackcolor column cross section three-faceted column tube diameter 25mm leg angles 25.

46.66.

88 leg cross section round leg sections 3number legs tube diameter 25. 20.

16 mm load capacity 11.02lbs material aluminum maximum height 57.

48in maximum height (with center column down) 46.65in minimum height 13.

78in suggested dolly 127. 127VS weight 3.

53lbs (less)

Leg Sections : 4 Manufacturers Product Code : 776YB Size : 48 Collapsed Height : 48 Extended Height : 152.5 Weight : 330 Maximum Load : 4500 (less)

Specifications color blackcolor Material ballistic nylon weight 0.25kg (less)