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I love those bells.

A piece of advice to anyone who posts tutorial videos... WATCH IT BEFORE POSTING IT. This man blocks the viewer from seeing how he attaches the tripod to the camera bag. Thumbs down and more.

I agree with Kevin below, you are standing between the camera and the backpack. It is hard to see what you are doing.

Can't see,you're standing in the way man.

Thanks for posting this.... :)

Hi, Thanks for the video and showing the stability of the camera when pushing on the camera. How much does the camera move around/shake if you're using focus magnifier/zoom and then start to rotate the manual focus ring on the lens? My current combo is hopeless in this scenario making manual focus when in focus magnifier impossible.

Nice soundtrack

Black bag and accessories are really hard to see with poor lighting.

Cool. Thanks for the review, even with the chimes, it was very helpful.

Get rid of the wind chimes!

Nice review and nice write up in the canon forum...

Yeah wind chimes are great when on their own, not whilst trying to listen to the information in the video. it's super annoying.

that is funny

Hey I can't hear the wind chimes over all that review stuff! Shhhhh

LOL I just bought cactus v4 from Teamspeed hah

@rjmoore001 are they too tight??

Thanks

can any one tell me the difference with the Manfrotto 055PROB and the 055XPROB

Thumbs up the possitive comment about the wind chimes Thumbs down the negative comment about it! Wind chimes ruuule!

Thanks for the review! I think this may be for me.

only to trigger the camera wirelessly nikon has a nice little trick... simply buy a IR remote for 3 bucks and tada!!!

bought this tripod with the Manfrotto (3-way) 804RC2, reading up about it and found this guide made it a given choise for me. After seeing it in action i was sold. had it a few months now and exept being a bit heavy if you dont plan to use a carrying bag for it. Its pritty mutch perfect with all the accessories one can buy for this :)

Does this ball head work on all Manfrotto monopods, or is there some sort of compatability chart I need to look at?

thank you. i've been reading comment about 3 days to see 488RC2 stable with heave camera. Now i can put money on it without any worry.

Where did you get the strap you use for the tripod?

Wouldn't the side mounting method work equally well on the opposite side (the right), thus leaving the side access flap free to open as usual?

Thanks for the video... Nice sharing....

The 808RC4 isn't a ball head is it? Isn't it just a pan/tilt type of head? To me, ball heads are just so much easier to work with. If you have money, definitely go for the 468MGRC2 otherwise the 488RC2is pretty good.

well definitely disadvantage...i feel it goes best with mini tripods and place it at the waterbottle holder

it's a bit of work doing it IMO, and the camera ends up up side down. Check the "The Silver Pad", they lets you have your camera very low and stable, work with telephoto as well.

get a flipside 400aw??

nice video matey. i have had my tripod for almost a year and had been very frustrated it couldn't get almost to the ground. i didnt realise the adjustable column neck could be turned upside down. brilliant. just brilliant. low angle photography here i come.

Excellent review. My indecision has ended after this video. I have a Canon 40 d with 24-70 L. After searching the net for a good tripod and head, swayed by the reviews I tilted towards RRS BH-40 LR-mid-sized ballhead and an L plate. But after seeing this video ( as you demonstrated the duo - Manfretto 055xprob and 488RC2 ball head with heavier rig) I was convinced and made up my mind and bought the same pair a fortnight ago. They seem to be a winning pair. Solid design at an affordable price.

you should get the 808RC4, it's much better than what you have. I have the 055XPROB as well and the 808RC4 doesn't make it much heavier! it's awesome

Thanks for the review, i don't know if u'll ever see this, but do you think the $40 difference between the 488rc2 and 808rc4 is justified? whats the major difference between the two?

where did you buy this? I could not find on the link you posted. On ebay it is like 230$

does it work in bulb mode?

brilliant brilliant review dude, been searching for which legs and head to get, and this is it, loving the simplicity of the head, soooo quick

great vid man. got a manfrotto 808rc4 but want to buy a 055xprob. tobad you didnt showed how much weight the tripod could handle if the center is in horizontal position.

good review I was looking for the same combination...Thank you

why would I want a tripod that move around when I touch it?

Oh, one other question: can the center column be fixed at any angles other than horizontal? Or are the only positions vertical, horizontal, and inverted?

Great review! Thanks for this, I have been looking at the 055XproB for a long time; and have been trying to figure out which ballhead to get. You did a great job demonstrating the differences between the 488 and 486 heads. I am still somewhat interested in the Giottos heads, and wonder if any other people have experience with them?

If i had gone with the bogen head i would be preparing to sell it right now...just a word of advise if you dont know giottos, i didnt, but nothing against manfrotto, i love it as well, i just bought this tripod but to go with the giottos head

I would advise anyone looking to buy the 488rc2 or similar to first take a look at the Giottos MH1301, i was about to press the button on the bogen head when i discovered what giottos had to offer, i was blown away, you get at least 2 times the build quality and 2 times the pro performance and at least 4 times the durability and more load capacity for the same price

Thanks for the video, now i am so tempted to get this setup for my D300. I tried the 468C2 head earlier but find it not very steady if mounted with sigma 150f2.8 lens.

Thanks! Great video. Just ordered myself the 055xprob and 488rc2 :-)

Hot shoe connector is for convenience do it does not dangle. You don't have it use it.

Hi, It is cool video. Could you clarify if hot shoe connection is necessary? What if I have external flash connected there will I be able to use the wireless remote? Thanks

Thanks Bro could you reply with that website again I think I will get one for my 40D. What kind of Tripod and head do you use?