Leofoto Fluid Head BV-20K, Best Value in a Fluid Head?
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2023
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It is a great head. It balances a 600mm f4 for sure. A manfrotto 504x dead not workkout well for me, bad counterweight. This one is great
Scott, thanks for the video. This sounds like a good options for hybrid shooting. I will give a try.
Thanks for this descriptive video. Very helpful, planning to buy one and you video was exactly what I was looking for.
Your various reviews are of great quality, bravo ! Regarding a cheaper and lighter Leofoto fluid video head, I will mention the existence of BV-15 with a weight of 1.3 kg and a balance load of 0-3kg, instead of 2 kg and a balance load of 0-4 kg for the BV-20. According to the size and length of their equipment, it could possibly provide much satisfaction to many photographers.
Love your videos and shows the amount of research that you have undertaken to reach your conclusions. I am also a GREAT fan of Leototo equipment.
Great review, Scott. Recently got myself the Leofoto LH-55 ballhead which is also at a great quality / value ratio. Am so far very impressed with Leofoto products and it certsinly won't be the last purchase!
Superb review
Thanks for detail review😊
I just received one of these, and tried it with my heavy rig. It is no surprise that the counterbalance was a bit overwhelmed by the 35-ish pound setup. Panning and tilting were still very smooth, but letting go without locking off was not an option. I am confident that my smaller rig ( 20 pounds or so) will work perfectly with this head.
Looks like a quality fluid head! I bought a Leofoto MP-364C 4 section monopod, per your recommendations and It has worked great for me! I use it all the time when photographing songbirds. I definitely recommend their products!! Thank you for giving honest reviews.
Great review Scott! Will be selling my 502AH and have placed an order for the BV-20
I've been shooting with the Leofoto Fluid Head BV-20 for a few months now. I absolutely love it. However, I left in in my car when we had a recent heatwave. It probably got 120 in the car. I noticed some fluid leaking out afterward. I have not had a chance to test it thoroughly, but it feels inconsistent in the panning drag now :-( This leads me to believe this head may not have pro build quality.
That slack is known as back lash, it happens in screw threads where there is a tolerance between a nut and the thread. There has to be a certain amount of slop, or the nut won't turn. So the the tolerance has to be just right but that accuracy always comes with a cost. It isn't a problem when a nut and bolt is used to joint two things together but where it is used for positioning it is, things like macro slides. The initial back lash has to be taken up before the carriage will start to move. The further the nut has to turn, before this happens, is the amount of Back lash in the system,
Thank you for this review and the code. Have been looking for a fluid head that supports 15+lb with an arca style plate and has a safety catch, Ended up ordering it. Waiting to see how it feels in person.
Knob version (what the K stands for in BV-20K) is sold out. I ordered the lever release clamp version (BV-20) - still in stock
I think most of the less expensive "fluid" heads are actually friction heads. I've taken a Manfrotto 502 apart and found that there are two discs with concentric ridges that interlock with grease in between them. Tightening the pan or tilt drag merely presses the greased discs together more. High end true fluid heads actually have a viscous fluid in them to dampen movements.
Maybe the slack is deliberate to allow for temperature variation, whether ambient temperature variation affects the head’s performance I don’t actually know! Excellent, helpful review Scott. I know Leofoto make quality products as we already have one of their tripod kits. We’ll certainly consider this head in the future. Thanks for sharing the review, cheers from the UK 👏👍😀
It would be a good comparison to compare these heads to the flex shooter ball head
This indeed looks like a really nice fluid head. It just might be a Christmas present...