The Edelkrone FlexTilt 2 Tripod Head
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- The Edelkrone FlexTilt Head 2 is one of those items of photo equipment that just makes life easier for both stills and video. It's a down and dirty solution to getting a tripod mounted camera into position quickly easily without buttons, knob twirling, twisting or locks. It may look as if it would sag but thanks to its precision engineering once set how you want, the friction remains consistent. #edelkroneHomeAlone
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Hey David, thanks for the review, we especially loved the stop motion towards the end!
Our best, Asude
Thanks, Asude. I love doing those stop motion sequences. They do take time, though!
Saw the title which doesn’t interest me much right now... But I’m STILL going to watch David’s video because I know I’ll learn a gem or two about photography or unique perspective from years of experience.
Thanks you - I'm flattered!
I second that as I always enjoy learning from you David.
Thank you, David. Good to see you back.
Thank you!
Glad to see an upload from you today.
No thumbs down allowed here!
Thanks, Joe!
Great for table top photography.
Yes, ideal, a real time saver.
Oh my! What a great idea! I’m off shopping! Thanks! Btw, I agree on the Dremel comment, and get the big accessories kit!
Yes, I bought the big accessories kit and I've had the Dremel do all sorts of things that I didn't think about when I bought it.
thanks David for this review
Thank you, Joe.
Without doubt the most sensible and informative m4/3 vlogger on RUclips. Thanks David.
What can I say? Thanks, Chris.
Hi David, I looked at these a couple of times but always wondered what the solution for portrait orientation was. Any comments?
an L-bracket for your camera is a good way
@@jakobhovman As you say, Jakob.
Good little gadget Dave Lad. Not sure I’d trust those friction joints to be perfectly honest? But an interesting concept none the less.
Best regards,
Dazza. 🇬🇧
It is handy, that's for sure. Not suitable for everything but good for 90% of the day to day tasks I do and video especially. The friction joints can be set _very_ finely and they don't change. They are the reason the device costs so much. It's German engineering at its best and I feel very confident it will see me out! Best to you, Dazza.
David Thorpe - Well I hope that’s a very long time then mate! 🤣
@@MrDazza64 :-)
Thank you David, this seems to be exactly what I've been looking for.
:-)
What solution do you use for levelling the head David? I’ve always found it to be a complete pain on any non level ground. I’ve had a couple of threaded adjustable plates but am now using a thing called a ‘Sunwayfoto DYH-66i’ a sort of lockable gimbal type thing. It works quite well.
I just use the tripod for levelling but that Sunway item looks very interesting fro precise work. I guess you could put a ball and socket head on the Flextilt, too.
Carole, Hannah, Jonathan, are you collecting revenue from David's affiliate programs? Or are they all wrapped up somehow? If you are, I'd like to use his shop to grab a few things as I need them as a way of saying thanks. :-(
Also, if there's any chance of his sites/blog coming down because of lack of funds to cover web hosting, you could retain control by keeping and paying the domain charges and I could host them on my server as is, for as long as I'm alive. It'd be a shame for his site and blog etc to go down. I hit "save now" on the wayback machine on both the site and blog, but I'm not sure how deeply it scans them. At least the front page of each is safe, there. As are a lot of previous versions, which in the case of the blog should cover the majority of the older articles, too.
Your video is the one i was looking for..thank you.
It looks great for macro
That was quick! Yes, it is. Probably been my main use if it.
It looks to cumbersome for me.
It isn't cumbersome at all which is why I use it so much. You do need to get the friction adjusted just right, enough that it doesn't move, not so much that it it cumbersome to oerate. As I said, not for everyone, though.
@@DavidThorpeMFT I think it would be great for product photography. I don't see it any good it would be for any other type.
@@chrisklugh It's good for macro too. I usually focus by moving the camera back and forth which I can do with the Flextilt. But I use it for all sorts of things. I have a pan head, ball head and geared head but the Flextilt gets used most often. Superb for video using my motorised slider and side/ up movement motor heads. Enables you to each the camera further forward. Also, on a tripod, if copying or doing rostrum video on stills, you can move the camera out to avoid the tripod legs creeping in to the shot. The more I use it the more uses I find for it. Certainly it has paid for itself quickly which is my main requirement of anything I buy!
the last part stop-motion is cute. thanks for sharing
At 3:22 it becomes self-aware 😮
Clever device - it can dance the samba now :-)
I'm probably missing something but I don't see the advantage over a ball head
You can radically alter the positioning of the cameras with one hand, up and down by 24cm or so, back and forth by 15cm or so. With a ball and socket head you need to move whole the tripod itself and/or the centre column and positioning of the ball and socket itself. It's much quicker and speeds up macro and product shots hugely. I wouldn't suggest it was useful for everyone but for my videos, for instance, it probably saves me 5-10% of my shooting time.
@@DavidThorpeMFT I see that now. Thanks for the reply David :)
Link please!
I'm always unsure whether RUclips allow commercial links - I'll put it in the description and see what happens. Otherwise, it is edelkrone.com/products/flextilt-head-2
Articulates with less rigidity than any decent standard head and has no Arca clamp. Not for me.
As you will note, I didn't suggest this would be the only tripod head anyone would need. That's why I compared it to a Dremel.
Can't wait for you to review the 10-25 Leica. Panasonic do everyone a favour and send him one ASAP!!
Thanks, Yannis! Unfortunatley Panasonic don't even reply to my mails, let alone lend me anything :-(
@DavidThorpe stupid marketing on their part...
Thank you for showing me something I just can’t live without! 😊. I always enjoy your vlogs.
Thanks, Kent! For me too, life would lose all meaning if I didn't have a Flextilt 😂
Thanks for pointing on a hardware piece I need for macros
Yes, I find it great for macro. It needs a bit of getting used to and fine tuning the friction but once it is setting up its very....well, flexible :-)
Thanks David! Another Great Review!
Thanks!