Now the original review.
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The intention
For all those who - as I recently - want to compile a portable photo system, describe here the tripod "Slik Sprint Pro" and the ball head "Bilora Perfect Pro 2205" and put this review in two articles a.
My way of working
Mobile. I am mainly "Bicycle Backpack Photographer". So I come to the most inaccessible areas. With me everything has to be light and small, and fit in your backpack (not outside dranbammeln).
My cameras
1. DSLR: EOS 30D + EF-S 18-55mm IS as always top. Overall 970g. So lightweight equipment.
2. Compact: Fujifilm FinePix F31fd digital camera (6 megapixels, 3x zoom, 6.4 cm (2.5 inch) display) - the best compact in the world! ;)
My Compact is the second camera for the quick shot. She is quickly dragged out of his jacket pocket when suddenly jumps on the way to the location a great spotted woodpecker on the way or ne Lizard herumhuscht. Without structure, I can shoot her mi in seconds a photo that my high-30D is not inferior. Believe me always no until he has seen the photos. (Technically, the F31fd 30D of course clearly inferior.) Very nice it is, on a table tripod to put the F31fd on the ground and mitzufilmen the shooting in video mode. Is always interesting how that develops and can be the model afterwards etc. with fast motion tricks something nice cut together from the shooting.
My tripod
Slik Sprint PRO EZ Tripod. For half a year I am working with the Slik tripod and this is just great!
Facts:
- Easily (including the "Bilora Perfect Pro 2205": 1.1kg.)
- Small pack size (with mounted and not angled "Bilora 2205": 50cm)
- Full working height (up to the head thread: 1.54M) stands with extended center column and mounted "Bilora 2205" the finder of my 30D at 1.70m. I have to put forward to the toes (1,78m tall).
- Minimal floor distance (with fully bent legs [and necessarily divided central column] is the viewfinder 26cm above the ground) - you can also turn the center post so that the camera headfirst hovers just above the ground.
- Excellent handling (clamping fasteners, 4 extracts, divisible and also reversible column, leg angle 3-stage adjustable)
- Neorpenbeinchen (Did I at Winteraiufnahmen at -8 ° C in January very learned to appreciate!)
Often to read criticism:
"The stand would not be strong enough." Yes, when you tap the camera mounted in fully extended center column, it swings ... for about 1s. After that it is back as a one (even with extended center column). With wind force "me to blow" with rumfliegendem leaves and dust and dirt and possibly rain danger I go with DSLR technology but as so not in the Pampa. And unless you're shooting bracketing with 300mm it's pretty damn whether the column has a tenth of a millimeter swings during the photo session when making adjustments to the camera. After 2 seconds each vibration has so calmed as so again. And the tripod weighs as mentioned incl. Head 1.1kg and does 50cm small for the backpack!
ATTENTION! The Slik tripod has a 1/4 '' - head screw! If you want to replace it with the original head better (higher heads have a 3/8 '' - thread) so you need an adapter.
My initial situation
So far everything is beautiful. Only the "Single lever Tripod Head" (Slik SH-707E head) of "Slik Sprint Pro" is very critical! He is the one processed absolutely clean. But it lacks a tendency to tilt to the Z-axis (left-right tilt) and make taking pictures very troublesome.
Problem:
Man photographing outdoors, on a humped road or the bare ground, a meadow or a field / forest paths, the tripod is never naturally right horizontally. Then the fumbling of Ausnivelierens go. Either via the angle of the legs or the displacement of the two swivel levels ("pitching" and horizontal swivel plate). With the original supplied head (SH707E) can be due to the lack Seitenneigbarkeit simply not be happy. And the constant rotation of the two pivoting levels to compensate for the lack of Seitenneigbarkeit is extremely annoying. One can then indeed make quite normal panorama pans, but can abneigen forward to the head no longer, because this inclination level is yes "then crossed". Difficult to explain, you just have to see. Anyway, it's very inconvenient and a liquid up the camera when the tripod is on uneven ground, is in any case impossible. I hope it is understandable what I write here. All this annoyed me anyway with time so much that I now, for 35 - have draufgesetzt a ball ... the "Bilora Perfect Pro 2205".
My solution to this problem
The ball head "Bilora Perfect Pro 2205". "Ball head" because intuitively with one hand. I have long researched (when I should use it always degenerates into more active basis of studies) and did not want a 60, - to spend. I got the "Bilora 2205" new for 35, - including shipping and caught thread adapter..
Advantages of the "Bilora 2205"
+ Easy (dreihundertnochwas grams)
+ Two recesses for the vertical-tilt
+ Vearbeitet clean
+ Removable system with clean and strong zuschnappendem cocking lever - it is not even necessary hand nachzudrücken (for safety's sake but still do!)
+ Clamping lever of the quick-change system remains open (very important for me as "workflow-conducive") after removal of the camera. Can be closed for transport as well.
+ Rotating plate at the base for convenient horizontal panning in portrait mode.
ATTENTION! This "turntable" is NOT a panoramic drive! More selectively below.
Disadvantages or questionable the "Bilora 2205"
- Friction. Somewhere I let times that "28mm ball and friction" a stupid joke would be, or something like that. Law had one! The "Bilora 2205" has a 30mm ball and the friction screw could have been safely omit without significant restriction of handling. A few degrees of rotation of the friction screw decide whether basic friction is there or not. In short, the friction can be set only very roughly.
- The ball is not perfectly round. One can often read on the net and it's true. The "Bilora 2205" Is running smoothly, no doubt, but not absolutely uniform and "tired" to not very. With tightened friction he has also a noticeable breakaway. That is, he sits down a little jerky in motion. That bothers but not very (and I'm pretty fussy!), Because if you only easily palmed the friction screw, the ball runs smoothly going. And the friction is completely or "almost all" leave open for the reasons mentioned as such the best. Ball and socket are made of aluminum, incidentally. Therefore, the low weight. Possibly stainless steel would have better sliding properties.
- Basic swivel plate. This thing is really a "compromise geradeso". But as such it works technically impeccable. More equal selectively.
The sophisticated locking mechanism
The locking lever (on the product image on the left side) can be teilentkoppeln and inject again at a different angle. To illustrate: If the Helbel tightened eg "12 clock" is and he collided there in a particular camera position with the quick-release plate, it can axially pulled out (against a tension spring) something, be turned to "6 clock" and again coupled axially. Now you can "find below" the locking lever, instead of as previously above. very helpful!
The comic "panoramic plate"
As I said, the "Bilora 2205" has no right panorama plate. He has at the base of a swivel plate which allows horizontal pans, but no separate finding has. It is clamped by friction and clamping lever simultaneously with the ball. That is, they can only be swiveled when the ball is movable and there may be from "Panorama panning" or "Panorama plate" no question! But the matter still has a very practical use, and indeed you can pan the camera vertically about the horizontal axis through this rotating plate. Without these pivot plate would have to rotate the center column. So, this "base-plate pivoting" is a borderline compromise, but also enables you Durchfürhung of horizontal panning in portrait mode.
My improvements
Ball and socket I have provided all around with tough bearing grease (grease thinly and leave for a while balls). This has somewhat improved runnability. If you hire, repeated periodically.
For the present
The "Bilora 2205" and I have already become friends. Though I'm quite a stickler not bother me its quirks much. The quick-release closure is excellent (!!), the holding ability for me more than enough, portrait can tilt in two directions, the thing is unprecedented small and light (gerademal plenty 300g!) - Which is exactly right for me "Bike backpack Photographer ". Only genuine flawed is the mangy friction. In a (real) panoramic plate I can do without, which I set as so by hand and eye out. This - in my opinion - stupid Levels on tripods I have never seriously looked at. Once done much more precise, intuitive and faster my "intrinsic" level in the inner ear.
for the future
My next ball head is equipped with a 50mm ball and "right" friction and a panoramic board have (yes, quite a practical matter) ... and correspondingly larger, be more expensive and more difficult.
Conclusion
The "Bilora 2205" is not the perfect solution for handling fanatics, but who apparently really optimal compromise for price-conscious beginners and mobile photographers. The "Bilora 2205" as a whole is considerably higher quality than you would expect for this price. Although I am rather hard to please, I am satisfied! :)
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