The Best Entry Level Gear Head Benro GD3WH...Is the Golden Standard Gone Manfrotto Junior 410
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- People know alot that the Golden Standard of Gear Head has been Manfrotto series 400, 405, 410, Xpro, and 3D Junior
but although the 400, 405 are irreplaceable, the 410 can be replaced
*quick note switched from DJI osmo action camera to the Sony ZV-1 for my youtube Channel and I never realized until the end that I shot this footage at Iso 1000...instead of 100 so messed up pretty bad but hope you guys enjoy my grainy face for the day...
This time around I stumbled upon a Gear Head from Benro....although they are famous for their tripods I had to try this one...
This video will be an overview of the Benro GD3WH classified as a Gear Head and If you are looking for an Entry level Gear Head for your tripod this is probably by far my best purchase of 2021 since I was starting to shift from a heavy duty tripod to a lightweight travel tripod and the Manfrotto 410 Junior had some issues which I will be discussing in this video
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I just got this. I found that I can shoot more vertical shots by reversing the camera on the gear head by 180 degrees. This way I can shoot astro shots or more sky. I can go completely vertical. I use a Sunway L-bracket and the Arca mount will only work one way, unless you take off the small screws on each end and slide it from the side. However, there is a screw hole in the bottom of the L-bracket that you can use the supplied Benro Arca Plate to screw in to the bottom of the L-bracket. This will allow you to use it both ways. I, also, found I needed to raise my center column, of my tripod, up a little to clear the tripod legs. Hope this helps.
Never thought about reversing 180 degrees thanks for the tip :😁
I got the Benro recently, and my only gripe is that I can't place a large format field camera on it because of a knob that sticks out above the camera platform. Utterly stupid design! I had to get a spacer to make it work. And those useless bubble levels!!! I do think the Benro GD3WH is well engineered, with design flaws. Sadly, Benro doesn't care as long as they keep selling it at that low price point. They could have designed it so that the camera platform rose adequately above that humongous knurled knob. Or make that knob design more compact to give some clearance, so that any and every camera can be placed on it.
If using large field camera I think manfrotto is better bet not the junior the larger forgot the name though....
I agree. I have the 410 and the quick release plate is awful. I use and adapter plate which converts this to a Manfrotto video plate, because I shoot multicam video. I use this on my wide shot. I recently had to buy another head and I bought a Benro PU60. I sometimes have to shoot in theatres where they have no accommodation for video cameras and I have to set up in the seats so a travel tripod works better than a big pro tripod. The heavy Manfrotto ball head was difficult to use once you got the microphone and video/monitor recorder attached this new head seems ideal.
Thanks for commenting:) When I started photography I thought that manfrotto plate was the standard but as I gained expertise I realized I was living under a rock not knowing about Alca swiss I wish I learned earlier hahah. Shooting in a theatre must have soo much constraints in such a cramped location. Happy Holiday~
If you want the pros and cons of this Benro head, check the user comments on Amazon. The key negative seems to be that its design makes it hard to mount tightly to a tripod, and after some use over time it loosens internally to the point where it becomes unusable. its advantage seems to be that it is more lightly built, so not as heavy to truck around, a significant negative for the 410 in my experience. I'll keep the 410.
I cant understand how people prefer the Arca plate, it just doesn't feel secure enough to me, and its not so quick release? The original quick release plate on the 410 is rather large and cumbersome I must admit. What I have done and suits me but may not suit others is; I leave the original plate in position, and have mounted a Manfrotto 323 onto it. For what I do it leaves a much smaller plate on my camera's, but also gives me fast removal and it very secure.
Thanks for your input it might be my personal opinion but I came from DSLR and the Arca Swiss freaked me out in a same way due to the massive size of DSLRs like Nikon D3~D4/D5 in terms of surface areas the Arca Swiss in most cases the width is too small for larger cameras and as time and technology progressed towards Mirrorless camera system where the Mirror and Pentaprism was eliminated, the manufacturers were able to shrink the width of the body and that might be the main reason the Arca Swiss picked up speed since the size perfectly matched that system.
And thanks for China for mass producing the Arca compatible plates the price is less than 10$usd which became mainstream?
But honestly if I was still shooting with DSLR or an to kind of video camera/cinema camera I'm gonna probably jump off a cliff if Arca Swiss was the only option :)
About point 1: this kind of quick release plate was enginereed in an era when "reflex medium-format film cameras" where's the Holy-Grail for professionals... So dimensions were important! :D
I never knew about the reflex medium format was meant for I initially thought like 4*5 but the plate is too small...so got me wondering thanks 🙏
Nice review!
thanks man :D
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the Benro gear head. Personally I use a Benro B2 ball head with my GW690III if I'm shooting in the dark. I have been considering an upgrade to Arca P0+ inverted ball head but with such a cheap price I could give that gear head a try...
Thanks man for commenting...The only downside is I haven't tried it for extended period if time so can't say much about the lifespan.. If it last more than 2-3 years I think it would be a great buy :) compared to Manfrotto which is roughly 8-10yrs IMHO...before replacing parts
At 9:10 you unlock the panning gear and do a panning before re-engaging the lock. Is it my eyes or the head became loose and weavy until you re-engage the gear? Maybe is the tripod that were not stable? Thanks.
The head was loose from the base plate...I should have screwed in tightly thanks for mentioning....
@@RM.TokyoPhotographer thanks
will benro hold up the larger sony 200-600 telephoto lens
thats really hard question i would rather use a Manfrotto 405 instead just to be on the safe side.
the load capacity is like 6kg on Benro but I believe its like 3kg but since the sony lense is like 2.1kg on top of camera body and since its center weighted at the lens I would rather invest in the Manfrotto....hope it helps ;D