Leofoto G4 Geared Head for Landscape Photography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2022
- The Leofoto G4 geared head is the first geared head I've owned. Not gonna lie, they take a bit of getting used to. Here I show the main differences between it and the Leofoto LH55 ball head which I absolutely love as a dependable and solid ball head for my still photography needs.
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Thank you, you helped me a lot to make a good decision?
Great video!
Cheers Peter.
Crackin’ good video mate! Leofoto is a good brand, and keeps improving. They also back their products.
@ 17:14. Gaffers Tape mate! MUCH better to work with! Was that the LS284 you had in this video? Stay safe and happy shooting!
Cheers mate, will look into Gaffers Tape. The legs in this are the LS324CEX and the head the LH-55.
@@seawildearth LS324 a good set of legs, but not a lot of difference between them and the 284, IMO. The 284 could be a bit taller, but so light and easy to use. I have been using the new LS284C Pro models with watertight leg locks, and new CF, and 4 position leg locks! It’s a good piece of kit. Just under 1.8 kg, with small ball head, but load capacity over 12 kg! Cheers
Have you tried the G4 Pro version.
Which app did you use to calculate the shutter speed? Great photo BTW
If you are working with either of the three most common filters, 6 Stop, 10 Stop or 15 Stop I find the best app to use is the Stopper App from Lee Filters. For anything else I use Long Exposure Calculator by Junel Corales from the App Store, iOS.
Just ordered one of these on ebay, currently using the manfrotto 410, is this a lot better? Ive had a few 410’s fail on me plus the gears on the 410 arent that smooth
It is acceptable as a solution. Just watch out for payload limitations on the head when not completely level.
My “problem” with the 410 is its weight. Looking into the Leofoto G4 as a replacement.
@@nicola6323 the Leofoto G4 is awesome i love it the gears are super smooth too unlike the 410
I believe you stated that your camera is a 5drs, what lens did you use - red ring would indicate at least a Canon.
Fitted to the 5DSr is the Canon 24-70mm f2.8. Indeed the Canon L Glass denoted with the red ring.
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Thanks - can you provide some technical info on mm range, f stop used, where did you focus, etc.
@@billz4795 shot at 24mm at f11 using ISO100 with a shutter speed of 178sec / 2min 58sec. Focus set to infinity given closest element was a few meters away.
I may have missed it but my Canon body needs to be in Bulb mode to shoot anything longer than 30 seconds.
Also why didn't you use live view?
If you ever had an Arca Swiss D4 GP in your hands you will know and see that it's something complete different than you have here and both can not compared with each other. Both are Geared Heads, but that's about it.
Which is why this is clearly mentioned in the video that this is a knock off. Did you miss that part?
@@seawildearth No, i did not miss that part and you are right about this 🙂
What is the leveling base model ?
Hi Gilles, the one I have is an integrated feature of the Leofoto Ranger LS-284CEX Carbon Fibre Tripod. They do sell them solo and I think the closest to this one would be the LB-60N.
@@seawildearth Thank you very much.
Not available in europe - Grrrrzzz
How is the stiffness ? Reading reviews which suggests it is not stiff at all .
I'm not sure what you mean by 'stiffness'? It's the ability to hold a position or???
@@seawildearth just saw it myself in store and there is lot of backlash even after it is being locked along one of the axis .More or less worried about using the gear head in windy environment tbh.
@@stuge234 troll alert troll alert!!!
@@georgedavall9449 what troll ? I have video of the same but reluctant to post .
You can read the centre column review as well
The geared head is a massive overkill for the purpose of landscape photography. The same can be achieved using a ball head, especially if onboard level indicator is used. It doesn't matter if your photo is one or two deg off. Nobody is going to notice.
There are no rules for photography. If someone wants to use a geared head and dial into degrees of movement due to their own OCD for a landscape image who is to say that's wrong? It's the perfect tool for someone who wishes to be absolutely precise on incremental movements for a pano shot for example. The difference between good and perfect is down to the detail and workmanship of a product.
I love using a geared head. Slows me down, allows me to make little adjustments.
With a heavier camera and lens the ball head is an absolute pain. I just bought this head and it is so much easier and much faster to compose a shot. I used to spend ages trying to get the camera level and almost impossible to make fine adjustments with a ball head.