Manfrotto 410 Mini Geared Head for me?

Ok guys. You were not kidding about this head. Great piece of quality gear that suits my needs very well. A little heavier and bigger than I had anticipated but still workable for travel.

Glad your pleased with your new purchase. You probably will want to get yourself a few more 410PL Quick Release plates for your other lenses.
I have 7 in all which I keep on my 3 bodies and 4 of my lenses. They can be purchased for around 10-15£ each. Good luck.

I also have the 410 Geared Head and LOVE it! I have tried Ball Heads but I hate those things!
Give me a geared head any day!!!!!!!!

As most of my stuff uses Arca type plates and clamps I just attached an Arca style clamp (pretty cheap) to the 410 plate on my Manfrotto 410 head - works just fine and saves me having to change plates all the time.
There is nothing wrong with the Manfrotto 410 QR plates it's just that they won't fit on the rest of my gear!

johnf3f wrote in post #17379798
As most of my stuff uses Arca type plates and clamps I just attached an Arca style clamp (pretty cheap) to the 410 plate on my Manfrotto 410 head - works just fine and saves me having to change plates all the time.
There is nothing wrong with the Manfrotto 410 QR plates it's just that they won't fit on the rest of my gear!

I was wondering if a similar modification was possible using the Manfrotto QR system.

NQ.
Have been using the 410 Geared Head from Manfrotto with my list of gear below similar to yours with great results.
For BIF the Gimbal head is key.

nqjudo wrote in post #17379807
I was wondering if a similar modification was possible using the Manfrotto QR system.

Which Manfrotto QR system? They do a number, 6 on the 468 head alone!
The Manfrotto 410 QR system is very good, if a little bulky, but I am not too impressed with any of the others I have tried - though I have not tried them all.

johnf3f wrote in post #17381062
Which Manfrotto QR system? They do a number, 6 on the 468 head alone!
The Manfrotto 410 QR system is very good, if a little bulky, but I am not too impressed with any of the others I have tried - though I have not tried them all.

I have the older 484RC2 ball head (now replaced by the 494RC2). It uses the standard RC2 plates of which I have a TON. I'd love to repurpose them.

I wasn't too happy with the RC2 system but it depends on what you are using. My camera is quite top heavy and weighs 3 1/2 lbs before I put a lens on it! For lighter/better balanced setups the RC2 is probably fine.
Manfrotto do make a separate clamp that takes your plates and can be attached to the 410 QR plate on the 410 Geared head - I used to use to do this myself. Below is a UK listing for it.
https://www.calphoto.c​o.uk …r-with-3157n-plate/MN323/

johnf3f wrote in post #17382558
I wasn't too happy with the RC2 system but it depends on what you are using. My camera is quite top heavy and weighs 3 1/2 lbs before I put a lens on it! For lighter/better balanced setups the RC2 is probably fine.
Manfrotto do make a separate clamp that takes your plates and can be attached to the 410 QR plate on the 410 Geared head - I used to use to do this myself. Below is a UK listing for it.
https://www.calphoto.c​o.uk …r-with-3157n-plate/MN323/

Thanks very much for that. I'm going to give it a try to see how it works out. I didn't mind the RC2 for my 5D3 as much as I found the ball head insufficient. I have a few smaller bodies that I think will work much better with the RC2 than the Manfrotto plate. Still can't complain about this head though!

Forgot to say that there are a lot of copies on Flea Bay, such as this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk …ain_3&hash=item​3ceecbc7c5

Or this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk …ain_3&hash=item​3a9eed64ca

Mine is an original Manfrotto but the 2 above look OK and may be worth a try?

johnf3f wrote in post #17382639
Forgot to say that there are a lot of copies on Flea Bay, such as this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk …ain_3&hash=item​3ceecbc7c5

Or this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk …ain_3&hash=item​3a9eed64ca

Mine is an original Manfrotto but the 2 above look OK and may be worth a try?

Maybe so but I'll probably start with the lightweight stuff

You probably won't have any issues with the RC2 system, it's just that I find the Arca system more to my liking.
Happy new (Geared) Head! I think you will be very happy with it.

Note: If you ever have to strip it down to clean or re-grease it then this might be handy:

http://www.ground-glass.net/diy/tripod-head-maintenance

reviving this old thread as I've only just now become aware of these types of heads.

My recent work getting Jupiter/Saturn images has made me hate my traditional ball head. Doing the "anticipated drift" method of framing a shot takes forever.

Is the 410 mini still a good geared head for the price or is there a better sub-$300 geared head I should be looking at?

Inspeqtor wrote in post #17378238
I also have the 410 Geared Head and LOVE it! I have tried Ball Heads but I hate those things!
Give me a geared head any day!!!!!!!!

goalerjones wrote in post #19169141
reviving this old thread as I've only just now become aware of these types of heads.

My recent work getting Jupiter/Saturn images has made me hate my traditional ball head. Doing the "anticipated drift" method of framing a shot takes forever.

Is the 410 mini still a good geared head for the price or is there a better sub-$300 geared head I should be looking at?

I still use my 410 for every Moon shot or Jupiter/Saturn shot I can do. Lately the weather being typical Indiana winter weather I see more clouds than I do clear skies. Friday it was clear in the morning! YAY!!! But it was cloudy before sunset. Might have clear skies on Tuesday.

Yes I still love my 410. I bought mine in 2012

I see Manfrotto has two new heads which I know nothing about, the Manfrotto MHXPRO-3WG XPRO Geared Head for $199.99 and also the Manfrotto Junior Geared Tripod Head, for Camera Tripods, High-Precision Fluid Head for the same price as the 410.

On Amazon they list a Manfrotto Junior head (mentioned above). Is that any different from the Manfrotto 410 junior Head? They look identical to me.