I went with the Aluminum one for price and build 
Don´t think I will change it for a CF in the near future.
Apr 11, 2007 22:14 | #16 I went with the Aluminum one for price and build ----- Bernt-Inge -----
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willz75 Senior Member  449 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Darwin, Australia More info | I just bought a 055 Pro (not CF) with a 486RC2 Ball Head and I must say the combo is just awesome. The 055Pro is a little heavy but the build and stability is what i wanted. The only thing that annoys me a little is the fact it doesnt come standard with a carry strap. 1D Mark IV | 5D Mark II | Lots of L Glass
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Apr 12, 2007 00:48 | #18 willz75 wrote in post #3027058  I just bought a 055 Pro (not CF) with a 486RC2 Ball Head and I must say the combo is just awesome. The 055Pro is a little heavy but the build and stability is what i wanted. The only thing that annoys me a little is the fact it doesnt come standard with a carry strap. The regular 055 pro is a beautiful tripod, however it is too long for me, doesn't fold small enough, and is a little heavy for me. Canon EOS 30D, Sigma 30 1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 105 Macro, 135L, 430ex, Lowepro Mini Trekker AW, Manfrotto 3001pro w/486rc2 and 804rc2 head, Manfrotto 681 w/ 3232 head.
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SkipD Cream of the Crop  20,476 posts Likes: 165 Joined Dec 2002 Location: Southeastern WI, USA More info | Apr 12, 2007 06:14 | #19 JaGWiRE wrote in post #3027064 I have the 486rc2. I'm wondering if there is any difference between it and the 488rc2 other then pan, I don't care about the pan feature. The 488RC2 is noticeably beefier than the 486RC2 when you hang a heavy camera/lens off to the side for "portrait" mode. With my 20D/24-70 f/2.8L off to the side, the 486 can slip a little at times while the 488 is much stronger. With a lighter camera/lens rig, there shouldn't be much problem with the 486. Skip Douglas
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Apr 12, 2007 07:17 | #20 SkipD wrote in post #3027788 The 488RC2 is noticeably beefier than the 486RC2 when you hang a heavy camera/lens off to the side for "portrait" mode. With my 20D/24-70 f/2.8L off to the side, the 486 can slip a little at times while the 488 is much stronger. With a lighter camera/lens rig, there shouldn't be much problem with the 486. I use a 486 with the same heavy rigs, but on a monopod. There, a tiny bit of slip makes no difference because all one needs to do to compensate is to move the monopod a little. Interesting. My 486 does slip too with 135 and 70-200. Canon EOS 30D, Sigma 30 1.4, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 105 Macro, 135L, 430ex, Lowepro Mini Trekker AW, Manfrotto 3001pro w/486rc2 and 804rc2 head, Manfrotto 681 w/ 3232 head.
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