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Difference between 24mm and 35mm Ball head?

 
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Jul 02, 2008 12:58 |  #1

I googled to find out the difference but found no relevant website about the difference between two.

Could someone give me an idea about the difference?


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Jul 02, 2008 13:09 |  #2

A larger ball generally translates to a greater load capacity.


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Jul 02, 2008 13:22 |  #3

Although size helps, it is not the only factor in a ballhead. Which ballheads are you considering?


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Jul 02, 2008 13:31 |  #4

What brand ball head are we talking about?
I still have a FLM 24FB (external link), and I would certainly not recommend it.

The FLM 32 seems to be about equal to the manfrotto 486 based on this thread (external link), and if that is the case, the capacity difference is quite substantial.

Edit: The thread also tells you (correctly) that the FLM ballheads will not lock completely.
Mine is too light (capacity) for a 1D series + 80-200 (yet rated at 8kgs). As confirmed by FLM in a mail once IIRC.


Moral of the story: There's more to ballheads then just numbers ;)


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Jul 02, 2008 14:14 |  #5

11mm?


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Jul 02, 2008 14:32 as a reply to  @ Double Negative's post |  #6

nothing specific, I was looking into some of the tripods in eBay and they have different size ball heads and I am not sure which ones are good. The bigger the size, the better?


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Jul 03, 2008 04:39 |  #7

There are (a lot) more factors that decide quality, but very generally speaking: Yes. The bigger the better.

24mm is rather small for a ballhead.


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