does the manfrotto 498RC2 have a bubble ?

Hi
i'm looking for the net about this head and a bubble

i did not find pictures to know if this head has a bubble

may someone tell me ?
in the manfrotto site there is nothing about it

http://www.manfrotto.c​om …_/Midi_Ball_Hea​d_with_RC2

and may i mount on a 190Xprob ? i mean in the manfrotto homepage there is that this head is perfect with the 055 line


thanks
cheers

I am thinking of buying this head, and to the best of my knowledge, I don't think it has a bubble level.

The 190xprob already has a bubble level on the tripod,

i worried that only the 488RC4 has a bubble

http://www.manfrotto.c​om …-Holds_17.6_lbs.%288kg%​29

it uses a 410PL Quick Release Plate


don't know the differents between the 498RC2 vs 488RC4 ...

LittleFish wrote in post #11489815
I am thinking of buying this head, and to the best of my knowledge, I don't think it has a bubble level.

sadly i guess you are right
http://www.youtube.com …PNQ4NC5vQ&featu​re=related

DO NOT consider any of the Manfrotto RC4 quick release systems for EOS cameras. The quick release plate for the RC4 system is huge and not something that is conducive to handheld use of the cameras or lenses with the RC4 plates attached. The RC2 system, on the other hand, uses a much smaller quick release plate which most of us leave permanently attached to EOS bodies and lenses which have tripod rings on them.

Forget the bubble level as being a deal-breaker for any head. If you truly need a level for your camera, get one that slips into the hotshoe. There are also ways to prove that the camera is level without even using a spirit level.

SkipD wrote in post #11490484
DO NOT consider any of the Manfrotto RC4 quick release systems for EOS cameras. The quick release plate for the RC4 system is huge and not something that is conducive to handheld use of the cameras or lenses with the RC4 plates attached. The RC2 system, on the other hand, uses a much smaller quick release plate which most of us leave permanently attached to EOS bodies and lenses which have tripod rings on them.

Forget the bubble level as being a deal-breaker for any head. If you truly need a level for your camera, get one that slips into the hotshoe. There are also ways to prove that the camera is level without even using a spirit level.

thanks a lot for the RC4 !

so the solution is only the rc2 but i can't understand why manfrotto doesn't offer a hear with a bubble (is a lot more comfortable)

lot's of other brand made head like the 498rc2 with a bubble

but so i can not use no flashgun
often i use a flashgun like master to use the others flashguns


thanks
appreciate your help

lannes wrote in post #11490087
The 190xprob already has a bubble level on the tripod,


The 498rc2 will work with the 190xprob.

are you sure the 190xprob has a bubble ? in the manfrotto ,in the specs there is not bubble feature

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=X-6wW1XC_Ko

look at 0:45 (:

Looking at mine (498RC2 head)... nope. My 055XPROB does however.

mantra wrote in post #11491076
are you sure the 190xprob has a bubble ? in the manfrotto ,in the specs there is not bubble feature

If you look at the spare parts list, part R190,507, you will see a bubble level.

http://mediacdn.shopat​ron.com …B_20090310.pdf?​1272346402

http://www.manfrottosp​ares.com …uct&path=1&prod​uct_id=939

It looks like it does in all the pictures I've seen.

http://www.amazon.com …_images_3?ie=UT​F8&index=3

The 488 head does not include a bubble level. At least, mine does not have one.
I'm fairly certain that the newer 498 head also does not include a bubble level.

lannes has pointed out that the 190XPROB legset includes a bubble level,
and I'll confirm that the 055XPROB set also includes one.

Skip mentions a very good point, regarding size comparisons of the RC4 and RC2
quick-release systems. The RC4 plate is a huge thing to have mounted to a camera
or lens, while the RC2 plate is, comparatively, much smaller. I have several RC2
plates, permanently attached to my camera and lenses with a tripod mount, and they
do not get in the way of my use of them during handheld situations. It is also a very
stable and secure system when used properly.

Blurr Cube wrote in post #11493079
Looking at mine (498RC2 head)... nope. My 055XPROB does however.

thanks!

sad it has not a bubble

in a review i read that the head 498RC2 has a system that can be used to to level the head to have precision, accuracy in the landscape or architecture, architectonics,shootin​g

but in the review there is nothing more detailed

can't understand manfrotto , what could cost (in $) add a bloody bubble in the dead


thanks a lot
cheers

is there a head similar, analogue to the 498rc2 with a bubble?

Gizto is manfrotto ,and they have a head with a bubble


is there some good alternative?

Lots of ball heads have bubble levels.

Really Right Stuff
http://reallyrightstuf​f.com …x?code=Ballhead​40&key=cat

Markins
http://www.markinsamer​ica.com/MA5/category.p​hp?req=1

Photo Clam
http://photoclam.en.ec​21.com …ead--4521671_4521680.html

Vanguard
http://www.vanguardwor​ld.com …all+and+Pan+hea​d-145.html

Slik
http://www.thkphoto.co​m …ts/slik/slik-SBH-320.html

Slik are dumb enough to have 2