The Gitzo G1178M Magnesium Center Quick Release Ball Head is made of high-quality, low weight magnesium. The spirit levels ensure the head is perfectly level, and the G1178M features a Security Locking System so equipment cannot accidentally fall off. Includes a non-keyed square plate.
features:
- Safe Grip - Safe Grip is a material that gives a safer lock between your camera and the head plate, preventing the camera from moving or slipping. It is used on quick release plates and in applications where the camera equipment is screwed to the support to reduce pivoting and twisting.
- Leveling Bubble - The leveling bubble helps you to get your photographs, film or scope viewing perfectly horizontal or vertical. Gitzo’s production staff set all leveling bubbles by hand in order to ensure 100% accurate level indication.
- Double Quick Release Safety System - The system consists of two pins, one fixed and one manually operated by means of a button, that prevent camera equipment from suddenly dropping out of the head when the quick release locking knob is released. Extremely useful with heavy equipment, long lenses and spotting scopes.
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 Gitzo Ball Head So Smoothe |
| Review Date: October 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Squidman, SF |
| This Gitzo Ball Head is so smoothe, when you are setting up your shot. Then when you secure it in place it is very ridged. The quality is very high so you can really give it a work-out. |
Great ball head
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| Review Date: December 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Matyskiewicz, |
| Works well for what it is. I use it for my Canon 5D mark2 with EF24-70mm f2.8L and EF16-35mm f2.8L II and it works fine. My main reason for buying it was light weight. I use it with a Gitzo G 026 and it is something that I have with me all the time.. remember, the best tripod is the one you have with you when you need it :-) |
very good
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| Review Date: April 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Ho, USA |
| I bought this to use with my monopod, I have a GH1780QR for my tripod and that is basically the same weight and size as this but rated for 22 lbs, the bubble ball on the GH1780QR is quite a bit smoother. This is still a very good head but the GH1780QR is quite a step up, of course for an additional 100 dollars. |
My first tripod/ball head purchase...
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| Review Date: October 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Christian G. Vanzant, |
| Basically I was in the market and knew Gitzo products were good. [...]. Having not used any other ball heads to be able to compare, the ball head still works very well. I keep the plate mounted on my d90 all the time now, and I'm used to the locks and features of the head. The ball level is partially obscured but I can see enough to get me in the right range. Wanted a light, Mobile, yet strong system I could grow with for many years and true to Gitzo form, I appreciate and enjoy this thing more every time I use it. (I bought the traveler series tripod legs) |
Good
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| Review Date: April 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Thierry Bordet, |
i bought this ballhead to go along with the new mountaineer tripod i was buying.
first toughts, well it is not intuitive, i had to follow the instructions to install the head on the tripod... whatever happened to just screw it on..... and it might have made some mistake, since it seems to unscrew itself easily...or is that a feature.(i could see it as a features since it allows the tripod to be shorter.... usefull for putting it in a backpack, For example).
Next, the great little level bubble... what a joke... i thought great, a level on my tripod head, i won't need to bring my extra one (that installs on the flash emplacement). well it turns out that when the camera is fixed on the head, you cannot see the level bubble.... completely useless.
The quick release is not so quick....i have had much better....
these are minor qualms though, the head is pretty light and i have never used a ballhead before, but goes well... a bit annoying for making panoramas, but i think i found some other trick.... unscrewing the head itself....
expensive though |
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