Name: Used Manfrotto 405 Pro Digital Geared Head with Quick Release - Supports 16.50 lb V
Brand: Manfrotto
SKU: US1954561
Price: 337.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (18 reviews)

Manfrotto 405 Pro Digital Geared Head with Quick Release - Supports 16.50 lb

Manfrotto 405

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Manfrotto 405 Digital Geared Head with Quick Release

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Top Rated Gear: Used Manfrotto 405 Pro Digital Geared Head with Quick Release - Supports 16.50 lb V MFR: 405.

When precision and control are paramount in your photography work, the 405 Pro Digital Geared Head with Quick Release from Manfrotto is an ideal choice. This professional-grade gear head is specifically engineered to cater to the demanding and time-sensitive requirements of professional digital photographers. It's perfectly suited for use with medium format or 35mm cameras, supporting payloads up to 16.5lbs.The 405 Pro Digital Geared Head offers smooth, positive, geared control, facilitated by large, easy-to-grip knobs. These knobs ensure seamless 360-degree panning and a tilt range of +90 degrees to -30 degrees, both in the frontal and lateral directions. This feature provides photographers with the flexibility and precision needed to capture the perfect shot every time.One of the standout features of the 405 Pro Digital Geared Head is its unique quick-release mechanism. This allows you to instantly disengage the gears, enabling you to roughly position the camera by hand. You can then immediately reengage the gears for ultra-precise final alignment, saving you valuable time during your shoots.The 405 Pro Digital Geared Head comes complete with a quick-release plate, 1/4" and 3/8" camera mounting screws, and a 3/8" tripod mount, providing you with everything you need to get started. Whether you're shooting in a studio or on location, the 405 Pro Digital Geared Head is a reliable and efficient tool that enhances your photography experience.

Used Manfrotto 405 Pro Digital Geared Head with Quick Release - Supports 16.50 lb V

Well constructed, heavy, and rock solid.  And after an Arca Swiss plate conversion, its everything I need for years to come.  I love the bigger handle that lets you move the gears freely for rough adjustments, before using the end of the handle for fine adjustments.  

My only complaint is a big one.  The precision handles are way too small and way to smooth.  They're too small to wrap your hand around, which means you are using your fingertips to turn them.  And for a fingertip adjustment, the handles are way too smooth and require a surprising amount of grip and torque to move the gears.  Basically there's nothing to grab on to.  A longer handle or some kind of ridged surface (like they have for the rough adjustment section) would have solved the problem.

Solid geared head

I decided to try this head to replace my much older Manfroto head. I love the precision geared features. Makes zeroing leveling so much easier and faster. I shoot architecture and this head will be an asset in my future.

Great.Easy.Geared.Precision

I don't know anyone who makes a better tripod head for precision placement. It's incredibly durable and the controls are very precise and easy, ergonomic. You get what you pay for here.

Best head for precision

Great head for real estate photography!  I would give it 5 stars but the caps for the dials came off the first day. I put skateboard tape on them and it works even better now.  Still it’s pretty expensive to have to customize it out of the box.

Great for realty photography

I used this geared head with a telescope to view the 2017 eclipse. Very easy to make small adjustment to keep the sun in the field of view. Well made.

Manfrotto 405 Pro Geared Head.

There are a number of bad reviews out there saying this head is not stable enough.

If I was shooting outside with wind, I would use my Manfrotto 405 head.  For travel and interior shooting, this saves a few pounds (significant).  If you use a Sony body with Canon Tilt Shift, the lens adapter had a place to mount the plate.  It's very balanced and stable.

Travel is a good reason to have this head plus the 405 geared head.

This is 1.7 lbs compared to 5 lbs for the Manfrotto 405.

I keep this geared head for Travel and Interior Shooting

Easy to use and great for precision adjustments.

User friendly and good for precise setups

I've used this head professionally for 3 1/2 years with no complaints. Woth every penny.

Love

Could not live without. Especially for architectural & product photography. I like precision. Best head I've ever owned, worth the price. Just get it!

Could not live without

This was the second one of these we bought for our test lab. It's super solid, quick to adjust, and just generally well-built.

Super-solid geared head

Great for macro photography with long lens and heavy DSLR. Solid build and precise control. Improved my results. Best use is in the lab or studio.  

But heavy.  Not field equipment. Also, don't try to use this for action photography.

Great for specialized use

good product

I used the Junior version of this in my studio for years and loved it. Then one day I found this one and it's bigger knobs are softer and larger and easier to use with gloves on. The motion is just as smooth, but the quick release knob is larger too and also easier to operate. The only head I'll ever use in my studio. Came here today to buy another one.

Great Studio Head

Do not believe the reviews that state that this is a delicate head. It is well constructed and should give you years of use.

Great Product

Great for fine tuning architectural compositions. It saves a lot of time and gives you precise control. The quick release feature on the fine tune adjustment knobs is brilliant.

for Control freaks like me

The best head going any time precise framing is required. Very smooth movements, and lots of bubble levels and degree wheels make this head a joy to use.

It doesn't get any better

I use this head for macro (Canon 40D+Tamron 180mm+macro rails), and movie projector on the side as well. An over kill for my purpose but works great for me. It does creek a little over time (as in movie projector's case, you can see the movie screen a little tilted after a few hours. But I've never have any problem for regular macro shootings. Considering the price, there might be better options out there. But I use quite a few Manfrottos at home, and I like their overall solid middle class way of doing things - reasonable priced, solid build with ease of use. I read some pros complained about creek for long exposures and used on large frame camera. Have no experience there myself. All I can say is for regular macro work, this thing is fantastic!

Great for my purpose

The Pro-Digital Geared Head is a solid unit, with quick adjustments and geared adjustments with no backlash. It is a rugged unit and should last a very long time, at a price that is affordable compared to other heads. I found this unit especially useful in macro photography and portraits, allowing the ability for framing to be spot on, and reproducible if need be.

Used Manfrotto 405 Pro Digital Geared Head with Quick Release - Supports 16.50 lb

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