We review the Sachtler Akttiv8 tripod head, a system that promises to make your setups quicker and easier than ever. Grip gear is one of the last bastions of real engineering. Tripods and fluid heads ...

Dr. Carl Koch was sick of fiddling with his tripod to get his camera level, so he spent the next four years inventing and designing the Acadalus, a self-leveling tripod head. Instead of adjusting ...

Tripods are near essential for shots in the dark — but of course, in the dark, you can’t actually see your tripod. That’s why Platypod built a screen and an electronic level into the Platyball Elite, ...

The Manfrotto 612 Nitrotech Fluid Video Head and Carbon Fiber Twin Leg Tripod with Middle Spreader is on sale for $699.95 USD, which is a big ...

A well-built pan/tilt head with conventional directional controls.The Manfrotto tripods supplied for us to review were accompanied by two tripod heads, each of which can be used on a wide range of ...

The Benro GD36PT does a great job of combining the speed and portability of a ball head with the precision of a geared head. It’s a great choice for landscape photographers – but it’s expensive. The ...

Photographers and videographers know that the trusty tripod is their lifelong best friend. Camera systems come and go, lenses get new versions, and lighting is a never-ending struggle, but a good set ...

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