HORIZON LEVELLING AND ERGONOMICS

HORIZON LEVELLING AND ERGONOMICS

Double ball heads are not new for us as our own inventor / designer was one of the team who first brought them to the world of photography.

So like other double ball heads, the Flexline heads have the ability to quickly and easily set the main ball level so that the second ball allows free movement of the camera / lens in a level plane. In other words no matter what the angle you set the tripod at, within reason of course, you can set the head level and get perfectly straight horizons and level water. That’s a given on all double-ball heads.

Our heads take this a step further, because with our patented Zero-Recoil positive balance technology once you have levelled the horizon you can be confident that wherever you leave the lens it stays put (provided you take the time to set it up and the centre of balance can be adjusted). That’s a big bonus, no more need to frantically lock everything up.

 Customisable Motion – Of course every photographer is different, some of you prefer very restricted motion of a head, some prefer very loose. Personally, for both video and stills, aviation and wildlife, I prefer some resistance to the motion. That’s why every FlexShooter head has a friction control, the bright silver knob, that allows you to “customise” how it moves. With a simple twist you can make a huge difference to how the head performs with your kit. Certainly when mounting kit that doesn’t allow you to adjust the centre of balance, such as a camera with wide angle lens or a consumer / mirrorless system, adding some friction will help it perform much better with Zero Recoil.