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MANFROTTO PHOTOGRAPHIC HEADS
Manfrotto Ball heads
Manfrotto 482 Micro Ball Head

All-purpose compact designed ball head.

Designed for use with compact 35mm and small digital cameras.

Single indexed ratchet locking knob.

360° pan and +90° -90° tilt movements.

All aluminium construction and black finish.

Maximum load capacity: 2kg


Manfrotto 484 Mini Ball Head

Designed for use with compact 35mm and small digital cameras.

Strong die-cast construction, precision-machined aluminium housing.

Hard wearing phenolic resin ball provide smooth movements across all tilt positions.

Single ratchet control lever securely locks both the +90°-90° ball and the 360° pan movements.

Maximum load capacity: 4kg


Manfrotto 484RC2 Mini with quick release plate

Quick release plate for rapid camera connection and removal.

Secondary safety catch.

Designed for use with compact 35mm and small digital cameras.

Strong die-cast construction, precision-machined aluminium housing.

Hard wearing phenolic resin ball provide smooth movements across all tilt positions.

Single ratchet control lever securely locks both the +90°-90° ball and the 360° pan movements.

Maximum load capacity: 4kg


Manfrotto 486RC2 With Quick Release Plate

Quick release plate for rapid camera connection and removal.

Secondary safety catch.

Compact ball head designed for 35mm SLR cameras with medium lenses, and light medium format cameras.

Single indexed ratchet locking knob.

360° pan and +90° -90° tilt movements.

All Aluminium construction with black finish.

Maximum load capacity: 6kg


Manfrotto 488RC2 Midi With Quick Release Plate

Quick release plate for rapid camera connection and removal.

Secondary safety catch.

Compact ball head designed for 35mm SLR cameras with medium lenses, and light medium format cameras.

Single indexed ratchet locking knob.

360° pan and +90° -90° tilt movements.

All Aluminium construction with black finish.

Maximum load capacity: 8kg


Manfrotto 488RCO With Hex Quick Release Plate

Two spirit levels for precise levelling on both horizontal and vertical axes.

Quick release plate for rapid camera connection and removal.

Secondary safety catch.

Compact ball head designed for 35mm SLR cameras with medium lenses, and light medium format cameras.

Single indexed ratchet locking knob.

360° pan and +90° -90° tilt movements.

All Aluminium construction with black finish.

Maximum load capacity: 8kg


Manfrotto 488RC4 With 410PL Quick Release Plate

Two spirit levels for precise levelling on both horizontal and vertical axes.

Quick release plate for rapid camera connection and removal.

Secondary safety catch.

Compact ball head designed for 35mm SLR cameras with medium lenses, and light medium format cameras.

Single indexed ratchet locking knob.

360° pan and +90° -90° tilt movements.

All Aluminium construction with black finish.

Maximum load capacity: 8kg


Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Hydrostatic Ball Head

The Hydrostat is the most advanced ball head in the Manfrotto range. Designed to meet the demands of professional photographers for a lightweight, but at the same time heavy duty load capacity head.

360° pan and +90° / -90° tilt movement - but employs a revolutionary friction and locking mechanism. An inner oil chamber is compressed by turning the locking knob, exerting even pressure on the whole of the underside of the ball, which ensures sturdier locking and high load capacity.

The second benefit of the liquid-based locking mechanism is that it all but eliminates unwanted movement during the locking phase.

50mmTeflon coated aluminium ball which combined with specially designed tension surfaces provides movement as smooth as silk.

Calibrated adjustable tension control allows you to preset the ball tension to suit your camera weight and give you fingertip control.

Magnesium die cast body.

Independent pan and tilt locks.

Oversized lock knob for easier location and control.

Graduated panoramic base.

Quick release camera plate.

Maximum Load Capacity: 10kg


Manfrotto 322RC2 Grip Action Ball Head

The versatility of a ball head with true ergonomic design and control.

A photographic head that allows you to unlock, move, position and lock your camera with one hand thanks to the revolutionary design.

Friction control wheel lets you regulate the power of the locking mechanism to match the weight of your camera/lens. The 322RC2 is made from magnesium for lightweight performance.

Designed to keep the weight of your kit as close as possible to the tripod's centre of gravity by way of its reduced height.

Built-in bubble spirit level.

Quick release camera plate with secondary safety pin .

Left or right handed operation.

Maximum Load Capacity: 5kg

Manfrotto 3-way heads
These heads give you independent control of pan, back & forward tilt plus side to side tilt movements. You can change rapidly from landscape to portrait or just to the best angle for the shot.
Manfrotto 808RC4 3-Way Head

The 808RC4 streamlines our range of 3-way heads by incorporating new elements while maintaining all the features you loved. There are two balance springs in the vertical tilt (forward/backward) and horizontal tilt (left/right) movements.

These springs enable you to more comfortably handle heavier camera loads (such as very long lenses) with minimal effort. Both springs can be turned off in case normal head operation is required.

The head is comprised of aluminum and designed in a manner to support up to 8kg yet lightweight and small enough to pack in any camera kit.

The standard quick release system is used to accommodate larger camera platforms and incorporates dual axis bubble levels to achieve level shots.


Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head

Innovative 3D head design.

Cast from lightweight magnesium.

Can be positioned in virtually any position to get the exact framing of the image.

Lock-system using spring-loaded conical joints allows greater flexibility than any other 3D head.

Rubber grip knobs provide finger tip control.

Quick release plate system.

Maximum load capacity: 3Kg


Manfrotto 229 Pro 3D Head

Finely machined for greater positioning with smooth, certain action.

Three built-in spirit levels for horizontal and vertical control.

Quick release camera plate with secondary safety catch.

Optional Plates: 030-38, 030ARCH-14, 030ARCH-38, 030HAS, 030L, 030UNIV, 030VHS-38, 130-14, 130-38.

Maximum load capacity: 12Kg


Manfrotto 390RC2 Photo/Video Pan & Tilt Head

3-way aluminium head.

Designed to allow still photography or video application.

Teflon pads to ensure smooth pan and tilt movements with independent locks.

The pan-locking bar is padded with soft non-slip rubber.

Quick release plate.

Maximum load capacity: 5Kg

Manfrotto geared heads
Manfrotto 410 Junior Geared Head

Extremely compact.

Unique head offers gear movement in three directions, pan, tilt and side to side tilt.

Quick release camera plate system.

Suitable for 35mm SLR and medium format cameras.

Mximum load capacity


Manfrotto 405 Pro Geared Head

Where speed and precision are paramount the 405 provides ideal support and fast, pinpoint positioning for professional medium format cameras with conventional or digital backs.

Large, easy-to-grip knobs that provide smooth, positive, geared control through 360° pan and +90° -30° frontal and lateral tilt.

3-D geared functions.

A unique feature that allows you to instantly disengage the gears and rough position the camera by hand, then instantly reengage them for ultra-precise final alignment.

Maximum load capacity: 7.5kg

Manfrotto Panoramic and Levelling
Panoramic photography has been with us for over 80 years. Recent imaging technologies and software availability has taken this to another level allowing 360 degree panaoramas of cylindrical, spherical or cubic view of scenes and 3D objects to be stitched togeather. Here are some of the inovative products Manfrotto have produced to help you the photographer get the very best out of your images.
Manfrotto 300N Pan Rotation Unit

The 300N panoramic rotation unit allows the photographer to take sequential constant-angle shots around a single axis, an essential part of achieving accurate and easy-to-stitch panoramic compositions.

Set positions of the 300N give choice of rotation angle and number of photos needed to complete a 360° pan.

A "click-stop" selector for easy positioning.

Secondary locking screw which stops unwanted or accidental rotation of the head.

Upper dual graduated scale to set the angle of rotation to any of the following: 90°, 60°, 45°, 36°, 30°, 24°, 20°, 15°, 10°, 5° (respectively equivalent to 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24, 36 or 72 photos to achieve a full 360° rotation based on 35mm film frames or 24x36mm CCD).

Lower graduated scale from 0° to 360.°

The 300N can also be used as a turntable base for object panoramas.

Maximum load capacity: 14kg

Note: A Manfrotto head is needed for use with this unit.


Manfrotto 303 Precision Pan Head

The 303PLUS advanced panoramic photography head is built around the 300N pan rotation unit.

Elbow bracket to allow the camera to be mounted in either portrait or landscape orientation.

Quick release plate incorporated into the elbow bracket for easy positioning of the camera in vertical or horizontal mode.

Incorporates precise geared movements of the two sliding plates used to locate the camera over the panoramic axis of rotation, adding greater accuracy to nodal point positioning.

The micropositioning plates provide extremely precise fingertip adjustment via a gear drive system.

Release button disengages the gear drive to facilitate rapid movement of the plates when required.

Doublesliding micro positioning sliding plates - 180mm long with 120mm of adjustment for precise nodal point positioning.

Dual graduated scale to set the angle of rotation to any of the following: 90°, 60°, 45°, 36°, 30°, 24°, 20°, 15°, 10°, 5° (respectively equivalent to 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24, 36 or 72 photos to achieve a full 360° rotation) on upper part of 300N rotation unit.

Graduated scale from 0° to 360° on lower part of 300N rotation unit.

By removing vertical brackets, the 303PLUS can also be used as an object turntable for 3D product panoramas.


Manfrotto Ball Camera Leveller 438

The 438 is fitted between tripod and head and provides easy, fast levelling for tripods without built-in levelling mechanisms.

Ideal for photography, video and for panorama levelling.

10° range of movement.

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