Tripod Heads | Photography by Grant Glendinning

Geared tripod heads

Lefoto G4, Sunwayfoto GH-PRO II, Manfrotto 410

Below are three geared tripod heads I have used on my Feisol 3372 tripod

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LEOFOTO

The Lefoto G4 has superb build quality, smooth and precise geared movements and is a pleasure to use. Unfortunately, this excellent geared head is not available for sale in Europe, but you can get it from ebay. There are two versions of this head, one with a geared panning adaptor (GR-2) at the top, and one with a non-geared top panning adaptor. You could also install your own top geared panning base in place of the Leofoto non geared top panning base with e.g the SUNWAYFOTO GC-01 if you need gearing for the top panning base, which can be swapped easily.

SUNWAYFOTO

GH-PRO II

This is a quality little geared head that would be ideal for lighter set-ups and travel. I'll be using this head in place of a Manfrotto ballhead for use in Astrophotography.

MANFROTTO 410

Junior geared head

Robust geared head with excellent 410pl quick release system which is super quick to mount and release, just clunk and click and your all set. This head has lasted for years and has never given me any problems.