Manfrotto Tripod w/o Head

[Joe Butch]

Considering the purchase of one of these tripods. Do I definitely need a tripod head right away or can I use it without it? How much will this affect me?

Manfrotto 190XPROB 3 Section Aluminum Pro Tripod
Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro Tripod Legs (Black)

[RichardTaylor]

If you only want to adjust your camera position by moving the tripod only (and I have never ever done that) then you don't need a head.

A head really does make life very much easier.

[OsmosisStudios]

You'll need a 3/8" to 1/4" adaptor, because the screw on the top of the legs will be larger than the opening in the camera.

[KenRC51]

The head on a tripod makes a big difference. Different hand works better with the shooting style a person have. If you like to do alot of panning the a pan and tilt head would probably be best.

I love my rc322 head, I think the have an updated version of it now.

[Joe Butch]

I'm sold on that I need a tripod head.

Question tho...Would my Joby ballhead work?

JOBY GorillaPod Ballhead - Ballhead stabalizes your camera and it allows it to take pictures at any angle

At least in the meantime?

[OsmosisStudios]

That's kiiinda like putting a Honda Civic engine into a Ferrari.

[KenRC51]

Originally Posted by Joe Butch

I'm sold on that I need a tripod head.

Question tho...Would my Joby ballhead work?

JOBY GorillaPod Ballhead - Ballhead stabalizes your camera and it allows it to take pictures at any angle

At least in the meantime?

Depends on what camera you have. The is a reason why on the Joby website the camera on the head is a 30d. Its because it don't weight that much.

If you have a semipro camera, pro camera, with pro lens, then you would need the manfroto head.

[OsmosisStudios]

Ken:
Canon 30D: 784g.
Nikon D90: 703g.

The 30D is actually fairly heavy. The 40D and 50D are both 822g. The Joby head should be fine for anything up to that point.