Product Description

An all-purpose ball head designed for use with compact, 35mm and small digital cameras, the 482 stands at just over 2 inches tall and is rated to support loads over 4lbs! This head is ideal for the 3007 Table Top Tripod, 3292 Car Window Clamp, and Monopods such as the 3006.It has a single indexed ratchet locking knob for 360? pan and a double groove for +90?-90? tilt movements. Camera attachment is via a 2" platform with a 1/4-20" male thread, and head to tripod attachment is 1/4-20" and 3/8" female.

Product Details

• Brand: Bogen
• Model: 482
• Released on: 2006-04-14
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 4.00" w x 7.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• All-purpose ball head designed for use with compact, 35mm and small digital cameras
• Single indexed ratchet locking knob for 360-degree pan and +90 to -90 degree tilt movements
• Camera attachment is via a 50mm platform with 1/4" male thread
• Head to tripod attachment is 1/4" and 3/8" female
• Supports up to 4.4 pounds, all aluminum construction and black finish

From the Manufacturer
Tiniest in the Manfrotto range of Ballheads, the 482 Micro Ball Head replaces the 3434 Micro Ball Head and 3009 Mini Ball Head. An all-purpose ball head designed for use with compact, 35mm and small digital cameras, the 482 stands at just over 2 inches tall and is rated to support loads over 4 pounds! This head is ideal for the 3007 Table Top Tripod, 3292 Car Window Clamp, and Monopods such as the 3006. It has a single indexed ratchet locking knob for 360-degree pan and a double groove for +90 to 90 degree tilt movements. Camera attachment is via a 2-inch platform with a 1/4-20-inch male thread, and head to tripod attachment is 1/4-20-inch and 3/8-inch female.

Features include:

• Sturdy all-metal construction.
• The double 90-degree groove (one on each side of the head) means switching from landscape to portrait is convenient however you're set up.
• A repositionable ratchet means that the locking lever's action will never be blocked either open or closed by interference with the camera body, tripod shoulder, etc... simply pull the lever outwards and it's free to be positioned more comfortably without affecting the locking mechanism. Then you can continue tightening or loosening the knob.
• A convenient single locking mechanism blocks or frees movement on all axes for greater speed of use.

Customer Reviews

Excelente producto
Hace mas de 2 años que poseo una Canon PowerShot A640 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom, esta es mi primera camara digital y lo que aprendi con el uso diario me llevo a la necesidad de comprarme un trípode practico y portátil. Eso me llevo a comprarme el Joby GP3-01EN Gorillapod SLR-Zoom Flexible Tripod for Digital SLR Cameras, el cual al contrario de los modelos 1 y 2 no trae la cabeza flexible para poder ajustar los ejes de vision de la camara.

Buscando en la red y leyendo muchos foros, blogs y grupos de flickr, me decidi por comprarme esta cabeza de trípode sin muchas expectativas.
La verdad es que funciona a la perfeccion con el Gorillapod3 lo cual lo convierte en casi una compra obligada si posees unos de estos tripodes.

La camara se ajusta firme y el sistema de bola permite girar casi a cualquier lugar la misma.

En cuanto a la construcción, es muy resistente no es del tipo plástico frágil, se siente muy solido y se nota que resiste el uso intenso.

Perfect for travel tripod
I have a small Slik Sprint Pro tripod that came with a small ball head. The Slik head wouldn't keep my DSLR with a medium zoom locked, so I replaced it with this head. The 482 works great and is the perfect head for this light tripod - certainly not as stable as a larger head and tripod but the combo works great when weight is a premium.

Good value, few features
This is the Bogen/Manfrotto 482 Ball Head. I use it on a monopod with my Nikon 35mm and digital SLR cameras so I can get moderate adjustments without tilting the monopod at an awkward angle. It works well up to a 300mm f/5.6 lens.

There is only one lever to adjust both tilt and pan, but of course on a monopod, that's not really a problem. You need to make sure you cinch the locking knob down tight, as there is no adjustable friction, so once it is loose it is very loose. For tripod use, note also there is no separate knob to adjust pan, making it a bit tricky to create a set of shots you want to later stitch together into a single panorama.

Manfrotto ball heads certainly don't have all the capability of much more expensive heads from Arca or Gitzo, but they do the job well and you can't beat the price. If you are looking for a tripod-mounted ball head for use with a digital SLR such as the Nikon D70, I would suggest the next size up, the 484, which Amazon calls the Manfrotto Mini Ball Head. You can get it with or without a quick release plate.