Product Description

All-purpose ball head designed for use with compact, 35mm and small digital cameras. This head is ideal for the Table Top Tripod 3007, Car Window Clamp 3292 and monopods such as the 3006. It has a single indexed ratchet locking knob for 360° pan and +90° -90 tilt movements. Camera attachment is via a 2" platform with 1/4-20" male thread. Head to tripod attachment is 1/4- 20" and 3/8" female. All aluminum construction and black finish

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

5 times less expensive
Compared to the most expensive Online Store, this is the exact same product for 5 time cheaper. A huge savings for my company and my Customers. I'll be coming back here for future purchases. Fast Order processing.

Ball head works great with monopod
Bogen-Manfrotto 482 Micro Ball Head
(5 stars for my purposes, 4 stars over-all)
I found this ball head to work great with my monopod (Manfrotto 790B, giving a high degree of flexibility and stability in low/lower light situation. It allowed me to take good pictures of frogs and other Costa Rican wildlife behind glass and during night hikes using just a (good quality) LED flashlight for lighting (better than flash). It allowed me to prop against walls, ground, etc. for good stability in many different angles and position, even without tightening down the ball. It is also compact enough to not get in the way when hanging the monopod on my arm or using the monopod for a walking stick at other times. The quality is much better that other small ball heads I looked at. It was perfect for my uses with small to medium sized equipment (12x optical w/ IS), but would probably not be suitable for lager bodies and lenses. For those I would use a tripod and a larger ball head. But I value the ease and flexibility in wild life situations, such as rain forests, where shot opportunities are often fleeting and lighting is often low (even during the day). It is very easy to spin off & on my camera ( w/ monopod & head in vertical position) with the extra bulk and expense of a quick release head.

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.