Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

Bought this to go with the Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 Carbon Fibre Tripod and it works just as I hoped. Not too bulky but stable for heavy lenses and camera.
Not ideal for rapid movement (i.e. sport) of course but ideal for general use.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

This really does what it says on the tin. It's compact and easy to set up and use with all the knobs locking it tight. If I had to make any negative comment it would be that you can't rotate it in portrait format both ways - it only tilts to the left (looking from behind the camera)

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

I use this mainly for macro and landscape and am very happy with it. I find it reassuringly well made.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

I bought this after much deliberation and on the whole I'm very please with it, lightweight and quick to adjust.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

Brilliant, stable, easy to use.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

The use of short knobs to lock this head instead of long handles are a definite boon so far as I am concerned. everything about this head pleases me and it is a pleasure to use in the field. Can be a bit slow to set up but that goes with this sort of head.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

It's not the most expensive of the Manfrotto heads, but you still get everything you expect. Magnesium alloys are used in aero engineering and motor racing, so while it feels flimsy I have no doubts about it's durability.

It's all very logical, and it's design lends itself to quick and accurate repositioning, placing it in a nice middle ground between ball and pan/tilt heads. However I do have qualms with the quick release plate, which as with many manfrotto heads works more comfortably when fitted backwards, it's a minor irritation, and not as bad as the difficulty to get it to collapse down in any convenient way.

Overall it's a well engineered head, and would be a perfect partner to a carbon fibre tripod.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

Good to carry around because of compact size. Can set camera in steady position in any angle. Not so slow to manoeuvre as you might be thinking. Good build. Not from good looking ones but very practical.

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

For architectural shots, at least, as its ability to point your camera in virtually any direction that you want (even straigth back at you!) is amazing. Also, the fact that it uses standard quick-release plates, allowing you to use different heads for different type of photography.

The only word of warning that I would give is that you may need to be a contortionist to look through your viewfinder in some positions!

Comments about Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head:

I was looking for a tripod head that could do everything I needed yet be as compact as possible. I am more than pleased with the 460MG, it is compact, extremely well built and quick & easy to adjust.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a head that doesn't have long knobs getting in the way.