Thanks for the opinions so far. So the consensus is ballheads are good for general stuff - landscapes, portraiture etc, can take the weight of a big lens but are hard to control, and are a bit of a pain for macro.
Does anyone have any experience of geared heads - they would seem great for macro, landscape etc, but obviously not good for anything needing quick adjustments. Cant you disengage the gears on some, giving you in effect a heavy duty 3 way head? That might be ok for occasional wildlife use, though as Peter suggests, the 393 is fine when I know I will only be doing long lens stuff.
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