Balls!
I currently use a manfrotto 3 way head (cant remember the number - it's very old) for general photography on manfrotto 055 legs ,and a 393 'gimbal' head with my sigma 500mm f4.5. My camera body is a 1DsII, so all in all it's a heavy load for the head.
I have been looking around for a head which could do a reasonable job at everything, and have seen various ball heads. I have a manfrotto focussing rail for macro that I'd like to be able to mount on a QR plate for ease of use, and it does fit well on the QR plate of the 393 - but unfortunately at right angles to the orientation of the supports.
I have seen the 486 ball head with the same QR assembly as the 393. Would this do for general photography, as well as macro with the focussing rail, and also be OK with the big lens? (I'd probably keep the 393 for dedicated birding/wildlife trips, but for more varied days/trips away a single head would be a lot more convenient)
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