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Originally Posted by postcardcv
I don't quite get the comparison, the Gitzo I own is in a different league to the Manfrottos and in my experience the Giottos are not quite as good as the Manfrottos. I wonder what level the Benros are at, I have heard a lot about them (good and bad) but have not tried one myself.
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I have used mine for over a year now with no problems whatsoever, it's a great piece of kit and I would highly recommend it. As I said, a friend of mine has the Gitzo Mountaineer carbon fibre version, it's definately no better than the Benro and costs 3 times as much. As for the ballhead Benro B-3, I have had no problems with mine, (it's the latest version), I think some of the earlier versions had problems with locking, that seems to have been fixed in the later version. My friend has the Arca B1 attached to his Gitzo, (he's got money to burn), the Benro B-3 is just as well made, locks down solid, is smooth in operation and takes Arca quick release plates, costs less than a third of the Arca. IT'LL DO FOR ME !!!
nirofo.