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| Manfrotto 3229 Swivel Tilt Head with Quick Release | 
 enlarge | Brand: Manfrotto
Category: Photography
List Price: $38.00
Buy New: $33.90
You Save: $4.10 (11%)
New (3) from $33.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 5.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 4 x 4 x 3
Warranty: 2 years limited warranty plus an additional 3 years (5 years total) when you register online or by mail
MPN: 3229
Model: 3229
UPC: 719821155805
EAN: 0719821141365
ASIN: B00006J053
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Typical Bogen Quality January 14, 2007
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is really a special purpose head. Its best used for a monopod and not a tripod since you can get enough tilt range by tilting the mononpod. The only reasons you even use this on a monopod is for quick release or for vertical shots. Its just not flexible enough for a tripod. For a tripod use I'd suggest either the Bogen 486 or 488 ball heads, both of which offer good value and come with quick release.
In any case, note that this uses the RC2 quick release. If you use camera supports even 20% of the time, you can just keep the quick release attached to your SLR. I've got two other heads and all use the RC2 system. The adapter is always on my camera and I can easily attach it to any of my tripods/monopods. Its really easy to use and encourages me to set up the tripod/monopod when I might otherwise get too lazy.
 bogen 3229 swivel tilt head with quick elease January 12, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
use this on my bogen monopod. sofar so good. with this i can take vertical shot and not limited to just horizontal. very light and easy to use.
Great addition to your monopod November 5, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I purchased this Bogen (Manfrotto) swivel/tilt head with a Bogen (Manfrotto) monopod. I wanted something to stabilize my camera without having to carry a tripod. This head is great!!! It comes with a plate that attaches to the camera. Then you simply place the camera on the device and it snaps shut. It is easy to pull the lever and disconnect your camera. To prevent you from doing this accidentally, it has a safety lock that you can deploy with a flick of your thumb. I recommend this for other folks wishing to stabilize their camera and not having to lug a tripod around.
Very nice for my needs September 16, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Very well made and looks like it will hold up for a very long time! I'm not a professional photographer, far from it, but I don't think you can go wrong with this if you have a DSLR without a huge telephoto lens to support. I have an Olympus E-500 system and it's great with this!
Nice head, but "Tilt Only" September 16, 2006
61 out of 62 found this review helpful
This is a well made head constructed of solid metal with a nice finish. There are no plastic parts and even the rubber piece on the quick release plate is hard rubber. I have used it every week for about two years and have had no problems with it. I use it mainly attached to a monopod for sports photography and videography. The quick release has a clever locking mechanism to prevent accidental release. I bought an extra quick release plate so I can switch between two cameras.
Tilt only -- no swivel: Amazon (and others including Bogen) calls it a Swivel Tilt Head, but that seems to imply that it moves in two directions -- tilting (up and down) and swivelling (side to side or panning). This head only moves in the tilting direction which allows you to orient the camera in either landscape or portrait modes.
The tilting action could be improved if the head clicked into the upright position when you tilt it back to landscape. When you are going to the portrait mode, there's no problem since it stops at 90 degrees. However, when I want to go back to landscape, I have to hold it out and look at it to see if it's level. A subtle click to know I'm there would be nice.
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