Manfrotto 488RC4 or 322RC ball head with 190XProB tripod?

[legolas]

Hi
Thank you for reading my post
I have a D40 camera and my biggest lens is Sigma 150mm Macro.
I want to buy a tripod and a ball head, after some research based on my budget (300 USD for ball head and tripod) i find two ball head and one tripod
Manfrotto 190XProB tripod and one of 322RC2 and 488RC2 ball heads.
Can you please share your thought with me about purchasing them?
I usually do Macro photography and usual thing that an ameture would do.

I choosed 190XProbB as its centeral leg can act as a horizontal axis and can be usefull for Macro shots.

here are links to Manfrotto site:

488RC4 (http://www.bogenimaging.us/Jahia/product_main_page/site/bius/lang/en_US/cache/bypass?curLevel=1CAT&curFamilyId=NONE&curMarketId=NONE&curBrandId=MAN&actualPathCategoryKey=1CAT%3AAAA1%3A2CAT%3ABB24%3A 3CAT%3ACC49%3A4CAT%3ADD27&productContainer_windowsize=10&ctnscroll_productContainer=10_0&productSort=productBrand&productSortOrder=asc&kindOfProductCollectionRequest=productDetail&detailPid=8426&productCode=488RC4)

190XPROB tripod (http://www.pictureline.com/products/14115/Manfrotto_190XPROB_Tripod)

322RC2 Ball head (http://www.manfrotto.com/page2319.html)



thank you very much.

[TheObiJuan]

I have the 488RC4 and like it. It's a bit much for my uses, but it works well.
The levels are great!

[andrewbw]

Along these lines, can anyone offer some advice on choosing the 486 versus the 488 ball head? I'm considering the same combination as the original poster, but am having a hard time deciding whether the additional tension control on the 488 makes it worth the extra size, weight, and cost over the 486 -- both would be more than adequate for the equipment I own now, and intend to own in the future (my largest lens is the 70-200 f/4L IS. The only thing larger on my wishlist is possibly the Canon 100-400).

[TheObiJuan]

The 488's tension control is different.
The knob has a 1/5 turn difference from locked to loose.
I usually set it to almost tight and force it to the angle I want.

I've used a BH55 and Markins head, both had real control over tension.
I'm thinking about getting a 486 because of the lower weight.

[GaryS]

I'm not sure which ball head I have.... but I know the my legs are the 190xprob. I love the flipping central leg, I use it all the time for getting down low.