Manfrotto MH054M0-Q2 054 Magnesium Ball Head with Q2 Quick Release - Digital Camera Review: All of the latest digital camera reviews and digital imaging news.

I just received my 054 ballhead with Q2 quick release plate system today. Was very excited as it looked like an awesome head that would fit all my needs and I already have some quick release plates that are compatible with that system. After playing around with it for about 20 min and liking what I saw, I tried putting my 40D with battery grip on it using the tripod ring on my 70-200mm F/4 IS. With that setup, the camera cannot sit level horizontally because the battery grip hits the Q2 lock tab. So, I can either mount the quick release plate backwards on my lens to avoid this problem, but then have all of my knobs in the wrong place, use the plate on my battery grip, which isn’t as stable or look into an alternate quick release plate system. I’ll have to think about it…
FYI, my friend has the 70-200mm F/2.8 and 50D with battery grip, it works fine…
The ball head itself seems wonderful so far, but I haven’t taken it out for a test drive yet. I love the 90 degree option for portrait photos and the panning option. Huge improvement over what I have had access to in the past. All of the levers and knobs are easy to operate, yet tighten well for a still shot.
Will update later when I’ve had a chance to use it more and have decided what to do about the quick release plate portion.

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