Gitzo Center Ball Heads

14/05/08

Gitzo Introduces the Revolutionary - Center Ball Heads

What are Gitzo Center Ball Heads?
The Gitzo Center Ball Heads are a completely new and innovative range of center ball heads engineered to be the perfect match for the Gitzo high performance tripods.

What does this product offer?
These heads are designed to be an extremely balanced product that not only guarantees a high max load, but also optimizes all key and improved features including: smoothness, light weight, low gravity center, greater tilt angles, ergonomics, minimized drift angle with an outstanding value of 0.03 degrees. The quick release plate, besides the traditional double safety system, features a new lever operated locking for increased safety and compactness. These key features are achieved through a unique technical solution: hollow Bubble Ball, the Spring Assisted Double Lock (SADL) and the new leveling system.

Details of The Gitzo Bubble Ball:

The Gitzo Bubble Ball enables you to produce high quality, completely round hollow spheres, with an ultra thin wall, for an incredible weight reduction.
Further, the Gitzo Bubble Ball not only guarantees a dramatic weight reduction, but it also allows us to increase the size of the ball for each series, with great improvements in the locking performance and in the smoothness of the movement.
The Gitzo Bubble Ball also features a perfected PTFE treatment that further reduces the surface micro roughness for the ultimate shooting experience and accuracy.

Details of the Patent Pending SADL System:

The new center SADL (Spring Assisted Double Lock) is a patent pending system that combines two locking systems in one, maximizing both locking power and ball smoothness.
A high friction metal guarantees a high efficiency lock; the PTFE bushing controlled by a pre-loaded spring maximizes smoothness and control.

Details of the New Leveling System:

The new leveling system, made of three independent leveling bubbles on the quick release plate and one in the ball stem, always guarantees perfectly leveled images.

Environmentally Friendly…
Aiming to reduce the amount of plastic bags that the global industry is introducing into the environment each day, the Gitzo Center Ball Heads include a convenient textile anti dust bag for storage and packing, which is also an answer to environmental protection.

Gitzo Center Ball Heads’ Product SKU Codes:
Series 1: GH1780 GH1780QR
Series 2: GH2780 GH2780QR
Series 3: GH3780 GH3780QR

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