

Luckily there is a solution to this: Just apply a small amount of WD40 to the parts that need smoothing.įor example, my own ball head (a Markins M20) really didn't move smoothly any longer, making it well nigh impossible to properly follow e.g., birds in flight.


In these cases it is likely some dirt (e.g., very fine African dust) has gotten into your ball head anyway and now acts as a small blockage, adding friction where it shouldn't. This stuttering movement is a real pain when you're using your ball head to precisely follow moving subjects.

Worse, after you've conquered this initial friction you may even have the head “shoot through” and move further than you intended. For instance you'll notice that you need to apply some extra force to start rotate the head on it's base plate. Sometimes, however, you'll notice your ball head isn't operating as smoothly as it should. Even when you've used it in adverse weather. Just wiping the ball head with a clean (lint free) rag after use is enough to keep it going and operating smoothly for ages. This can be a boon to the photographer and certainly adds to the precision and easeĪ good ball head is pretty low maintenance the very tight space between the different moving parts prevent dirt and other stuff to get in. The better ones you don't even have to loosen when you want to alter them. Firmware A should be version 1.12, and Firmware B should be version 1.10.Ī ball head on a good tripod is a great supporting tool for the photographer. To verify you have the latest version of the firmware active, simply select “Firmware version” from the camera's setup menu. (Or, go to you own country's support site)
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Nikon has posted an update for the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 mirror-less system cameras.Īccording to the release notes, the only fix in this update is for the issue that caused some frames to be duplicated in slow-motion movies recorded at a frame rate setting of 1200 fps. Firmware A should be version 1.00 ( 1.01 for the Nikon D4!), and Firmware B should be version 1.01.
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