Arca-Swiss Introduces New clicPan Series of High-End Tripod Heads

Arca-Swiss has introduced a brand new collection of high-end geared tripod heads it calls the clicPan collection which the corporate characterizes as important for creating high quality panoramic photos.

Some photographers could be stunned to listen to that Arca-Swiss is in truth an organization and never only a tripod mounting customary. It’s, and whereas Arca-Swiss’s U.S.-based website is still under construction, it has introduced three new merchandise in help of photographers.

The brand new collection consists of the C1 Dice cp, the Core 75 Leveler cp, and the monoball p1+ cp. Arca-Swiss says that every has a variable interval rotator put in beneath the highest panning fast launch that present a multi-function answer for a variety of pictures skillsets.

First, as talked about, the heads are significantly adept for panoramic pictures. The brand new clicPan heads can swap between free panning mode for single picture seize or alter to what Arca-Swiss calls the “clicPan” mode. In that mode, the highest panning design of the heads permits it to carry out completely stage pans with no need to regulate a tripod’s legs even when engaged on uneven terrain.

The “clicPan” identify is linked to the operation. The heads’ adjustment rings flip in both route and when rotated, it’ll cease at every setting place (which will be chosen by the photographer). As soon as a setting is chosen, the digital camera will pan in equal increments, offering a tactile and audible “click on” cease at every interval. Photographers can then pan the digital camera to the subsequent detent and cease, let any vibration settle, after which shoot and transfer to the subsequent cease. That “click on” is felt and heard at every detent interval.

The corporate says that with the brand new clicPan system, photographers can reliably shoot single-row panoramas with none additional gear.

Arca-Swiss tripod heads are revered by some photographers for his or her excessive precision, and these new heads don’t deviate from that expectation. The corporate says all three new heads are able to dealing with the upper weight calls for of enormous telephoto lenses and even medium and huge format cameras. The Core 75 Leveler cp and monoball p1+ cp present a load capability
of 66 kilos whereas the C1 Dice cp gives a load capability of 88 kilos.

The C1 Dice and monoball p1+ cp even have a friction dial that Arca-Swiss says presents higher management over these heavier masses, but in addition much less stress with lighter masses. The corporate says this stage of selection gives added stability and improved dealing with relating to superb changes.

Arca-Swiss tripod heads are traditionally very costly, and that doesn’t change right here. All three heads have three configurations and pricing. The C1 Dice cp begins at $1,766, the Core 75 Leveler cp at $1,153, and the monoball p1+ cp at $837. The corporate says all three are in inventory and obtainable to order instantly.