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The Gitzo GH2780 Magnesium Center Ball Head replaces Gitzo's G1277M Center Ball Head. The GH2780 supports cameras up to 30.8 pounds. Gitzo magnesium center ball heads are renowned for their smooth and precise movements and high quality manufacturing. PTFE is applied to the ball and blocking pads to eliminate all traces of jarring and skipping. The result is highly accurate positioning adjustments, even with long tele lenses. The Gitzo GH2780 center ball head features a revolutionary material for the upper discs of tripods and heads that replaces traditional cork plates. Safe Lock, a special techno polymer that maximizes locking torque, eliminates micro movements and cuts vibration.

Gitzo is renowned for its state-of-the art range of high-performance tripods. Gitzo's innovative range of center ball heads is engineered to be the perfect match to their tripods. These heads are designed to deliver the perfect balance of high max load, smoothness, minimized drift angle, lightweight design, low center of gravity, greater tilt angles, compactness, ergonomics and safety. This is achieved through numerous Gitzo exclusive technical solutions, such as the hollow Bubble Ball and the Spring Assisted Double Lock (SADL). The Bubble Ball allows for an impressive weight reduction while providing these heads the best weight to max load ratio in the market. The revolutionary SADL system combined to the PTFE treated Bubble Ball guarantees both an exceptional locking power and ultra smooth high precision movement.

Gitzo GH2780 Series 2 Magnesium Center Ball Head Key Features

Gitzo Bubble Ball

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

PTFE Low Friction Treatment Eliminates Jarring and Skipping

PTFE is a special treatment that generates a unique ultra-smooth surface and dramatically reduces friction between moving parts. This treatment bonds strongly with metal surfaces and ensures long-lasting performance. PTFE is one of the lowest-friction materials known to science, with the same friction coefficient as melting ice. On the GH2780 ball head, the ball sits on PTFE bushings for smooth, precise and fine movements.

SADL (Spring Assisted Double Lock)

The Gitzo GH2780 Magnesium Center Ball Head features a mechanical system called SADL (Spring Assisted Double Lock) that for the first time maximizes both locking power and smoothness of movement thanks to a completely new concept. This unique and patent pending system combines two locking systems in one. When the head needs to be fully locked, the sphere is compressed by a high friction metal to achieve a high efficiency lock. In all intermediate positions the sphere works on PTFE bushings that maximize smoothness and control. The PTFE bushing is controlled by a pre-loaded spring. The efficiency of the system is further increased by the ultra wide locking pads that exist on the largest diameter of the sphere, thus ensuring a much higher max payload for given ball diameter.

Separate Friction Control

The Gitzo GH2780 features a convenient friction control that allows the user to set the stroke of the locking knob. By fine tuning the freedom of movement of the head, friction control makes the head slower and more precise or faster and looser. This feature also helps to make using heavy equipment or long lenses safer.

Separate Pan Control

When using a ball head, the ability to lock and unlock the panoramic movement independent of front-back or lateral tilt movements is convenient for panoramic photography and when a high level of control is required.

Fixed Camera Platform With Reversible 1/4-inch and 3/8-inch Screw

The Gitzo GH2780 is supplied with fixed round plate with reversible 1/4-inch and 3/8-inch camera fixing screw.

Safe Lock

Safe Lock is a special techno polymer that maximizes locking torque and equipment stabilization. It is used on the upper discs of tripods and heads, and in applications where the equipment is rotated and screwed onto the support to eliminate micro movements and vibration.

Leveling Bubble

The levelling bubble helps you to get your photographs, film or scope viewing perfectly horizontal or vertical. Gitzo's production staff set all levelling bubbles by hand in order to ensure 100% accurate level indication. The GH2780 Center Ball Head features an innovative bubble in the ball stem specifically designed to assist you in controlling the horizon in portrait position.

Magnesium Construction

In 1996 Gitzo was the first to use Magnesium in camera supports. Magnesium comes in different grades and Gitzo only uses material of the highest grade quality. Mainly used for heads, magnesium offers significant weight savings being 30% lighter than aluminum.

Gitzo GH2780 Series 2 Magnesium Center Ball Head Specifications

Series

2

Head Type

center ball

Pan

360 degrees

Tilt

+100 degrees / -18 degrees

Pan Locking

Yes

Ball Locking

Yes

Friction Control

Yes

Head Height

3.8 inches (9.6 cm)

Plate Type

fixed with 1/4-inch screw

Maximum Load Capacity

30.8 pounds (14 kg)

Weight

0.95 pounds (0.43 kg)

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