Pan-and-tilt heads
Calumet Heavy-Duty 3-Way Quick-Release Head 7064
£79/$103
While many manufacturers are producing clever, compact pan-and-tilt heads, the 7064 is an old-school monster: at 18.4cm, it’s twice the height of the Gitzo head on test. It’s designed with medium-format cameras in mind – everything from the locking handles to the well-positioned bubble levels is oversized – but this head also works a treat with any DSLR or full-frame mirrorless camera.
Such stoutness helps make this head exceptionally robust and a pleasure to use. You don’t get dedicated friction adjustment like on the Manfrotto X-Pro head, but the smoothness of the 7064’s joints means you can
