New Product - Benro LBA1 Levelling Base

Another new product of Benro - LBA1 levelling base.

Levelling base is not uncommon in recently years, it's for quick level adjustment of tripod head, especially in uneven surfaces. It's a very good partner for video heads or panoramic heads.

New Product - Benro Video Tripod with Leveling Column

In May 2012, Benro released a new video tripod A1573FS2 for small DV.

The designing of the video tripod is totally new: on top of the basic front-rear tilting and 360˚ panning abilities, the tripod has a LEVELING CENTER COLUMN which allows user to level the tripod head effortlessly, even in uneven terrains, like the following photo (you could see that the tripod and center column are heavily inclined, but the video head and the DV are still in level position):

Benro 2012 New Prodcuts Preview

Benro recently released their 2012 product catalog (in Chinese), we can find many new products, such as macro heads, newly designed ball heads and leveling platforms. Although they are not yet manufactured at the moment, let's get a preview of the items first.

New Product - Benro PJ series Panorama Heads

In May 2012, Benro released the new PJ series panorama heads, PJ1 and PJ2, which further enhancing their product line of panoramic gears.

PJ2 (left) and PJ1 (right)

Actually, the new products are the combinations of J series ball heads and PC series panorama heads. To be specific:

• PJ1 = J1 + PC0
• PJ2 = J2 + PC0

PJ1 is smaller in size with 20kg (44 lbs) loading capacity; whereas PJ2 is larger in size with 30kg (66 lbs) loading capacity. (The figures are the official spec. of J1 and J2 ball heads, grabbed from Benro official website.)

J ball head is the top series ball head of Benro, with highest locking capacities and most convenient controlling mechanism. With the PC0 panorama head attaching on the top, it can both act as a simple ball head, as well as a precise panoramic device.

Let's go more in-depth, we have shared the specifications and product shots in the following sections.

Ask your seller to separate the QR clamp from the Ball Head!

In the current batches (2011 and on) of all Benro B & J series ball heads, the screw studs are glued very tightly by the manufacturer, and it is nearly impossible to loosen it by users with the simple hex key. So if you are planning to separate the QR clamp like the one in the photos, please ask your supplier to loosen it for you before purchasing.

Quick Release Clamp is separated from the ball head.

Close up - the tip of ball head after the QR clamp was separated.

Please don't do it yourself, otherwise you will get your hex key bent, or even make scratches on the ball head!

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Benro PC1 & PC0 Panorama Clamps and Applications

In 2010, Benro started to produce the product line of panorama equipments, such as panning clamps, nodal slides and right-angled nodal plates. Up to now, the product line becomes more and more mature.

In this article, we will focus on the panorama panning clamps PC1 and PC0, and their applications together with other Benro equipments.

The following is the official specifications of the two panning clamps, PC1 is larger and with higher loading capacity. Whereas PC0 is more portable.

Let's go more in-depth, starting with the general structure of the clamps.