Markins Ball Head Q-Ball Q3i-Q Emille with lever release

Markins Q3i-Q "Emille" with lever release

High performance professional ball head with the Markins tradition of superior craftsmanship

Smaller and lighter than the Markins Q20i and the Markins Q10i
Ideal for monopods and light tripods, like the Gitzo Series 1 or the Manfrotto 190 (Bogen 3001), retaining the highest load-to-weight ratio in its class.

The Q3i-Q "Emille"comes with the new Markins QL-48i lever release (quick shoe) attached. This high quality lever release combines the best of both worlds, efficiency of lever release and compatibility of screw release. It is lightening quick and easy to fully open and close the quickshoe, while it has the flexibility to be adjusted for plates that are slightly larger than Markins standard.

Easy Opening and Closing: The quickshoe opens/closes fully in one quick lever action even with hand with glove on.

Adjustable Clamping Distance: The clamping distance is adjustable by turning the adjustment screw for larger plates than Markins standard.

Though this lever release quickshoe is adaptable to accommodate different brands of plates, it won't be practical to do so in the field with mixed brands of plates. With mixed brands of plates, the traditional screw style quickshoe will be more flexible.

Convertible Lever Arm Position: The lever arm is convertible either left or right hand position for one's own convenience.

Compact Design: The lever arm stays compact either opened or closed position.

Position Marks: Laser engraved position marks.

The ball head comes with no camera or lens plates - they have to be ordered separately.

Fingertip control for "Sweet Spot" setting
You adjust the integral friction limit dial with a fingertip according to the weight of your gear. Now, the Progressive Friction Control (PFC) knob, using a unique triple bi-axial mechanism locks your heaviest equipment at a quarter of a turn if you feel you need to. This triple action sliding cam construction securely clamps the ball while still letting you easily slide your camera in any position. The limit dial prevents the friction control from turning loose beyond the safe point set, avoiding flops and drops

Few, robust controls make the system easy to work with and operation in gloves is not an issue, something important for the outdoor photographer. With the smooth panning base you track moving objects with ease and the pan index at the base helps panorama stitching.

Tough beauty
The hard anodized ball heads are extremely resistant to scratching and have a beautiful, silky finishing. The heads come in one color: Black.

Self-cleaning
The compact ball heads are self-cleaning, self-lubricating made out of ultra durable 7075-T6 Duraluminum and are virtually maintenance free.

Compatible connection plate system
The Markins quick shoe connection plate system is compatible with Arca Swiss, Foba, RRS and Kirk. Plates for most camera manufacturers and tele-lenses such as Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Hasselblad and Mamiya and generic plates for other systems are available.

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Warranty
All Markins products come with a three year warranty.