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Peter Rowlands · Issue 112, Jan/Feb 2020 · pp. 26–27

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MIRRORLESS MIRRORLESS ON THE WALL WHO HAS THE LARGEST SELECTION OF THEM ALL?  e1.t. THATS WHO . ..- CAMERAS .COM Like it or lump it, 1” ball arms are the design of choice for most manufacturers and therefore most underwater photographers have no choice but to use them. True, they combine great positioning flexibility with strength and provide almost limitless configuration possibilities but when it comes to assembly and disassembly they aren’t perfect because you have to hold both sides as you undo the centre clamping knob and on one side might be a heavy strobe or video light. Enter the Kraken Ball to Ball arm QD adaptor. Now I’m not suggesting you replace all your ball arms overnight but just consider the base section so that your strobe or video light arm system can be removed very easily with the turn of a bayonet. I have used other quick release adaptors in the past but they had …

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