During the recent 2013 China P&E Show held from April 19th till April 22nd in Beijing at the China World Exhibition Hall, Sunwayfoto has introduced GH-Pro their first heavy duty geared 3-way head.
A move that very clearly denotes their targeting to the top / professional market segment.
GH-Pro is a direct rival, while at first glance appears very close in design, to the Arca-Swiss® D4 Geared head.
It seems to be build on top of, as well as topped by the successful DDH-03 Panning clamp.
There is no other information available at the moment about the head characteristics e.g. dimensions, load bearing capacity etc.
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| Sunwayfoto GH-Pro mounted on a Gitzo® Safari GT2540F tripod as it appeared on banners at the show. |
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| Sunwayfoto Booth at the China World Exhibition Hall |
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| Show visitors inspecting hands-on the GH-Pro prototype. |
Since Sunwayfoto had chosen to introduce the head during the China P&E show, which addresses mostly the Asian market, there is no confirmation about the retail price and when (even if) the head will be available in the American and European markets.
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| Sunwayfoto GH-Pro 3-D Geared Head Prototype |
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All Photos: © Sunwayfoto.com
Update:
ReplyDeleteAccording to information just received from the Sunwayfoto Marketing Dept. the GH-Pro specification are as follows:
Length: 102mm
Width: 79mm
Height: 98mm
Weight: 670g
Max load: 12kg
The expected selling price will be in the range of US $ 500 !!!