The precise and fluid Core 60 Leveler Classic from Arca-Swiss is equipped with a double-dovetail clamp that is compatible with Arca-Swiss Classic plates, MonoballFix plates, and Arca-Swiss monorail cameras. The clamp easily locks down by switching the Classic mechanism. The head works on arc movements that keep your camera centered over your tripod, so you never lose your center of axis. The X and Y axes each have +/-10° of micrometric adjustment, which is controlled by two geared telescopic knobs, which pull out if you are using a larger camera and can't reach the knobs. The head has 360° panning on both the top and bottom base, and the top pan has a scale for a repeated setup or for measuring intervals when creating a panoramic shot. The Core 60 can hold camera equipment weighing up to 44 lb, and with each movement you make, there is no need to lock a knob because of its self-locking gear.
- Load Capacity: 44 lb
- Adjustment Range +/-10° on X/Y Axes
- 360° Panning on Top and Bottom Base
- Arc Movement Keeps Camera Axis Cantered
Arca-Swiss L60 Overview
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Arca-Swiss L60 Reviews
Brilliant design, exceptionally useful, but poor durability
First, someone wrote a review titled "Product advertised different from product shipped”. This person complains that (a) there is a panning clamp at the top, and (b) when (s)he pans the camera, the camera is no longer level. This person does NOT understand the basics of geometry or how to use a geared head (or a gimbal). If you intend to pan, then a head like this MUST be used with a leveling base that establishes the flatness of the platform! The lower panning base of the Core 60 allows the photographer to orient the head, so the controls on the head are located to his liking. The top panning clamp is used for adjusting the horizontal (left / right) orientation of the camera, and also allows pano stitching. So my message to this person: please learn how to use these things, and in your case, add a leveling base under the Core 60, if you want to pan sideways and maintain the level. Now as for my review. This is a superbly designed head that works exceptionally well, and is far better than cheaper knockoffs. I have used this with my Phase One XT and XF, Hasselblad and Fujifilm medium format cameras with heavy lenses, and I have taken long-duration shots with zero issues. Its 44 lb load capacity is exceptional and it will support even heavy technical camera gear. The controls are precise, and once set, the camera does not drift or budge, which is critical for long exposure times. This is really superbly engineered. My only complaint is, it wears out over time. After about 3-4 years of use, one of the adjustment screws lost its engagement with the moving mechanism, so I have to spend about US$ 150 to get it repaired. I have taken excellent care of my Core-60, and never dropped / abused it in any way. So this should not happening, and that is a disappointment. Apart from that, this is a mechanical masterpiece. If you don’t need to point your camera at arbitrary angles, this one head does everything you need for landscape, portraits, still life, macro, architecture, etc. photography, and is much better than a ball head, which changes everything with one twist of a knob. Most of the time, a ±10° adjustment is more than enough. But if you add a leveling base, that will give you a ±15° additional play (typically), which is more than adequate for all of the above use cases. If you need even more of an angle, then you need to get either an Arca Swiss Cube or D4. Hope this is helpful.
Beautifully smooth. Started falling apart after 2 shoots.
I bought this tripod head to be primarily used for real estate architecture (10 yrs experience. At first I was 5 stars worth of impressed at how smooth the functionality was and how I'd never managed to try this out before (probably the $600 price tag...). But after the second shoot the base screws had come undone and despite all efforts to hone in my shots the whole tripod head wobbled like my 4 year old Slik head that this replaced (which cost 10% of this head....). So I tightened the screws down and thought it was probably just the mechanicals wearing in. No such luck. By the end of my next shoot I could almost pulled the head apart again. I've now thread-locked the screws and it seems to being staying together. Which is frankly 1 stars worth of pathetic when you spend this much money. It now works 5 stars worth of smooth but QC must be underpaid at Arca-Swiss these days. So in the end, salvaged it but unimpressed.