Seven Quick Takes

New products cross my desk on a regular basis, and though I don't see my role in life as a product reviewer, I do enjoy seeing what's new, and trying interesting new products out in the field or at my desk to see if they can add either to my productivity or enjoyment of photography. Here then are seven new products which I can recommend, and which have now formed part of my regular workflow.
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Acratech GV2 Ballhead

In the beginning there was the Arca Swiss ballhead. In the late 1990's photographers discovered that ballheads made a lot more sense than pan and tilt heads, and one of the first and best (and most expensive) was the B1 by Arca Swiss. That venerable company also invented a doved plate mounting system which has since become the industry standard (well, almost), with at least a half dozen companies now making "Arca style" plates.
In 2001 a small company calledAcratechintroduceda radic...