Mark gives us some really great insight on the Davis & Sanford 75mm ProElite Video Tripod With Fluid Head (100mm mount option) and the Davis & Sanford Ball Head, the PowerBall. The ProElite 75mm 2-in-1 Video Tripod With 5-15 Fluid Head from Davis & Sandford features a 2-stage aluminum tripod plus a 5-15 fluid head [...]
B&H Video Photo is having a Cyber Monday SALE on two separate Davis and Sanford Provista Tripods: 1) Davis & Sanford Provista 7518 Tripod w/FM18 Head and 75mm Claw Ball 2) Davis & Sanford ProVista Airlift Tripod with Pneumatic Centerpost and FM18 Fluid Head You will get a $40 Instant Savings on both of these [...]
The Manfrotto MVH502A Fluid Head and MVT502AM Tripod System With Carrying Bag is a lightweight tripod system kit for DSLR cameras of video camcorders. The 502A Fluid Head is an upgraded version of the popular Manfrotto 501HDV Fluid Head (OTech Review). This system features aluminum telescopic twin tube legs in 2 stages and 3 twin [...]
OTech and cheesycam reader, Brennan Robideaux, recently bought the Benro AD71FK5 Video Fluid Head Tripod Kit after seeing it featured on Cheesycam.com. Brennan shot a video review of the specs and gave us some example shots at the end of his video (thanks, Bren). The one noticeable qualm with the AD71FK5 was the quick release [...]
When shooting video on a tripod, a video head that provides smooth panning and tilting is crucial. A true fluid head contains fluid cartridges. The cartridges are a system made with two parts that slide one on the other. Inside the system is a special fluid that controls the movement making it extremely soft and [...]
Monopods are great for situations where a tripod is not practical or allowed. They’re fast, portable and these will provide you with additional feet to really get your camera steady. You can retract the feet when it’s not needed, and use these as your average monopods. If you’re shooting video, you will want a fluid [...]
B&H is offering the Manfrotto 501HDV Fluid Head & 055XPROB Tripod Kit for a low price with a rebate until December 15 of 2012. The sticks will carry a payload of 15 lbs. and the fluid head can support up to 13 lbs. This isn’t a heavy duty tripod and it’s made out of aluminium. [...]
Often I get asked about good monopods on the cheap. There are two factors I always ask first: 1, are you shooting photo or video? 2, do you own a fluid head or ballhead? If you are looking to shoot video with a monopod, I recommend that you either purchase a quality fluid head and [...]
To show the versatility of the Pico Flex Table Dolly, cheesycam posted this video from his blog post HERE. This clip shows the 717AH fluid head mounted to the Pico. You can find the Pico at photographyandcinema.com. Tweet This Post
In an original blog post on Manfrotto Monopods HERE I went over the 560B and the 561B from Manfrotto. So many of you asked which fluid heads could fit these monopods so I wanted to do a quick video explaining what can be mounted. Due to the spring loaded 3/8 male threading on the universal [...]
