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 [...]

Shooting with a monopod gives you quick and easy portability. Manfrotto makes two of my favorite monopods and here they are in a side by side comparison so you can see what each has to offer. Also shown are two smaller monopods by Velbon and Sunpak. These smaller Monopods are great when traveling light, but [...]

If you’re shooting with a small lightweight setup like the Micro Four Thirds video cameras, the Manfrotto 700 RC2 mini video fluid head and 190XDB tripod are probably the most affordable fluid head tripod combination that will give you professional results. The 700 RC2 mini video fluid head creates smooth and constant movements on both [...]