Video Tripod Head? 44 Responses

Last post: 9 months, 1 week ago | Thread started: Aug 10, 12, 6:22 a.m.

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• flyingnowhere

  Looking for some suggestions for a nice head to shoot video. We've got a T4i we're putting on it.

  Aug 10, 12, 6:22 a.m. – Permalink

• autoflavour

  Vinten VECTOR 750 Fluid Head

  • Ha, thanks! I'm sure we can afford that one.– flyingnowhere

  

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  Dog-earAug 10, 12, 6:42 a.m. – Permalink

• vaxorcist

  http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-…

  

  buy once, buy good... try it out carefully....

  test it with your camera and lens. If you're using a long lens, try to use an L lens with a tripod mount like the 70-200 2.8 or 70-200 F4

  • I have had a similar older Manfrotto fluid head for 13 years... it becomes intuitive and smoother, extension of your arm....– vaxorcist1/6

    your arm, your ability to move the camera so smoothly it's not apparent but very effective and smooth...– vaxorcist2/6

    incredibly slow and precise camera movement is a cinematography trick worth learning...– vaxorcist3/6

    and you can fake a tracking shot if you have a long lens and pan very slowly if you're good....– vaxorcist4/6

    this requires a ton of practice and patient actors, an external monitor or flip-viewfinder helps a ton– vaxorcist5/6

    used this a few times, I liked it– moldero6/6

  

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  Dog-earAug 10, 12, 8:44 a.m. – Permalink

• nb

  Also....

  • yes.. learned this in art school... lots of cinematographers tricks are like this! low-tech!– vaxorcist1/4

    yup, I have a good head and still do this– moldero2/4

    This is great!– flyingnowhere3/4

    i only just watched this yesterday somewhere else.. its fucking brilliant..– autoflavour4/4

  

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  Dog-earAug 10, 12, 8:55 a.m. – Permalink

• moldero

  i use this:
  

  

  
  http://www.amazon.com/Davis-Sanf…

  • had a 200lb jib on this for 6 hours once as an emergency, poor head, handled it fine though.– moldero1/2

    shit 100lb sorry– moldero2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 10, 12, 11:05 a.m. – Permalink