What Makes The Perfect Fluid Head

Trey T wrote in post #12254725
This is one of the reason why you need to choose the proper head for your equipment. I believe many people use Manfrotto 501, 501HDV, and higher do not load it properly and adjust it properly and complain about the stickiness when start the pan/tilt.

That I concur with, I have seen complaints about the Manfrotto 50x series being sticky however my experience is with a heavier camcorder they work very nicely.

Wayne

Channel One wrote in post #12255258
That I concur with, I have seen complaints about the Manfrotto 50x series being sticky however my experience is with a heavier camcorder they work very nicely.

Wayne

Have you tried the 504HD? Read good things about it, thinking about upgrading to it after having panning problems with my 501HDV. I have to use a rubberband on it

HansSteinert wrote in post #12256641
Have you tried the 504HD? Read good things about it, thinking about upgrading to it after having panning problems with my 501HDV. I have to use a rubberband on it

No I have not, all I have is a 501 and a couple of 516's.

Wayne

cwr89 wrote in post #12248323
I have this guy: http://www.amazon.com …TF8&qid=1303169​501&sr=8-3

I would highly recommend it, for the price it is ridiculously nice.

~Casey

can this mount on manfrotto legs? what would i specifically check to see if it could fit on other legs? thanks for the good deal!

If you don't mind a weight of 5.3~5.7 lbs, you could get a Libec RH25 or RH35, as they fit most of the criteria otherwise. They also feature continuous counterbalance (called perfect balance by Vinten, and the previously mentioned O'conner version), so you can adjust it exactly as you need it.

I use an RH45 myself to fly a rather hefty camcorder, and it does a good job of holding position at any angle, certainly for the relatively low price it goes for in any case.