Manfrotto Pro Video Tripod Kits
Video Direct has been an authorized Bogen dealer for many years, and thus also an authorized U.S. retailer for many of the biggest names in the business. These include Manfrotto tripods, which until recently were marketed in the U.S. under the Bogen brand name. If you came here looking for Bogen Tripods, you have come to the right place.
To achieve maximum image sharpness the camera must be set on a sturdy vibration free tripod fluid head offering smooth pan and tilt movements to iron out any jerky camera motion that will mar the recorded image; this unwritten rule applies both to professional and to amateur use.
Manfrotto has a wide range of quality systems for all applications, budgets and camera weights. The video heads they produce offer a variety of technical solutions for camera balancing, drag control, load bearing and tripod mounting.
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The 526 Pro Video head directly addresses the heavy-duty, high-end ENG and EFP video market by offering a feature-packed fluid video head that has all of the combined benefits of Manfrotto's 500 series heads with the ability to support top weight loads of 35.3 pounds. The 526 offers Manfrotto's most precise fluid drag system and comes with one pan arm and the long 357PLV plate.
The 519 is a compact, yet heavy duty fluid video head capable of accommodating a counterbalance payload from 3.3 pounds up to 19.8 pounds, allowing videographers to easily interchange a vast array of cameras of various weights as well as quickly fine tune the perfect balance point of whatever camera being used, all with just one head! In addition, fluid drag is easily controlled with a large numbered knob in seven increments.
Specifically designed for the latest DV camcorders used by documentary and industrial videographers, the 516 Pro Video Head is compact, light, and can support cameras up to 22 pounds. The 516 is a cost-effective high-performance video head equipped with fluid cartridges that provides continuous adjustable drag control. The 516 is equipped with a fixed counter balance spring of 16.5 pounds load capacity at a center of gravity of 5 inches.
The Manfrotto 503HDV Pro Video Head replaces Manfrotto's popular 503 Pro Fluid Head, which was known throughout the video industry as delivering one of the best price/performance ratios of any fluid video head. Continuously striving for perfection, Manfrotto has taken the 503 to the next level. The 503HDV pro fluid head boasts several new features designed specifically for today's HDV shooter and comes equipped with Manfrotto's new multi-spring, adjustable counterbalance system and an improved tilt lock.
The 501HDV replaces the popular Manfrotto 501 Pro Video Head. It inherits its separate pan and tilt locks, gradual tilt friction adjustment system, flat base (with standard 3/8-inch thread), quick release camera plate and repositionable pan bar from its successful predecessor. Inside the 501HDV is a powerful new feature that takes its inspiration from Manfrotto's top professional video head models -- a fixed counterbalance spring (set for a typical camera plus accessories weight of 5.5 pounds) that helps ensure both smoother tilt movements and greater equipment safety even when tilt locks are inadvertently left off. The easy-to-reach on/off switch allows the counterbalance system to be disengaged or re-engaged for different filming setups.
Small and lightweight, the 701RC2 fluid video head is capable of accommodating a payload of up to 8.8 pounds, and is ideal for set-ups such as a fully-equipped 3 CCD mini DV camcorder or a spotting scope combined with a digital still or video camera for digiscoping purposes. One of the most compact and lightweight two-way heads found on the market, the 701RC2 has been designed to support the latest digital video equipment, including Mini DV and the latest prosumer/professional compact High Definition camcorders.
The Manfrotto 128RC Micro Fluid Video Head replaces the popular 3130 Micro Fluid Head. The 128RC is the perfect support for lightweight video cameras. A lightweight head with smooth pan and tilt fluid movements, pan and tilt locks, and one fixed pan bar. Cameras up to 8.8 lbs in weight are securely attached to the head by a quick release 200PL-14 video plate system with secondary security pin and VHS PIN. Head to tripod attachment is 3/8" female. Aluminum construction with painted black finish.
The 700RC2 is a compact and lightweight 2-movement head designed principally to support the latest digital video equipment but also well-suited to still photography cameras with medium and long telephoto lenses. The 700RC2 has a fixed length pan bar with padded handle and separate locking mechanisms for the pan and tilt. Smooth and constant movements on both axes are assured by a fixed system of fluid cartridges.
The Manfrotto 128LP Micro Fluid Video Head replaces the popular 3126 Micro Fluid Head. The 128LP is the perfect support for lightweight video cameras up to 8.8 pounds. A lightweight head with adjustable pan bar and fixed camera plate. The head has smooth fluid movements, pan and tilt locks. The adjustable pan bar can be positioned either on the left or right side. The fixed camera plate has a 1/4-inch screw camera mount. Head to tripod attachment is 3/8-inch female. Aluminum construction with painted black finish.
The 390RC2 Three-Way Photo/Video Head is designed to allow still photography or video application. It is equipped with a quick-release 200PL-14 camera plate system and Teflon pads to ensure smooth pan and tilt movements with independent locks. The pan-locking bar is padded with soft non-slip rubber. Although created with the needs of the video cameraman in mind, the 390RC2 is just as adept at supporting scopes, binoculars or still cameras with medium or long tele lenses.
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