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After using (and liking) the Manfrotto 501 (the older version, not the HDV), going to the 502AH is like night and day. This 502AH pans better and moves more fluidly than the 501 ever did. The price is a bargain as this is considered a pro-video head. I purchased this after a recommendation from my brother who is a professional producer and video editor. It fit on both our Manfrotto tripods; one a smaller tripod and the other a huge and heavy one with a lever to raise and lower a telescoping head.
I just used this to film an anime convention last week in Baltimore and I had no trouble at all with it. Now, it is a tad bit heavy when you need to carry it around all day, ESPECIALLY if your carrying it whilst mounted to an even heavier tripod but you get what you pay for and when you pay for this, what you get is professional quality with simple ease of use and great results. To mimic previous reviewers, the panning unlock know is definitely in an awkward place but you get used to it after using it once or twice.
I'd certainly purchase this again and again for my video needs because it holds both my Nikon D7000 DSLR nicely, enabling beautiful video and it also holds my Panasonic AG-HMC40 pro-HD camcorder nicely. I was able to film panels, a concert, a masquerade, a dance, and Q & A sessions and its stability and fluid drag head made everything look like a professional video shoot.
This was a good purchase and I don't regret it for even a second.
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From the manufacturer
- 15.4 lbs. weight capacity
- Counterbalance supports 8.8 lbs
- Spring-loaded counter balance
- Continuously adjustable pan/tilt drag
- Pan bar and sliding plate included
PRO Tripod Video Head 100 with Fluid Drag
The Manfrotto 502 Pro Video Head with Flat Base (3/8"-16 Connection) is a full-featured professional head that represents an advance over the popular 501HDV, with sturdier construction and featuring Manfrotto's bridging technology (inherited from the 509HD and 504HD heads). This head is designed for executing cinematic moves with compact camcorders and DSLR video cameras. The 502HD comes in two versions: the 'AH' flat-base version and the 'A' ball-base version, which is separately available.
Specification
- Weight: 1691 g
- Material : Aluminium
- Safety Payload Weight: 7 kg
- Counterbalanced Weight: 4 kg
- Tilt Drag: continuously adjustable from 0 to max level
- Pan Drag: continuously adjustable from 0 to max level
- Plate Type: 504PLONG
- Head Type: Video/Fluid Head
- Pan Bar Included: Yes
- Panoramic Rotation: 360
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Based in Northern Italy, Manfrotto designs, manufactures an extensive range of camera tripods and heads, lighting stands, photograpchi bags and accessories.
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Not designed for wide body camera, but it's an issue you can resolve yourself
I have a Nikon Coolpix p1000. On the tripod, my camera overhangs on the right side where you grip most DSLRs. This overhang is directly over the tightening screw used to fasten the plate in place so your camera doesn't move. But because the camera is in the way, you can't actually tighten it down because of the way that screw is designed, see picture. So instead I bought a 6M X 1 set screw and now I'm using an Allen key to tighten it down. This way, it doesn't matter what camera I use, that tightening screw will always be out of the way now.Yes the knob has a spring in it so you can disengage the knob, rotate it, and tighten it again, but it's in a cramped spot, it hard to do that. The instructions don't tell you this, they just say to tighten it.I also had to buy a rubber washer to place between the head of the mounting screw and the mounting plate because even if when I fully tightened the screw, my camera would still swing back and forth.Reminder: It does not come with a carrying case and the packaging was poor. The whole tripod was just tossed into a box with no cushioning, so when it arrived, part of the box was damaged from where the tripod bounced around in the box during transit. For something this expensive, I would have expected proper care on the manufacturers part. But for how beefy this tripod is, there isn't any damage to the product itself.Besides these design flaws and cheap packaging, it's very sturdy and smooth to operate. I'm pretty happy with it.
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