Questions with the 503hdv and 351MVB2 at DVinfo.net

Corwin Garber · August 22nd, 2008, 03:45 PM

I have some questions with the 503hdv and 351MVB2k setup, i might be sounding like a real newb here, so healp me out!

1. the 351MVB2 has a 75mm half bowl on the top, and the 503 has a flat bottom with a 3/8 hole in it, correct?

-how do these two connect? do they?

2. is a max hight, in this case 5.2 feet, tall enough? or will my shots all look as if im looking up at someone while there standing...

Thanks! --Corwin

Don Bloom · August 22nd, 2008, 06:03 PM

screw the head onto the 3/8 stud on the top of the ball head (leveler). Tighten down with the set screws underneath.
Place the ball head with the 503 on it into the bowl. Place the handle onto the stud underneath it tighten. Done.
oops, forgot the height question.
Is it 62 inches or 72 inches. I don't remember but I use the 525 legs and when in the full up positionit's more than 62 inches. True, I use a center spreader that keep the legs narrower than the floor spreader but still I can get about 6 feet out of my legs. I know it's that because I'm 5'6" and I have to reach to get to the camera controls when it's up.
Don

Hubert Duijzer · August 23rd, 2008, 04:06 AM

I have the 351MVB2/503(non-hdv)combo. With the legs fully extended, i have to turn the lcd screen down to look on it. I guess the cameralens is somewhere around the height of 190/195cm.

Greg Laves · August 23rd, 2008, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corwin Garber

I have some questions with the 503hdv and 351MVB2k setup, i might be sounding like a real newb here, so healp me out!

1. the 351MVB2 has a 75mm half bowl on the top, and the 503 has a flat bottom with a 3/8 hole in it, correct?

-how do these two connect? do they?

Thanks! --Corwin

You have the bowl in the top of the legs and the head. What you seem to be missing is the 75mm "ball".

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August 22nd, 2008, 03:45 PM	#1
Corwin Garber Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palo Alto, California Posts: 53	Questions with the 503hdv and 351MVB2 I have some questions with the 503hdv and 351MVB2k setup, i might be sounding like a real newb here, so healp me out! 1. the 351MVB2 has a 75mm half bowl on the top, and the 503 has a flat bottom with a 3/8 hole in it, correct? -how do these two connect? do they? 2. is a max hight, in this case 5.2 feet, tall enough? or will my shots all look as if im looking up at someone while there standing... Thanks! --Corwin

August 22nd, 2008, 06:03 PM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	screw the head onto the 3/8 stud on the top of the ball head (leveler). Tighten down with the set screws underneath. Place the ball head with the 503 on it into the bowl. Place the handle onto the stud underneath it tighten. Done. oops, forgot the height question. Is it 62 inches or 72 inches. I don't remember but I use the 525 legs and when in the full up positionit's more than 62 inches. True, I use a center spreader that keep the legs narrower than the floor spreader but still I can get about 6 feet out of my legs. I know it's that because I'm 5'6" and I have to reach to get to the camera controls when it's up. Don

August 23rd, 2008, 04:06 AM	#3
Hubert Duijzer Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 177	I have the 351MVB2/503(non-hdv)combo. With the legs fully extended, i have to turn the lcd screen down to look on it. I guess the cameralens is somewhere around the height of 190/195cm.