Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
November 17th, 2013, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,543
Re: A deeper question. "Ringing" fluid head
The 516 head does in fact have a CB system, though only a fixed spring non variable one.
About as much use as an ash tray on a motor cycle, but a CB system, never the less.
Red herring...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
October 24th, 2013, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,344
Re: Sachtler Speed Lock 75 Leg Hooks?
Hi, Vince...........
You're obviously missing a vital component for those 75 CF's.
They should have been delivered with a double ended Velcro strap, one end of which fits around one of the lock...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
October 1st, 2013, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,429
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
August 20th, 2013, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,638
Re: One of my 501HDV's Pan Teflon discs broke
Well, in that case, mate, to quote the Venerable Bead, "You're Royally Screwed!".
What is applicable to Vinten, Sachtler and OConnor heads in no way maps to Manfrotto, and even they (V, S & O)...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
August 20th, 2013, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,638
Re: One of my 501HDV's Pan Teflon discs broke
Umm Jack,
I can't, for the life of me, understand what this "advice" was expecting to achieve other than the total destruction of some or all of the entire system.
With every control maxed...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
August 3rd, 2013, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,863
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 24th, 2013, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,681
Re: Sachtler CF-100 ENG HD 2 CF Tripod
Very good buy there James, you must have deep pockets, they ain't cheap.
You have, however, fallen for what appears to be a popular misconception:
Actually, you haven't. There are two...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 22nd, 2013, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,231
Re: Swapping springs on Vinten 3AS
Mikael, thanks for the concern.
Luckily, here in Dunedin, it's the least geologically active region in the entire country (not that that is any guarantee of anything, NZ is a geological war zone,...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 22nd, 2013, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,668
Re: Annual upgrading from Manfrotto thread.
Good reply, James.
Victor actually mailed me direct with almost the same question on the 18th, my reply was thus:
He obviously didn't think much of my response.
"You can please some of...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 19th, 2013, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,231
Re: Swapping springs on Vinten 3AS
I can answer the Q about the manuals.
If you waltz over to the Vinten web site, you'll see "My Vinten" on the top bar.
Click on that and go to "Create a New Customer Account", you'll need a...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 18th, 2013, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,231
Re: Swapping springs on Vinten 3AS
Hi, guys...................
Interesting thread.
As far as I know, yep, the only difference between the 3AS and the 5AS is the spring rating.
What I do NOT know is whether the springs in...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 15th, 2013, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,618
Re: FSB6 or FSB4
OK, news just in.............
From Andrew Butler at Vinten: Sachtler are NOT producing a version of the bB SCA at this time and apparently have no plans to do so.
Your best bet to use such a...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
July 13th, 2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,618
Re: FSB6 or FSB4
Hi, guys............
The Vinten blueBridge Small Camera Adapter was "supposed" to be a combined Vinten/ Sachtler product (when I first heard about it last year, anyway).
Having read this...
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Forum: The Long Black Line
June 26th, 2013, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,001
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Forum: The Long Black Line
June 19th, 2013, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,001
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 25th, 2013, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 203
Views: 73,773
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 25th, 2013, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 203
Views: 73,773
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
May 25th, 2013, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,017
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
May 15th, 2013, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,562
Re: DV Dropouts?
OK, try this...............
If you play an affected piece of video from the NLE timeline 5 times, are the "things" always in the same place or simply random, ie always in a different place?
If...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
May 14th, 2013, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,562
Re: DV Dropouts?
Hi, Matthew........
Could you be a bit more specific than "capture card"? Is this a Firewire card, or something else, and if so, what?
What, exactly, is your system spec and OS? Do you have...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 13th, 2013, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,620
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 13th, 2013, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,858
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 12th, 2013, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,620
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 12th, 2013, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,858
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
May 11th, 2013, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,620
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