Sachtler Ace - Affordable (650$) true fluid (non-friction) head! at DVinfo.net

Pietro Impagliazzo · September 12th, 2011, 05:51 AM

Hello people from DVi, hope everything is fine.

Yesterday I ran into this announcement both from Bloom's blog and on C5D.

A true fluid, not friction BS, head and stick for the price of a 503HDV kit is pretty cool.

I was also unware that Sachtler had released the Cine DSLR head.

So in the affordable but good range we have the Ace, the Cine DSLR and the Vinten Blue. But the low price of the Ace coupled with the great quality is very nice for those of us that pay heavier import taxes.

Mike Beckett · September 12th, 2011, 06:06 AM

There's a thread of sorts here, Pietro:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/tripod-s...-sachtler.html

It wasn't named that well because I didn't know what the system was called at the time!

Interesting-looking tripod, though the legs do seem to have some issues (look at Philip Bloom's review). At the price point (and weight point) they seem to be very hard to beat!

Pietro Impagliazzo · September 12th, 2011, 06:12 AM

Thank you Mike, I searched for Ace and found nothing.

You can close this one. :)

Jason Lowe · February 2nd, 2012, 08:14 AM

Just got an email this is now in stock at B&H. Very tempted to be an early adopter here.

September 12th, 2011, 05:51 AM	#1
Pietro Impagliazzo Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rio de Janeiro, BR Posts: 170	Sachtler Ace - Affordable (650$) true fluid (non-friction) head! Hello people from DVi, hope everything is fine. Yesterday I ran into this announcement both from Bloom's blog and on C5D. Video Review: SACHTLER Ace - new ultra affordable fluid tripod on Vimeo A true fluid, not friction BS, head and stick for the price of a 503HDV kit is pretty cool. I was also unware that Sachtler had released the Cine DSLR head. So in the affordable but good range we have the Ace, the Cine DSLR and the Vinten Blue. But the low price of the Ace coupled with the great quality is very nice for those of us that pay heavier import taxes. __________________ Pietro Impagliazzo flickr.com/photos/impagliazzo

September 12th, 2011, 06:06 AM	#2
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Re: Sachtler Ace - Affordable (650$) true fluid (non-friction) head! There's a thread of sorts here, Pietro: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/tripod-s...-sachtler.html It wasn't named that well because I didn't know what the system was called at the time! Interesting-looking tripod, though the legs do seem to have some issues (look at Philip Bloom's review). At the price point (and weight point) they seem to be very hard to beat!

September 12th, 2011, 06:12 AM	#3
Pietro Impagliazzo Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rio de Janeiro, BR Posts: 170	Re: Sachtler Ace - Affordable (650$) true fluid (non-friction) head! Thank you Mike, I searched for Ace and found nothing. You can close this one. :) __________________ Pietro Impagliazzo flickr.com/photos/impagliazzo

February 2nd, 2012, 08:14 AM	#4
Jason Lowe Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Smithfield, Pennsylvania Posts: 226	Re: Sachtler Ace - Affordable (650$) true fluid (non-friction) head! Just got an email this is now in stock at B&H. Very tempted to be an early adopter here.