Tripod System for EX1
by Ariel Cannon
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Jul 31, 2009 at 6:19:05 pm
We're buying an EX-1 for our next project and are looking for a good tripod system to go with it. Any suggestions on the best tripod/head to use with the EX-1? We'd like to spend around $1200.
Re: Tripod System for EX1 by Craig Seeman on Jul 31, 2009 at 6:37:05 pm
Sachtler FSB6 head with their Carbon Fiber Quick Lock legs. It was somewhere around $1600 though. You don't want to cut too many corners with a tripod. There's nothing like a bad pan and tilt an fighting balance to make something look amateur.
Re: Tripod System for EX1 by Matt Sturns on Aug 4, 2009 at 10:28:46 pm
The FSB6 is a great tripod, use it with the EX3. Kinda a side question the legs don't go nearly high enough, do I need to buy new legs? How do people get their tripods higher than the low 5 feet?
Re: Tripod System for EX1 by William Mims on Aug 9, 2009 at 11:19:53 am
B&H Video,of NY, has a Cartoni HiDV Fluid Head ($ 749).
Let me just say this, get the Cartoni. Hands down, the sweetest fluid head I have ever used. You will not regret it. 75mm bowl, I got a nice tripod for under $ 250. The Cartoni handles my EX3 with extra stuff on it just fine, it's velvet smooth and has some nice lock down features and you can tilt it +90 degrees.
A tripod/fluid head is not the place to cut corners. At one time or another I have used them all, Sachs, O'Connors, Vinten, etc. This Cartoni is the best I have used.
