Cartoni Lambda 50 Third Axis Fluid Head (HL5000/TA)

The Cartoni Lambda 50 Third Axis is a fluid head from Cartoni's Lambda series, built around the company's fluid-drag counterbalance system. It carries up to 40 kg (88 lbs) and mounts on a flat plate.

The head itself weighs 15.5 kg (34 lbs). Cartoni backs the Lambda line with a five-year warranty and its own line of pan bars, plates, and counterweights sized for this head.