Cartoni Maxima 30 Fluid Head (HM3100)

The Cartoni Maxima 30 is a fluid head from Cartoni's Maxima series, built around the company's fluid-drag counterbalance system. It carries up to 40 kg (88 lbs) and mounts on a flat base.

The head itself weighs 12.6 kg (28 lbs). Cartoni backs the Maxima line with a five-year warranty and its own line of pan bars, plates, and counterweights sized for this head.