Sachtler System 20 S1 HD CF

The 2072S1 is Sachtler's 20 S1 HD CF package, built around the Video 20 S1 fluid head on carbon fibre 2-stage legs with a ground spreader. It carries 2 kg to 28 kg (4.41 lb to 61.73 lb) on a 100 mm bowl. Balance and damping are stepped rather than continuous: 16 counterbalance steps + Boost Button and 7 + 0 horizontal and vertical grades of drag on each axis, so a rig can be matched exactly and then repeated on the next shoot. Tilt runs 90° to -70° with 12 cm (4.72 in) of travel to find the balance point.

Set up it works between 72 cm to 178 cm (28.35 in to 70.08 in), and folds to 94 cm (37.01 in) for transport. The complete system weighs 10.4 kg (22.93 lb). Sachtler rates the head from -40°C to 60°C (-40 °F to 140 °F), so the fluid does not thicken in the cold. In the box: Video 20 S1 (2010); Tripod ENG 2 CF heavy duty (5390); Ground spreader SP 100/150 (7003); Padded bag ENG/EFP (9106).