Sachtler System Cine 30

The 3026 is Sachtler's Cine 30 package, built around the Cine 30 fluid head on aluminium 1-stage legs with a ground spreader. It carries 3 kg to 32 kg (6.61 lb to 70.55 lb) on a 150 mm bowl. Balance and damping are stepped rather than continuous: 18 counterbalance steps + Boost Button and 7 + 0 drag settings on each axis, so a rig can be matched exactly and then repeated on the next shoot. Tilt runs 90° to -75° with 15 cm (5.91 in) of travel to find the balance point.

Set up it works between 105 cm to 195 cm (41.34 in to 76.77 in), and folds to 123 cm (48.43 in) for transport. The complete system weighs 20 kg (44.09 lb). Levelling is by an illuminated level bubble. 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: 3007 - Cine 30; 3372 - Front pan bar HD; 6290 - Tripod Cine 150 long; 7023 - Ground spreader Cine.