Sachtler System aktiv8 flowtech75 MS Tripod System

System aktiv8 flowtech75 MS (S2068S-FTMS) puts the aktiv8 fluid head on flowtech75 aktiv carbon legs with a mid-level spreader. The head is the point of it: SpeedLevel lets you level from the pan bar without crawling under the head to loosen a ball clamp, and SpeedSwap releases the head from the legs in one movement. It handles 0 to 12 kg at a 100 mm center of gravity, with 15 counterbalance steps and 7 steps of drag on pan and tilt, tilting +90 to -70 degrees.

The flowtech75 legs open from the top with a single flip-lock per leg, so you set the height standing up instead of kneeling. With the mid-level spreader fitted the system works from 79 to 174 cm; pull the spreader off and the legs drop to 23 cm for a low-angle shot and still reach 170 cm. It folds to 85 cm, weighs 6.3 kg, and runs from -40 to 60 degrees C. In the padded bag: the aktiv8 head with Sideload plate S, the flowtech75 aktiv tripod with carry handle and attachment mount, and the mid-level spreader.