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Speedmaster Sachtler! When you feel the need for speed, the flowtech75 tripod and aktiv8 head are made for fast company W hen two super-slick and quick technologies combine in one great kit, the result is spectacular. That is a grub screw. The head just drops onto the legs and clicks into place on the quick-release adapter. Then, using the same lever lock, it is free to
exactly why the Sachtler aktiv8 fluid head mated to the flowtech75 tripod is the winner of the Pro Moviemaker Gear of the Year award – in one of the most hotly contested categories. The carbon-fibre flowtech is lightning- fast to set up. Simply unclamp the leg locks that are conveniently placed at the very top, raise the tripod to the level you want, then snap the locks closed again. It’s fast and easy, yet very stable, thanks to wide, carbon-fibre tubes designed to avoid twisting. The flat profile means they are comfortable carried on the shoulder – just like so many pro filmmakers do. This makes it the world’s fastest tripod, and it has been around for a little while now. It’s already a previous winner in the Gear of the Year Awards. Quick set-up is not just about the legs, but also installation of the head. That’s where Sachtler’s new aktiv8 head comes in, as it’s designed to be mounted and levelled in record-fast time, thanks to new SpeedSwap technology. The head mounts to the legs using a single lever lock, rather than having to fix to a large screw and then lock down with
move around and be quickly levelled up. It literally takes seconds to do – and means it’s so fast to pull the
head off and put it on top of a slider, for example. A fewminutes saved like this can really pay dividends on-set. This unique set-up means you never have to reach under the bowl to unfasten and refasten a large locking knob. With nothing protruding underneath the head, the flowtech’s legs can be splayed out wide to get the camera incredibly low to the ground. Everything is designed to be quick and easy, frommounting and levelling the head, to getting the tripod at the right height. There’s even an illuminated prism bubble, making it a cinch to level up the head, day or night. There are three different versions to take various payloads, and the aktiv8 can handle up to a substantial 12kg/26.5lb. The heads offer 15 steps of counterbalance
and seven steps of pan and tilt drag adjustment, so are suitable for most cinema cameras – even mounted with lots of accessories. Sachtler is famous for its fluid-damping, so you know you aren’t compromising on image quality at all. The Sachtler flowtech75 tripod and aktiv8 head are the best you can buy, and let you film the widest range of shots in the shortest time.
“An illuminated prism bubblemakes it a cinch to level up the head”
GET DOWN! When it’s time for super low-angle shots, the design of the Sachtler system really pays dividends
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