Video 60 Plus Manual
SACHTLER VIDEO 60 Plus
150mm FLUID HEAD
(payload 35-145 lbs / 16-65 kg)
When working with heavier cameras in studio or on location, being able to work quickly, effectively and safely gives you more time to get the best results. The Sachtler Video 60 Plus Fluid Head features an 18-step counterbalance system allowing you to achieve perfectly adjusted balance quickly and simply. The sliding balance plate has a range of up to 115 mm, giving you even more precise adjustment and safety at any angle, all while supporting a maximum payload of 145lbs / 65 kg.
Once you are set and ready to go, the frictionless leak proof fluid damping with multi-levels of drag give you perfectly smooth movement both vertically and horizontally. Whatever the terrain and whatever your schedule, the Sachtler Video 60 Plus is ready.
The Video 60 with a weight of 8.4 kg /18.5 lb is extremely lightweight for an EFP fluid head. With a 150mm / 5.9″ center of gravity height, it easily supports weights up to 65 kg /145 lb. Due to it’s ergonomic, robust, squeeze-proof design, which ensures safe operation in any position with the Touch & Go quick release system and camera plate 35 wedge.
SACHTLER VIDEO 60 Features
- Frictionless leak proof fluid damping with Nine levels of drag
- A prerequisite for perfect pictures is a panning movement without jerks and vibrations. Sachtler’s patented damping system takes everything is stride. The individual modules are frictionless and contain no hydraulic oil. This means they are permanently leak proof. The damping action of heads is identical across both horizontal and vertical planes and offers you nine steps of drag, for smooth camerawork under the toughest of rough conditions. You can completely disengage the drag for fast panning without affecting the dynamic counterbalance system.
- Touch & Go Quick Release / Automatic Locking System
- Stop wasting time by fumbling around with clumsy attachments, or bother screwing the camera to head and then having to unscrew it again. With the Touch & Go system invented by Sachtler, the camera plate is secured to the camera, while the mating balance plate is mounted on the fluid head.
All you need to do is slip the camera into position, engage the mechanism, and the camera is locked firmly in place, when finished just disengage the latch and go. When you set up the camera for the next shot you still have all the original settings. Also features a safety lock lever that prevents inadvertent disengagement of the camera latch.
- Sliding Balance Plate
- The sliding camera mount and plate with a 4.5-inch (150mm Ball Base) or 4.7-inch (Flatbase) sliding range, allows you to compensates precisely for a variety of configuration weights. Ensuring perfect balance across the horizontal plane. Most importantly, once adjusted, the settings cannot be lost.
- 18 Step dynamic counterbalancing system
- Built with torsion springs the dynamic counterbalancing system compensates for torques as the camera tilts, preventing the camera from inadvertently tipping, and ensuring that it is positioned securely at any tilt angle. Freeing you to concentrate fully on your camerawork. Its 18-step counterbalance allows adjustments via dial, in 9 stages and fine tune by half step function, and can be activated and deactivated individually. Independent from the damping system, they work silently and without the need for maintenance.
- Safe at any temperature
- Pressure or temperature does not influence the damping system, it has an operating range from
-40°F to +140°F, and works without friction. Shoot wherever you want, from torrid heat to cold climates.
- Vibrationless vertical / horizontal brakes, for maximum safety in fast-paced reporting situations.
- Built-in illuminated bubble for horizontal leveling, uses a conventional battery and ensures easy leveling even under unfavorable lighting conditions.
Specifications
RangeStudioPan bar length400 mmPayload16 to 65 kgWeight11.10 kgPan bar typePan bar front sectionsPan bar attachment28/-/- mmPan bar count2Level bubbleYesLevel bubble illuminatedYesOptional AdaptorBowl size150mmCamera plateWedgeTemperature range-40 to 60 °CTilt range+90° to -60°Sliding range120 mmInterface CompatibilityV-plateCounterbalance18 stepsDrag9 + 0 drag settings
