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Need help on a tripod head.

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rigzz
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Allright. I'm building this dolly, right now, but before doin everything, I would like someone to help me find what head they used on this dolly. I've look on manfrotto, optex, gitzo website, and never found what I was looking for.

Here's the picture (sorry, I can't embed here): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3125277056_ecf9e72307.jpg

15 years ago
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CS_Films
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Thats a photog head.
15 years ago
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1337
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if you are planning on mounting your camera the same way, i don't think it would matter what head you got because it wouldn't be panning or tilting. but if it will be doing that, I have a manfrotto 701 in the mail that arrives tomorrow, i can give you a review tomorrow night if you are still looking.
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family_vacation
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I have a 701hdv head. It's smooth as butter for both pans and tilts. For it's compact size, it feels really durable. The adjustments are great, and it simply feels like a quality product compared to some other gear. I have an hv30 with it, and it's perfect. I'd say get this head, and you can completly lock it for the dolly, or you could use it by itself and get much better results than with some crappy photo head. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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rigzz
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Never mind guys. I found an old tripod that was laying aroud in my house, it may not be the best, but will do the job. It is able to tilt and pan.
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