Accessories to make Atlas 10 FLT "Versatile"

Hey
That looks beefy, lol. Ya I should think so. We typically use a Manfrotto 504 head, which is only rated for 16.5 lbs, so you should be good with the weight capacity of the 519. :)
 
Cool! Thanks Luke.
I'm reassured and I'll be making my purchases through B&H.

Just one last quick question though, I saw a posted video by "Colour Craft Media" of them opening their atlas 10 on youtube. They were opening up a pretty beefy looking black Cinevate suitcase thing that appeared to be custom made to hold the Atlas 10.
Here's the video:
http://vimeo.com/14074140

Is that case sold separately? Or does it come with the Atlas 10?
 
Ahhh the long case. To be honest, the case has been here longer than I have - lol. Unfortunately we've never actually sold that case, and it's origins are nearly a mystery. If I had to guess I'd say it is (or closely resembles) a 1750 Long Case by Pelican (available at B&H). We've shipped it to hell and back and it's still in good shape, and the wheels have shockingly survived as well. We'll soon be offering soft cases as well for all our product, but we're still a month or so from having those available. :p
 
cinevateluke said:
Hey
So how'd you make out? :p Hopefully you got your hands on your slider already, so I thought I'd tell you about our new showcase on the site. Send me or post a link to a video you shot with your slider and I can feature it on our 'Cinevate Customer Showcase' feature, which 'airs' each Friday. First one is here --> http://www.cinevate.com/blog/customer-showcase-1/
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Thanks Luke! Yep I picked it up yesterday and it's working wonderfully with the quick little tests I have done around the house so far.

I'm just now looking at a new tripod to support it and a tripod head to mount on it since what I was looking at on B&H got discountinued, I had to do my research again :P
But looks like the Manfrotto 509HD head on Manfrotto 546b would be my best bet. Strangely enough, with one of the kits Vistek sells, it's actually $30 cheaper for me to go with a 504HD head + Bowl Adapter to mount onto the carriage, then with the 503HDV.

But that looks really cool! I hope to be able to submit something to that soon.

I guess my one other quick question is on that Ask Cinevate video, you mention that with the 504HD, you need the bowl adapter. Is it possible to level the tripod head with the bowl adapter? Or would I still need the ball leveler underneath that?
 
Hey
The Manfrotto 325N actually doesn't allow for leveling, only for for mounting fixed-ball tripod heads to flat surfaces. You would need to add a leveling device, such as Manfrotto's 3/8 ball leveller, to add that option. This does make the camera sit quite high in my opinion. You should also have a reply to the PM you sent :p

Luke
 
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