Make a 75mm Head to a 100mm head

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Fader8

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Hi there,

I was wandering, if theres a possibility to make may Sachtler DV 8 SB Tripod
to a a 100mm Head. Not just by using a conversion plate, I mean 'transfer'
it into a 100mm head.

Thanks for your tips.

Cheers
 
Just thinking out loud here... Generally tripod/head combos are divided into weight support classes, which are broken down to these support classes.

75mm
100mm
150mm
Mitchell

Adapting a head for temporary use is fine. But converting a head for use with higher weight support components like a 100mm tripod, and your weak link is going to be your head which is designed to support much less weight.

Is there a particular reason you need to convert from 75mm to 100mm?
 
I have seen the other way around. Adapt 100mm bowl to 75mm bowl, but this is normally a manufacturer specific ring that screws into the tripod bowl. Not sure if there is a universal ring you can buy to adapt any 100mm bowl.

[Edit] Read it wrong, no a have not seen a way to get a bigger bowl on a tripod to allow using a larger head, probably for the reasons above about weight.
 
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