HartStudio
Well-known member
I have purchased a Cobra II Plus camera crane and have started using it like mad, but I am at the stage that I need a pan head to get some shot ideas down on tape. The crane has a great built in tilt but no pan.
I have drawn up plans for a mechanical (motor less) pan mechanism. It is designed like a wired focus puller but using a tripod handle instead of a knob.
Anyway in the meantime I am looking to purchase a pan/tilt head.
Like the bescor mp-101:
http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MP101
The bescor sorta does more and less than I want.
It is small weighs 27oz or 1.7lbs
It holds up to 6 pounds (a little on the low side)
It tilts +-15 degrees which I don't need.
It pans +-90 degrees which I believe should translate to 180 degrees. Which means it can hard right and hard left. (I would like a little more movement)
Don't know anyone using the bescor so don't know how smooth it is.
The Ideal unit would be a smaller or as small in size and weight that can only pan and possibly pan close to 380 degrees and have a wired electric remote or wired manual motor less design.
Do any of you guys know of anything out there that can do what I am describing?
I have drawn up plans for a mechanical (motor less) pan mechanism. It is designed like a wired focus puller but using a tripod handle instead of a knob.
Anyway in the meantime I am looking to purchase a pan/tilt head.
Like the bescor mp-101:
http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MP101
The bescor sorta does more and less than I want.
It is small weighs 27oz or 1.7lbs
It holds up to 6 pounds (a little on the low side)
It tilts +-15 degrees which I don't need.
It pans +-90 degrees which I believe should translate to 180 degrees. Which means it can hard right and hard left. (I would like a little more movement)
Don't know anyone using the bescor so don't know how smooth it is.
The Ideal unit would be a smaller or as small in size and weight that can only pan and possibly pan close to 380 degrees and have a wired electric remote or wired manual motor less design.
Do any of you guys know of anything out there that can do what I am describing?
