Sachtler Pan Bars Rosettes

[ggrantly]

Long story made shorter:

I have numerous Manfrotto video heads (no snark please) and a collection of pan bars which include a zoom-start/stop controller which is pure awesomeness for my PannyHandyCam. I am considering upgrading to a Sachtler FSB8 or FSB10. Does anyone know if the rosette patterns are the same? Manfrotto has two different patterns depending on the model, but either would be OK.

TIA,
Grant

 

[Greg_E]

I want to say no, but it's been a long time since I last looked. The Sachtler bars are expensive.

 

[Mark Watson]

I have the FSB4 and FSB6. The pan rod bolt seems to be metric M5 size (I have a M5x20 bolt and it fit into the head pretty good). I also have a small Manfrotto MVH500AH. Its pan rod bolt is much smaller, as is the rosette diameter. When pressed up against the Sachtler head, the two rosette patterns don't engage at all, zero bite. I have one of those Manfrotto pan rods with integrated remote, MVR901EPLA, and it works with the Manfrotto head. It has a larger rosette pattern, but still won't engage the FSB6.

 

[Greg_E]

You might find an adapter if you look around and you can put a different screw through the control/bar.
Not exactly what I was looking for, but something like this might work https://www.adorama.com/bg522pb18.html
Still needs a Sachtler as a donor.