Looking to upgrade from my 504HD to a Vinten head/leg set.
My FS700 rig is currently about 13.5lbs and in the coming months, that will go up to about 18-19 with V-mount battery+plate and Odyssey 7Q. I've got it up on rails, so Vinten heads look to have great weight support at 100-125mm center of gravity.
I started by looking at the current Vinten blue5 model (12.1-26.5lb capacity at 100mm COG). but as I searched more, I found a decent deal for the outdated 5AS head (9.9-23.1lb at 125mm COG) and I'm interested in if it's worth getting the older model. The rating shift from 125mm COG to 100mm COG makes me wonder if these heads are actually rated almost the same since the weight capacity would drop as the COG goes higher.
Off the bat, one thing I like about the 5AS is that it has a side-load plate. They got rid of it on the blue5 (back to normal slide-in-from-the-back style). Both heads have infinitely adjustable drag and counterbalance, as well as ±90º tilt.
What would be the advantages of the blue5 head over the 5AS?
My FS700 rig is currently about 13.5lbs and in the coming months, that will go up to about 18-19 with V-mount battery+plate and Odyssey 7Q. I've got it up on rails, so Vinten heads look to have great weight support at 100-125mm center of gravity.
I started by looking at the current Vinten blue5 model (12.1-26.5lb capacity at 100mm COG). but as I searched more, I found a decent deal for the outdated 5AS head (9.9-23.1lb at 125mm COG) and I'm interested in if it's worth getting the older model. The rating shift from 125mm COG to 100mm COG makes me wonder if these heads are actually rated almost the same since the weight capacity would drop as the COG goes higher.
Off the bat, one thing I like about the 5AS is that it has a side-load plate. They got rid of it on the blue5 (back to normal slide-in-from-the-back style). Both heads have infinitely adjustable drag and counterbalance, as well as ±90º tilt.
What would be the advantages of the blue5 head over the 5AS?
