Will my HMC-150 work with a Bogen 3066 head?

[oxband]

I need a heavy duty tripod to work with an HMC-150 and a 18 pound teleprompter both attached to it. Will this type of tripod head fit an HMC-150? I'd be putting the head on either Quickset legs or Manfrotto 351 legs.

 

[dwelter]

18 lb. teleprompter? What kind is it? Keep the tripod and head and step up to a ipad prompter. Very lite, very cheap, very cool. It runs on bluetooth from your iphone. nuff said.
http://www.bombingbrain.com/teleprompt_support.html
http://www.onetakeonly.com/OneTakeOnly/Pad_Prompter.html

 

[oxband]

Nah, I'm going to be using a 17" prompter and they dont make that in ipad version yet.....

 

[AGMedia]

I need a heavy duty tripod to work with an HMC-150 and a 18 pound teleprompter both attached to it. Will this type of tripod head fit an HMC-150? I'd be putting the head on either Quickset legs or Manfrotto 351 legs.

My answer would not be "no," rather it would be -- "hell no!"

You're talking about a minimum of a 24 pound load. Beyond specified maximum capacities is reality -- and that's an essay that boils down to mean you really don't want exceed or even push maximum capacities.

The absolute cheapest tripod/head I'd trust for a 24 pound load is the Libec TH-2000 head/legs. LINK HERE. It's cheap, built like a tank, dirt simple, and would be safe (with a 24 pound load) for both equipment and people in a real world production scenario.

 

[oxband]

But Manfrotto 351 legs say they can take up to 44 pounds? Am I missing something? I'm not being sarcastic. I dont want to skimp on the safety here with the tripod. I just thought the two options I mentioned can take more than enough weight....

 

[AGMedia]

But Manfrotto 351 legs say they can take up to 44 pounds? Am I missing something? I'm not being sarcastic. I dont want to skimp on the safety here with the tripod. I just thought the two options I mentioned can take more than enough weight....

Weight capacity for the head? Weight of the head?

I don't own those Manfrotto legs, but I do own a Manfrotto leg collection that could fill a small room. You can exceed capacity on any of them (they won't break), but they'll shake with the slightest vibration, they don't handle head movement well, and if even barely unbalanced they'll go crashing over with the slightest knock.

So -- that's my reaction. It's worth what you paid for it. I can tell you for a fact that if you knock into that cheap Libec with a 24 pound load -- the only thing you'll injure is your foot.