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Why Fluid Heads are Good
Feb 21, 2017 12:35:46   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
I have a couple of Vanguard Tracker 4 tripods in the house. They were advertised as having "fluid heads," although they are not actually filled with fluid. Rather, they are perfectly smooth. There is no jerkiness when moving the tilt and pan head, so it's perfect for video, and it's also good for stills.

http://www.diyphotography.net/fluid-head-video-tripods-useful-photography/

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Feb 22, 2017 04:09:05   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I have a couple of Vanguard Tracker 4 tripods in the house. They were advertised as having "fluid heads," although they are not actually filled with fluid. Rather, they are perfectly smooth. There is no jerkiness when moving the tilt and pan head, so it's perfect for video, and it's also good for stills.

http://www.diyphotography.net/fluid-head-video-tripods-useful-photography/

They also belong to my favorite kind of heads (I have a couple of Sachtler heads and pods and they are just hard to beat!

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Feb 22, 2017 15:19:24   #
imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida
 
speters wrote:
They also belong to my favorite kind of heads (I have a couple of Sachtler heads and pods and they are just hard to beat!


Also hard to pay for .....


I use fluid heads to follow wildlife action shooting stills - GREAT for that !

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Feb 23, 2017 08:43:52   #
Wanderer2 Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains
 
Do I understand correctly that some "fluid" heads do not contain fluid but rather the term is being used generically to describe smooth action? I did not know that, not owning a fluid head. Seems rather deceptive.

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Feb 23, 2017 08:58:43   #
imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida
 
Teton Viewer wrote:
Do I understand correctly that some "fluid" heads do not contain fluid but rather the term is being used generically to describe smooth action? I did not know that, not owning a fluid head. Seems rather deceptive.


Yes .....

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