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User manual for Cartoni Focus 8 Fluid Head with Sliding Plate & KF08-2AM
- Manufacturer: Cartoni
- Basic description and contents of package
- Product classification: Professional Video - Tripods, Supports & Rigs - Tripods & Accessories - Tripod Systems
- Safety instructions
- Startup and operation of the tripod systems
- Tips for setting up your Cartoni
- Settings and expert assistance
- Contact Cartoni service
- Troubleshooting
- Warranty information
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User manual for the Cartoni Focus 8 Fluid Head with Sliding Plate & KF08-2AM
The user manual for the Cartoni Focus 8 Fluid Head with Sliding Plate & KF08-2AM provides
necessary instructions for the proper use of the product Professional Video - Tripods, Supports & Rigs - Tripods & Accessories - Tripod Systems.
Featuring the lightweight 75mm Focus 8 Fluid Head with a Sliding Plate System, this Cartoni Kit is designed for entry-level users who shoot with up to 17.7 lb of load. The Focus 8 provides perfect balance along its entire +/-90° tilt range, and features continuous counterbalance adjustment.
The kit also includes the APTP2 Aluminum Dual-Stage Tripod Legs, which feature 33 - 53" height adjustment and non-slip flip clamps; a mid-level spreader; rubber tripod feet; and a soft carry case with a foam interior, leather handles, shoulder strap, and exterior pockets. Everything is designed, manufactured, and assembled at the Cartoni factory in Rome, Italy. The Focus 8 Fluid Head comes with the peace-of-mind of a five-year warranty, and all the other items retain their standard one-year warranty.
The Focus 8 consists of 127 parts, machined or cast to micrometric precision and hand-assembled and adjusted to precision by one engineer at a time. A follow-up to the Cartoni Focus HD head and an evolution of the original Focus head, this Focus 8 incorporates the same quick release plate system as on the Sachtler Ace and Manfrotto video heads, and integrates a new composite material in many parts that allows for a solid build while keeping the weight down. Of course, it also features Cartoni's renowned counterbalance and very smooth, "true" fluid drag. The Focus 8 uses the same patented spring-loaded counterbalance system used in the original Focus head.
The new composite material that's used is a sophisticated non-metal that's much stronger than aluminum, and yet lighter. It is used in the tilt fluid knobs, pan fluid gears, and other parts throughout the body. This composite is also highly resistant to the stress of weight, bending, rubbing, and extreme temperatures, so where it's used in the mechanisms of the head it actually provides for more stress endurance, in addition to saving weight. This composite is the result of a collaboration between Cartoni and the Department of Physics and Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome.
The Focus 8 features a Cartoni-patented labyrinth modular fluid drag system, which consists of individual pan and tilt modules. Each module contains two main sections that have thin concentric rings inside them. The rings in one section interact with the rings in the other, with aerospace industry silicon paste fluid between them that provides resistance. The two sections are never fully disengaged from one another, so movement is always smooth and with no play. With there being separate pan and tilt modules, pan drag and tilt drag are accordingly independent, yet work together to allow smooth, uninterrupted motion in any direction. Cartoni performs a laser-assisted, diagonal movement test on every head to ensure that there isn't even the slightest digression from a straight-line movement.
The pan drag control is a large ring in the center of the head that's easy to use even without looking. This and all other controls are designed with ergonomic grips that will feel secure between your fingers. A pan bar is included that can be attached to a rosette adapter on either side of the head, and additional pan bars are available and sold separately.
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Additional parameters of the Cartoni Focus 8 Fluid Head with Sliding Plate & KF08-2AM:
| Ball Diameter | 75 mm | | Load Capacity | 0 - 17.7 lb (0 - 8 kg) | | Pan Range | 360° | | Tilt Range | +/- 90° | | Counterbalance | Continuous | | Fluid Drag | Continuous | | Camera Attachment | Quick release plate system compatible with Sachtler Ace and Manfrotto video heads
Long-style sliding plate included, 4" (10.2 cm) sliding range | | Material | Magnesium and lightweight composite | | Temperature Range | -40 to 140°F (-40 to 60°C) | | Weight | 4 lb (1.8 kg) | | Material | Aluminum | | Bowl Diameter | 75 mm | | Load Capacity | 76 lb (34.5 kg) | | Minimum Height | 33" (84 cm) | | Maximum Height | 53" (135 cm) | | Leg Stages | 2 | | Leg Sections | 3 | | Leg Lock Type | Non-slip flip locks with safety locks | | Spiked/Retractable Feet | Spiked | | Folded/Transport Length | 33" (84 cm) | | Weight | 4 lb (1.8 kg) | | Package Weight | 17.4 lb | | Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 42.7 x 9.25 x 8.0" | |
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