Specifications

WHAT IS THE TORSION RIGIDITY
Maximum torsion rigidity is the fi rst feature all Videographers want from their video tripod.
A professional video tripod has to provide a rock solid base insensible to the mechanical stress induced by the tilt and pan movement
that makes the tripod not stable enough for a smooth in motion shooting session.
Last but not least the weight, the max and minimum working height are important factor too, which needs to be taken in serious
consideration while choosing your video tripod.
Manfrotto has been the fi rst manufacturer in the world that has placed side by side to the traditional twin leg design video tripod,
a single leg tube concept which do not sacrifi ce the weight and working height of a tripod for its torsion rigidity performance.
The balance achieved with the MDEVE tripod and the traditional photographic design ones make now available the best tripod
solution for the latest professional MINI DV and DV camcorder.
VIDEO TRIPODS LEGS STRUCTURE & MATERIALS
Video tripods can be divided into two groups based on their leg types: those with single legs throughout, and those with twin
parallel legs in the top sections. Most use circular profi le tubes, while the MDEVE series rapid center column and the carbon fi ber
legs of the the 755MF3 and 756MF3 use a three-faceted profi le which helps to eliminate all unwanted rotation and which (in the
case of carbon fi ber tripods) means that the legs can be clamped into the tripod top crown rather than glued in.
VIDEO TRIPODS
In the chart we suggest how to combine our tripods with your camcorder depending the different type/format of camcorder you use.
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TRIPOD MODELS
DIGITAL CAMCORDER MODELS TRIPOD SPECIFICATIONS
Number and
size of CCD
Camcorder
Weight
Number
of stage
Format
Tripod to tripod
attachment
Material
TWIN LEG
Carbon fi ber
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
2 75mm + 100mm bowl
2 75mm + 100mm bowl
2 75mm bowl
2 100mm bowl
1 100mm bowl
1 100mm bowl
75mm bowl
Three 1/2” or 2/3” From 10 to 20 kg
Three 1/2” or 2/3” From 10 to 20 kg
Mini DV Three 1/3” From 7 to 15 kg
Mini DV One 1/3” From 7 to 15 kg
Three 1/2” or 2/3”
Three 1/2” or 2/3” From 10 to 20 kg
From 10 to 20 kg
Three 1/2” or 2/3” From 10 to 20 kg
From 10 to 20 kg
From 10 to 20 kg
Three 1/2” or 2/3”
Three 1/2” or 2/3”
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
Carbon fi ber
Aluminum
1
1 75mm bowl
2 75mm bowl
542ART
532ART
525MVB
515MVB
350MVB
350SHMVB
351MVB
351MVCF
351MVB2
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX
SINGLE LEG
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum
Carbon fi ber
Carbon fi ber
Carbon fi ber
Carbon fi ber
Aluminum
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
One 1/4”
From 1 to 6 kg
Three 1/2” or 2/3” Over 20 kg
One 1/4”
From 1 to 6 kg
One 1/4”
One 1/4”
One 1/4”
One 1/4”
One 1/4”
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
2 3/8” Male thread
One 1/4”
Micro DV - Mini DV - DVD
From 1 to 6 kg
From 1 to 6 kg
From 1 to 6 kg
From 1 to 6 kg
From 1 to 6 kg
From 1 to 6 kg
117X
528XB
055WNB
745MF3
755MF3
756MF3
745B
755B
756XB
DV-DV cam-DVC Pro-DIGI Beta
Betacam SP - Betacam SX