For Ace, the compact, durable and lightweight head has a completely new, patented, drag: Synchronised Actuated Drag, which is claimed to guarantee the accuracy and repeatability of its larger systems "at an astonishing price/performance ratio" offering "a genuine broadcast feel for every videographer."
As it seems it will sell for about £450 ($550/€500), it's hardly cheap, but it is about 20-40% less than a Vinten Vision Blue or other main rivals (although specifications are not exactly comparable), and the head action feels good.
The SA-drag offers three vertical and three horizontal grades of drag (+ 0), to enable fine adjustment for precise panning and tilting. It also has a five-step counterbalance that makes fast counterbalancing of the camera set-up very simple, from 0 to 4 kg, and has a tilt range of +90° to -75°. With the mid-level spreader its height range is 78-169cm, with floor-level spreader it is 57-173cm, and it collapses to 85cm for storage.
It uses a glass fibre-reinforced composite material, which makes the new 75mm fluid head lighter (1.7kg - with legs and mid- or floor-level spreader the total package weighs 4.4 or 4.6kg), with a comfortable and non-slip surface. Sachtler says it paid special attention to ergonomics, so that users can work intuitively (which you can). It also has regular Sachtler features such as a practical parking position for spare camera screws and the long 104mm sliding range of the camera plate.
It uses a glass fibre-reinforced composite material, which makes the new 75mm fluid head lighter (1.7kg - with legs and mid- or floor-level spreader the total package weighs 4.4 or 4.6kg), with a comfortable and non-slip surface. Sachtler says it paid special attention to ergonomics, so that users can work intuitively (which you can). It also has regular Sachtler features such as a practical parking position for spare camera screws and the long 104mm sliding range of the camera plate.
By David Fox
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