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Cartoni Master 40 Fluid Head with Wedge Plate and Pan Handle

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Cartoni Master 40 Fluid Head with Wedge Plate and Pan Handle
Key Features
  • Flat Mitchell Base, 115 lb Maximum Load
  • Wedge Plate & Sliding Camera Platform
  • Continuous Counterbalance, Pan/Tilt Drag
  • Digital Counterbalance Readout
The Master 40 Fluid Head with Wedge Plate and Pan Handle from Cartoni is a fluid head designed with a large payload range for broadcast or cinema camera rigs weighing up to 115 lb. Featuring a flat base, the head easily mounts on a set legs or a pedestal with a flat or Mitchell mount. The V-shaped wedge plate easily handles heavy loads, and the fluid head's camera platform slides for balancing your camera on the head.

Continuously adjustable counterbalance can be monitored via a digital readout, so you can precisely tune the head's response to your camera. Pan and tilt drag are both individually and continuously adjustable. The head pans a full 360° and tilts forward and back 90°. The built-in illuminated bubble level confirms that your fluid head is level and features a replaceable battery. The head includes one pan handle that can be used for right- or left-hand use, or a second pan handle can be purchased separately.

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Cartoni Master Series Video Head Overview

The Master 40 Fluid Head with Wedge Plate and Pan Handle from Cartoni is a fluid head designed with a large payload range for broadcast or cinema camera rigs weighing up to 115 lb. Featuring a flat base, the head easily mounts on a set legs or a pedestal with a flat or Mitchell mount. The V-shaped wedge plate easily handles heavy loads, and the fluid head's camera platform slides for balancing your camera on the head.

Continuously adjustable counterbalance can be monitored via a digital readout, so you can precisely tune the head's response to your camera. Pan and tilt drag are both individually and continuously adjustable. The head pans a full 360° and tilts forward and back 90°. The built-in illuminated bubble level confirms that your fluid head is level and features a replaceable battery. The head includes one pan handle that can be used for right- or left-hand use, or a second pan handle can be purchased separately.

Key Features
  • ±90° tilt range
  • Flat Mitchell base
  • 115 lb maximum load capacity
  • Continuous fluid drag and continuous counterbalance
  • Perfect balance at any tilt angle
  • Ergonomic brake levers and operating knobs
  • Horizontal lock
  • Large sliding camera platform with quick release
  • Wedge plate; a dovetail camera plate can be ordered separately
  • Digital readouts and illuminated spirit level
  • Telescopic pan handle (a second pan handle can be ordered separately)

Cartoni Master Series Video Head Specs

Key Specs
Camera Mounting
3/8"-16 Screw (Quick Release Plate: Wedge Plate)
Head Type
Fluid Head
Drag Control
Yes
Load Capacity
115 lb / 52.2 kg
Weight
33.1 lb / 15 kg
Head
Camera Mounting
3/8"-16 Screw (Quick Release Plate: Wedge Plate)
Head Type
Fluid Head
Base Mount
Mitchell Flat Base
Counter Balance
Continuous
Pan & Tilt
Drag Control
Yes
Independent Pan Lock
Yes
Independent Tilt Lock
Yes
Vertical Tilt
+90° to -90°
Lateral Tilt
No
General
Load Capacity
115 lb / 52.2 kg
Accessory Mounting
2x Pan Handle Fitting
Bubble Level
Yes (Illuminated)
Weight
33.1 lb / 15 kg

Cartoni Master Series Video Head Reviews

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Does this have a Mitchell Base?

Does this have a Mitchell Base?
Asked by: Andrew
It does not, this head has a 4-Bolt Flat Base. For a Mitchell Base from Cartoni you would need to look at the Maxima Film Style Fluid Action Head, B&H # CAM570, instead. https://bhpho.to/2MC8NpE
Answered by: Joe P
Date published: 2019-01-27

Does it come with pan bars?

Does it come with pan bars?
Asked by: Jason
The Cartoni Master 65 Head with Dovetail Plate and Two Telescopic Pan Handles comes with a Telescopic Left Panhandle and a Short Right Panhandle. Panhandle is the same as pan bar.
Answered by: Dennis L
Date published: 2025-01-15
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