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The 100mm ball Focus 10 Fluid Head from Cartoni weighs just 4.4 lb and supports camera rigs weighing up to 24 lb, suiting it for use with most broadcast and digital cinema cameras. Built to last, it features continuously variable counterbalance, +/-90° of tilt, a large pan drag ring, easy-to-see red lever locks, and an illuminated bubble level. The Focus 10 Fluid Head comes with a sliding quick release plate and a telescoping pan bar that may be attached to either the right or left side rosette.
The 100mm ball Focus 10 Fluid Head from Cartoni weighs just 4.4 lb and supports camera rigs weighing up to 24 lb, suiting it for use with most broadcast and digital cinema cameras. Built to last, it features continuously variable counterbalance, +/-90° of tilt, a large pan drag ring, easy-to-see red lever locks, and an illuminated bubble level. The Focus 10 Fluid Head comes with a sliding quick release plate and a telescoping pan bar that may be attached to either the right or left side rosette.
Reliable Lightweight Support
Ideal for run-and-gun creators, the Focus 10 provides reliable, durable support.
Suitable for digital cinema cameras from Blackmagic Design, Canon, Sony, and others.
Durable Design
100mm ball base.
Supports loads between 0 and 24 lb.
+/-90° tilt range.
Sliding quick release plate.
Illuminated bubble level.
Telescopic pan bar mounts to left or right rosette.
I needed a good fluid head for my relatively light-weight hybrid setup (Sony A1 with 200-600G) for shooting birds. It's relatively light weight for a video rig (I don't use an external monitor) BUT dampening 1200mm focal length (with 2xTC) in the great windy outdoors requires a VERY beefy setup so light weight setups need not apply. I went from an E-Image GH06 (nice but not beefy enough) to the Focus 22 (nice but too heavy and can't counterbalance anything as low as 8 lbs even though Cartoni says you can) and finally the Focus 12. I later tested the new Sachtler Aktiv10 as well. The Focus 12 was the best of them all because it could PRECISELY counterbalance my light weight rig through a wide-elevation range without adjustment -- the Focus22, Sachtler and E-Image could not do that. I also prefer the continuous counterbalance and drag adjustments vs. the fixed adjustments used by Sachtler and E-image and many others. The Focus12 is also less expensive than many competing models. These positives are really important to me and outweigh a handful of niggling issues; (1) I don't care for the Euro plate and wish Cartoni had stuck with the standard Manfrotto for their non-professional line of heads; (2) you can't dial the horizontal or vertical drag to zero -- even at minimum settings there's still some drag present -- equivalent to a 1.5 on the 1-7 Sachtler Aktive10 if that helps -- so no whip-panning, and (3) the dial indices are useless compared to the more expensive Focus22 so you just have to set counterbalance and drag by feel. But overall the Focus 12 is a really good head for the money and gets a strong 4-star rating from me. I'm using it on the fantastic Sachtler Flowtech 100 tripod, but that's a review for another day. ;)
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I had trouble with a cartoni knob on a dana dolly ...
I had trouble with a cartoni knob on a dana dolly in the past, how well will this head attach to a dana dolly with the 100mm bowl adapter?
Asked by: Etienne
The unit will offer nothing but a great plug and play experience when using the any 100mm bowl adapter.
Answered by: hectorm
Date published: 2021-11-16
Is it possible to remove the bolt at the bottom ...
Is it possible to remove the bolt at the bottom of the bowl and use the thread instead? To fix the fluid head to the flat surface of the tripod platform?
Asked by: Borut
The threaded bolt at the bottom of the Focus 10 can be removed. It can thread on to other flat surfaces, but since the 100mm bowl itself cannot be removed it will be taller than a flat base head.
Answered by: Antonio
Date published: 2026-01-17
Can it convert to flat base?
Can it convert to flat base?
Asked by: Yuling
The Focus 8 is only compatible with 75mm bowl heads.
Answered by: Nick Y
Date published: 2023-04-12
Can this head attach to a Gitzo tripod?
Can this head attach to a Gitzo tripod?
Asked by: Gary
If the Gitzo has a 100mm bowl, yes.
Answered by: Joe P
Date published: 2021-02-28
Is cartoni focus 18 used in Hollywood ...
Is cartoni focus 18 used in Hollywood cinimatography like other major competitive brands?
Asked by: Asok
Cartoni is very well respected in Hollywood. However, this system is part of their entry-and mid-level user category.
Answered by: Victor
Date published: 2020-06-26
Is the handle reversible (to be used with the ...
Is the handle reversible (to be used with the bend pointing up for a comfortable underhand grip)?
Asked by: Jay
Yes. The pan handle offers full articulation.
Answered by: hectorm
Date published: 2022-03-15
Is the 75mm bowl proprietary, or will it work ...
Is the 75mm bowl proprietary, or will it work with a variety of 75mm bowl tripods?
Asked by: James
I bought a Focus 8 head and when I tried to attach it to my Innorel RT90C which has a 75mm bowl it did not fit right. I purchased a 75mm bowl adapter for another of my tripods,a Gitzo Series 3 Systemic, and everything worked fine.
My warning would be if you have a "knock off" tripod like my excellent Innorrell RT90C you might end up with a fitment issue but if you have a big name tripod (gitzo, rrs, pro media gear, etc..) you'll be fine.
Answered by: Kip
Date published: 2023-10-29
Will Manfrotto Plates work ??
Will Manfrotto Plates work ??
Asked by: John
Yes, Manfrotto quick release plates are compatible: "The FOCUS 8 Fluid Head comes equipped with a sliding camera plate compatible with Sachtler ACE and Manfrotto standard plates"
https://www.cartoni.com/products/fluid-heads/fluid-heads-75-mm/HF0800-focus-8/
