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Key Features
- Capacity up to 8.8 lb
- 75mm Bowl Mount
- For Lightweight Camcorders & DSLRs
- 5-Step Counterbalance
With its 8.8 lb capacity and compact size, the Sachtler FSB 4 Fluid Head is ideal for supporting small handheld camcorders and video-enabled DSLRs. As the only head in its class to feature Sachtler's Sideload mechanism, the FSB 4 boasts an exceptionally large sliding range of 4.7". Along with a 5-step counterbalance, this ensures extremely quick and precise balancing. At the same time, no-compromise vibration damping allows for extremely subtle and finely graded movement.
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Can I just attach this to a tripod that has a ...
Can I just attach this to a tripod that has a 60mm wide flat base with a 3/8" screw?
Hi, you can remove the stud and use it with 3/8" screw on a flat base tripod or slider
Date published: 2023-07-16
Can this FSB 4 head take regular manfrotto camera ...
Can this FSB 4 head take regular manfrotto camera plates?
No, the Sachtler FSB 4 Fluid Head works with the Sachtler Sideload Plate S/Ace Tripod QR Plate ( BH #SAWPDV1 ) only. However, you could add a quick-release adapter below to the Sachtler Ace plate, which would convert it to Manfrotto if needed.
Manfrotto 577 Rapid Connect Adapter with Sliding Mounting Plate (501PL)
BH #MA577
Date published: 2025-08-19
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Can I attach an articulating arm (for a monitor) to the unused pan arm connector or does this go against the design?
On the articulating arms that B&H has available for mounting accessories, their end mounting screws are either 1/4'-20 or 3/8 -16. The screw holes Sachtler uses to mount their pan handles are an unlisted, unknown metric size so I am afraid the accessory articulation arms will not mount. Otherwise it is valid idea. So much so that Manfrotto makes some of their tripod heads to take 3/8 arms for just the purpose you are proposing. They call it Easy Link. Here is a comparable Manfrotto head with the Easy Link mounts, plus a Manfrotto arm. Manfrotto 509HD Professional Video Head B&H # MA509HD and Manfrotto 244 Micro Friction Arm B&H # MA244MICRO.
Date published: 2018-08-28
Is an ARRI dovetail plate available for this ...
Is an ARRI dovetail plate available for this unit?
unsure, but you dont want that dainty head. It's trash
Date published: 2020-12-20
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Will this head work with the Sachtler Flowtech 75 tripod?
yes, it will
Date published: 2018-08-28
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Is the FSB-4 that much better than the Ace XL? Besides the Ace having more plastic, are the differences substantial or marginal?
With plastic head's, the main compromise that is made is in rigidity and flex. If you deal with heavier cameras, with pretty tight tilt and pan settings, you may end up with a degree of flex back with the Ace vs the FSB. If you lock an ACE down completely, and push on the camera, you can actually see the head move a bit...may not be an issue to most people.
Date published: 2022-11-16
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Hello. Does is this head compatible with the Vinten Flowtech 75 Tripod?
yes
Date published: 2018-10-24