Tripods & Grip

We carry a selection of Vinten, Satchler and Manfrotto tripods as well as a range of grip equipment including Key West Magic Dolly's, jib arms and rolling spiders.

OConnor Ultimate 2575D Head

This head is the flagship of OConnor's Ultimate range of fluid heads and features OConnor's stepless, ultra-smooth pan & tilt fluid drag specifically designed to give you the ultimate control and stability for film style shooting.


With its famous features the 2575 has become the standard for 35mm film cameras. Featuring OConnor's patented sinusoidal counterbalance system for true, accurate balance at any point in the tilt range. Add to this OConnor's stepless, ultra-smooth pan & tilt fluid drag, and you've got the best of all possible combinations.


The 2575 “D” retains a large number of features and functions from the popular “C” series but includes many new features.


The new platform has all the controls on the camera operator’s side of the head. (i.e. left side).
The platform release lever has a one touch finger actuated safety release catch. This allows for one “finger” or hand action to undo the safety catch and open the lever.
Dual platform scales.
The platform now has 4 handle rosettes.
The left side has a “soft” hand rest similar to the 120EX.
The head is now black.
The head uses metric fasteners. This includes the set screws that are used for field adjustments.
All current 2575C accessories are interchangeable with the 2575D. Even the hard case will be interchangeable.


Ronford-Baker Tall & Short Tripod

Head fittings - Mitchell top plate supplied as standard.
 
Technical Specifications - Castings are LM25 anodised, stove enameled black texture. Tubes are 1” dia x 16swg HE30TF alloy, polished and anodized, with nylon wipers and nylon locking pads. Stainless Steel spikes to feet, with rubber covers. Locking levers are anodized and stove enamelled black texture. All steel parts are hardened where necessary, and chrome plated.


Height with legs spread at 1’6” (45.7cm): closed 3ft’ (91.4cm), fully extended 5’6 (167.6cm).


An infinitely adjustable spreader with a strong elastic clip-down device, which is secured in seconds. Made from high tensile anodized aluminium with large diameter locking hand-wheels to adjust length of spread; steel parts hardened and heavily chromium plated.
 
Baby Tripod
As above, but height range from 1’8” (50.8cm) to 3’ (91.4cm)


Vinten Vector 700

Heavy Duty Head and Legs for use with Large Zoom Lenses Using the patented Vector counterbalance mechanism, this head is easily adjustable, with no time-consuming cam changes, to provide up to ±60° perfectly balanced tilt range for camera, lens and teleprompter combinations of up to 70 kg (154 lb). The Vector 700 is supplied with one telescopic pan bar and a wedge adaptor which will accept a standard camera wedge.


Vinten Vision 250

The class leading Vision 250 is designed to support the latest portable cameras complete with viewfinders, prompters and pan bar controls and is becoming the standard in new studio production as well as OB/EFP applications. With a choice of easily changeable spherical or flat bases, the Vision 250 can be mounted on any pedestal or tripod, making the Vision 250 one of the most versatile products in the range.


Sachtler Video 20

20+ Head with 2 Stage Carbon Fibre Legs


Satchler Video 18

18+ Head with 2 Stage Carbon Fibre Legs


Vinten Pro-6HDV

The Pro-6HDV a lightweight, high performance pan & tilt head from Vinten, ideal for supporting the latest range of small professional HDV & SDV camcorders in use today. The continuously variable fluid pan and tilt drag combined with the stepped counterbalance can handle camera systems up to 6kg (13.2lbs) ensuring that this lightweight head provides smooth movement and complete camera control. The Pro-6HDV lightweight systems include the Vinten Pozi-loc tripod, providing unrivalled torsional rigidity and positive action clamping; a branded black fabric Petrol system case and the standard floor spreader


Vinten Pro 5

A low-priced, lightweight camera support system, the perfect combination for today's smaller ENG and industrial digital cameras. The PRO-5DP system comprises a pan & tilt head, two-stage aluminum tripod with adjustable leg locks and a floor spreader.


Manfrotto 501 HDV

Inside the 501HDV is a powerful new feature that takes its inspiration from our top professional video head models – a fixed counterbalance spring that helps ensure both smoother tilt movements and greater equipment safety even when tilt locks are inadvertently left off.


Key West Magic Dolly

Folding Steerable Dolly with Pneumatic Wheels and Track. Key West’s Magic Dolly is the only professional, folding and steerable dolly of its kind.


Key West Jix System

Portable 6ft Jib Arm, with or without rolling base


Wally Dolly

Invented by Australian cameraman Wayne Waller. First introduced by PROKIT in 2001, the Wally Dolly has become the de-facto standard for portable dolly and track requirements in the UK broadcasting industry. Justified by its low weight and smooth performance, it is also robust and affordable. It tracks well with any camera package whether for Corporate, ENG or for Documentary shooting. Set up time is less than two minutes. The 9Kg. kit contains four metres of screw-together alloy track in one metre lengths. When screwed together the joints are seamless. There are four metres of under-padding, a T-frame dolly, a low boy (Hi-Hat), and end stops. A cord and ratchet set holds your tripod safely to the dolly.


Quadrajib

Portable 6ft Jib Arm, 100mm Bowl, 150mm Tripod Fitting


Vinten Rolling Spider

Rolling Base for Vinten Tripods