@oscillian

Yep it is possible. If you mean removable rubber feet on 7402 and 7401.

@evero

You can get extra QR plates and mount them on top of any other :-)

@Vitaliy_Kiselev I'm curious about the heavier Weifeng gear (after checking out their website), do you think there is any possibility for upcoming deals concerning the 900 series? If so, what kind of prices are we talking about?

I found an interesting review of the fancier FC-04H :

Maybe for the tilts the head does not have the right spring. But the pans show, that the tripod is not stable enough?

I'm thinking of picking up the FC-04H from this deal but I'm put off by the lack of in-depth info out there. No reviews, videos or much of anything. If there are any forum members who have purchased the kit in this deal, I'd love hear your thoughts on it especially if you have had past experience with Manfrotto, Sachtler etc. and can compare the FC-04H to similarly priced products.

Feel free to pm me so as to keep this thread clean. Cheers!

My FC-04H and carbon fiber tripod arrived yesterday. Out of the box I'm extremely happy with it. Things that surprised me: - The head is smaller than I was expecting - The system is lighter tan my old tripod but with 3x the features - love it! - The counterbalance works great - ignore the video above, that guy doesn't have enough weight on the rig to activate the counterbalance - Zero kickback on pans and tilts

I have a shoot on the weekend and another mid-week so I'll have a much better idea of how well the system holds up in action. Hopefully I'll have time to shoot a little video review.

Thanks V.K. for a great deal.

Gethinc... we are still talking tripods, right?? ;)

Nice job with the review kupchenpo - hardly any bumbling in there! You pretty much covered everything except the included padded bag which is okay but I can see the seams and/or zippers eventually falling apart with a lot of use.

I like that there's a screw at the front to stop the QR plate from sliding forward - its a good safety feature especially since I once saw an Arri BL go sliding off the front of a non-braked sliding plate and crash to the ground!

@Gethnic - Locks tight on my system. The legs aren't so sturdy if the spreaders are all the way in so a wider stance is better and on carpet there's a hint of a wobble so a sandbag might be necessary but this could just be because I left the rubber foot covers on. To echo what kupchenpo said in his review, if you're on the fence, don't worry, this is a great product for the price. I've used everything from high-end Sachtlers and O'Connors to low end Velbon and Manfrotto and this is an excellent head that is perfect for DSLRs with a rig built around them. If you're planning to go with just the camera and lens and you have a small camera like a GH2 then you may be better off going with a Sachtler Ace as that will be able to counterbalance better.

Hey just out of curiosity is the quick release plate compatible with any other system? I've been trying to standardise it thought my kit, and am failing miserably (just bought a new arca swiss plate and new lever style clamp, and t found my existing arca swiss plate is a different width, which means adjusting the clamp each time).

If Im going this route I'll trash the lot and move to a system thats compatible with this head.

thats the plate I had on my last tripod head (which I've now retired). You know what? I was thinking of going back in that direction as well. I honestly dont understand why stills photographers bang on about the arca swiss system. Its really slow to use, the plates are small, theres more chance of not securing it and dropping your camera...

YOu can pick up plate + clamp on amazon, for about $40. I just spent about $60 on a sunway clamp alone

THe only thing I'm going to check is the rubber on the plate doesn't allow for vibration (I've been doing some 5 minute exposures recently and even tiny movement/vibration is a problem).

@daryl they are amazing! The head is heavy- but the Carbon Tube is light as! Any more info PM me.

Is the fluid head available alone? If so how do I go about ordering. Thanks