theibcdaily Fluid heads for the Smart Pro Cartoni By David Fox
Smart Pro, a low-cost fluid head for camera payloads from 0-6kg is based on Cartoni’s best- selling HiDV head, and offers ergonomic knobs for ease of use, better control and a more fluid touch on drag and counterbalance. It boasts professional-grade
features, such as continuously variable fluid drag and Cartoni’s patented “wing” counterbalance system. The head’s 75mm diameter bowl is compatible with all 75mm tripods as well as most current-generation slider attachments.
Cartoni has also updated its popular Focus HD head, for cameras from 0 to 12kg. New features include ergonomic knobs for precise
counterbalance and tilt drag control, a complement to the head’s continuously variable fluid damping system and patented variable
counterbalance. Focus HD also comes packaged with new carbon-fibre tripods offering greater compactness, lighter weight and improved stability. An upgraded version of its compact, 8.5kg Master MK II fluid head features a patented counterbalance system that gives perfect balance at any tilt angle from 2kg to 30kg, making it suitable for digital 35mm cameras, stripped or fully equipped with long lenses, follow focus rigs, monitors, batteries and other
accessories. It comes with a flat Mitchell base that can be converted to a 150mm bowl via an adapter. It offers a tilt range of +/- 90° and a camera quick-release attachment that interfaces directly with Arri and Red camera plates. 11.E30
Smart fluid: The Smart Pro head fitted to the new Stabilo spreader- less tripod
Merger delivers sound and vision
AEQ By Michael Burns
Following a merger with Kroma Telecom, two new product lines are being showcased by AEQ at IBC. On display are a range of
TFT broadcast video monitors in sizes from four to 46-inches, as well as different series for different settings, such as QuadSplit, HD monitors and 3G. There are also digital
intercom systems, starting at 16x16 cross- points up to systems with over 1000 x 1000 ports, offering a full range of intercom panels for these systems. Hybrid systems, wired and wireless belt- packs and Wi-Fi base stations complete the product range.
AEQ, a privately owned company, reached the agreement to acquire 100% of the Kroma shares in a deal that also includes acquisition of the rights to the brand name. The manufacturing and technical installations move to AEQ’s headquarters in Madrid, together with the majority of Kroma personnel. AEQ’s reseller network will be reinforced with Kroma’s dealers and distributors and its office in Mexico. AEQ-Kroma said it would dedicate 25 percent of its human resources to R&D and that through this merger, the continuity of the only Spanish manufacturer of TFT monitors and intercom systems for broadcast applications would be assured. 8.C55
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