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Manfrotto ONE Tripod Introduced – Fusing Peak Design Travel Tripod & Sachtler Flowtech

The Manfrotto ONE is a hybrid tripod that combines still and motion capture needs into one product. It is a small-medium tripod, relatively lightweight compared to most video tripods, with a single-lever leg length adjustment, a quick levelling base, and a new X-Change quick-release system for the tripod head. The included 500X fluid head has an on/off switch for its counterbalance mechanism, a quick vertical orientation switch, and built-in quick release compatibility with the new system. It also features a 90° rotatable centre column from Manfrotto’s still tripod. The Carbon version weighs 3.15 kilograms and the Aluminium version weighs 3.55 kilograms, both with a folded length of 70cm.. At first glance, the Manfrotto ONE hybrid tripod seems like an elegant mix between the Sachtler FlowTech and Peak Design Travel Tripod. Quite compact for a video tripod and quite large for stills, it strikes an interesting balance. I can see this tripod supporting various use cases, be it professional still shooting, inside and outside the studio, documentary filmmaking, ENG, television, or hybrid content creation. The Manfrotto ONE seems to have an answer for most, but above its impressive feature set, the way that it manages to merge them all into a working product is the basis of its appeal. It’s not the innovative features – it’s the innovative implementation Dissected to its core features, the Manfrotto ONE may seem to offer nothing new. We’ve seen head quick-release systems before, and the same goes for compact leveling, single-lever leg adjustment, and more....

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Published By: CineD - Yesterday

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