Cartoni Focus 18/90

The Cartoni Focus 18/90 is the version of the Focus 18 fluid head with tilt extended to a full ±90°. It carries digital ENG cameras and rigs from 5 to 21 kg and offers continuous fluid drag on pan and tilt, a patented continuous counterbalance with a numerical scale, a sliding camera plate and an illuminated bubble level. It weighs 3.4 kg.

The Focus 18 with ±90° tilt

The full tilt range pays off on steep up and down shots – on staircases, from height or at sports events. In every other respect it is the same rugged magnesium-alloy and aluminium head for digital ENG cameras from Blackmagic Design, Canon, Sony and others.

5–21 kg100 mm bowl±90° tilt3.4 kg

Patented continuous counterbalance

Counterbalance and fluid drag on both pan and tilt are set continuously, without fixed steps. The camera stays put at any tilt angle, and every move starts and stops without a jolt.

Full ±90° tilt

Tilt the camera straight up or down; the counterbalance holds it in any position.

Numerical counterbalance scale

Read the counterbalance setting on an easy-to-read numerical scale and return to it quickly after a camera change.

Illuminated bubble level

The switchable illuminated level lets you level the head even in low light.

Tripods and Cartoni pedestals

It fits any 100 mm bowl tripod, the P20 pedestal via the AH869 adapter, the P40, P70+ and P70 Steering via the AH863, and 150 mm tripods via the AT854 converter.

Counterbalance with a numbered scale

The large counterbalance knob carries clear numbers around its edge. Note the setting and find it again first time after a camera or lens change.

Sliding plate and locks

Slide the plate forwards or backwards until the camera is in balance. The pan and tilt locks are operated by clearly marked levers on the sides.

Payload versus centre of gravity

The chart shows how much camera weight the head’s counterbalance can balance depending on how high above the plate the centre of gravity of the rig sits. The higher the centre of gravity, the lower the payload the head can hold in balance.