Cartoni Focus 22 SDS ALU System

The Cartoni Focus 22 system combines the Focus 22 fluid head with a 2-stage aluminium SDS 100 tripod and a Smart Lock spreader; a padded bag is included. It carries cameras up to 25 kg and the complete system weighs 8.7 kg. It is aimed at documentary and broadcast professionals using heavier digital cinema and broadcast cameras from Arri, Red, Blackmagic Design, Canon or Sony.

Focus 22 on the SDS 100 tripod

Made from lightweight magnesium alloys and high-resistance composites, the Focus 22 fluid head weighs just 3.9 kg and features the patented Cartoni wing continuous counterbalance and patented continuous fluid drag on both axes.

up to 25 kg payload100 mm bowlheight 70–181 cmweight 8.7 kg2-stage aluminium

The widest range of the Focus line

Focus 22 is the most advanced head of the Focus line: it carries up to 25 kg, and the patented wing counterbalance is set continuously against a numerical scale.

Up to 25 kg

The highest payload in the Focus line for fully equipped cameras.

±90° tilt

Operation from −40 to +60 °C, illuminated bubble level and a Euro-style quick release plate.

One lever

The fastest one-lever two-stage tripod on the market deploys and locks in one move.

Smart Lock spreader

The two arm sections release with a side button and retract with a simple push.

Focus 22 fluid head

100 mm bowl and telescopic pan bar; the AH869 adapter fits it to the Cartoni P20 pedestal, the AT854 reduction ring to 150 mm tripods.

SDS 100 tripod

The Smart Deployment System, covered by three patents, adjusts both leg stages with a single lever on the middle stage; six telescopic aluminium tubes give outstanding torsional rigidity.

Smart Lock spreader

The built-in composite spreader weighs only 460 g; a patented no-bind mechanism spreads and collapses it quickly, and a strap to the base folds the system in one move.

Padded bag

A fully padded soft bag for 2-stage systems.

Payload range

The chart shows how much camera weight the Focus 22 head balances depending on the height of the centre of gravity above the plate.