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I just bought a Gitzo Systematic Series 5 for my Master Technika, it replaced my Mountaineer series 1. When I went to put my Bogen 410 head on it the tilt knob impacted the large mounting plate on the tripod and would not allow me to tilt up past 5-degrees or so. It's not just an issue with the Series 5, but with all of the Systematic line.
The only option is to buy a riser or a leveling base to put between the tripod and head, or buy a new head (I bought a new head)
Gitzo will sell you individual plates. I think their 1 series is the same size as Bogen. Just unscrew and replace!
just put the camera on there backwards to tilt up. the head is the same on most tripods
Can't do that on a Systematic.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdavis324
Can't do that with a 410 headQuote:
Originally Posted by monsta
[QUOTE=Shootar401;1282225]Can't do that on a Systematic.
I re-read and sounds like you're not using a center column - the plates for the center column can be interchanged...
Put a spacer (or a panning clamp to act as a spacer) beneath the 410?
Good luck, jeff
Being a "Systematic" tripod, the top plate should be capable of being swapped out for a center column, especially on a tripod as large as a 5-series...
I agree with the statement of putting a "spacer between the tripod head's base, and the top of the mounting plate. This might need to be as simple as a block of aluminum drilled/tapped on the bottom for 3/8-16, and the top drilled/tapped for 3/8-16 as well, with a threaded brass(recommended) "stud" to mate with your tripod head. Not very hard for a machinist to turn out, if you can't do it yourself with hand tools, at home.
-Dan
I use a spacer.