View Full Version : Heads up if you are buying a Gitzo Systematic tripod
Shootar401
15-Oct-2015, 09:57
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)
cdavis324
15-Oct-2015, 12:33
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
Shootar401
16-Oct-2015, 11:35
Gitzo will sell you individual plates. I think their 1 series is the same size as Bogen. Just unscrew and replace!
Can't do that on a Systematic.
just put the camera on there backwards to tilt up. the head is the same on most tripods
Can't do that with a 410 head
cdavis324
16-Oct-2015, 13:56
[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...
Jeff Keller
17-Oct-2015, 17:25
Put a spacer (or a panning clamp to act as a spacer) beneath the 410?
Good luck, jeff
Daniel Stone
17-Oct-2015, 18:50
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
Peter De Smidt
17-Oct-2015, 21:09
I use a spacer.
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