I bought this and a bunch of other products after watching one of my favorite YouTubers showcase these products. Then afterwards I got a bunch of videos in my feeds with all sorts of small channels talking about how great these products are, and I smelled a marketing campaign. While there is nothing wrong with promoting ones products I do feel like YouTubers aren't being really honest when they don't pay for products and act like this is something they just picked up...Anyway...Happy to report this fluid is is really good. I'm using it with a G9 which is a rather heavy mirrorless camera and an assortment of Panny-Leica lenses. I think the nicest feature is it is "sprung" or tuned to counterbalance pointing your lens down, which makes smooth panning upward motions much easier with heavier lenses. You might not like this though if you aren't expecting that--I didn't hear this mentioned in the reviews I watched.It comes in an OVERLY nice box with laser cut neoprene. iFootage please think about just putting this in a cheap cardboard box and saving us some $$$ and the environment. Who keeps tripod head boxes? Thankfully the branding isn't too bad on this with a single iFootage logo on the side...still too much. The tripod I bought from them looks like a Nascar track...Anyway I think the price is solid, the quality is good, and you should consider picking one up. :)

Ordered separately, I got the Gazelle TA5 tripod first. Amazon was out of stock for the fluid head and I got that about 2 weeks later when it was in stock again. I really like the tripod. I got the aluminum tripod instead of the carbon fiber one. I like something a bit more solid, more sturdy, personal preference. Yeah it is heavier but I'll deal with it all in the name of getting nice clean, clear, sharp images. Plus I get a good work out, no need for the gym :o). At the bottom of the tripod legs are rubber pieces for solid non-slip stable placement. These pieces can be rotated and a pointy spike can be exposed for good placement on rock or dirt/sandy/irregular ground surfaces. As you can see the legs have 3 extension stages for irregular surfaces that may be encountered out in the wild. When releasing the legs using the quick release tabs, the legs slide out with ease. The tabs lock down easily and grip the legs into the selected position-they do not slip. Removal of the center post allows the tripod to 'get down' fairly close to the ground, you know, for those back breaking shots (last picture). Make sure you have your remote cable with you when using the tripod in this fashion :o). Now for the fluid head....As for the fluid head it works great for me. The head has the ability for pitch & yaw movement and it is fairly smooth for the panning shots, although there may be some products out there better for that specific purpose. On the left side of the camera/fluid head, (pictured) next to the IFootage logo, the red button is for releasing the camera/slide gauge from the fluid head. (The slide gauge mounts to the bottom of the camera and a 1/4" or 3/8" screw is supplied to fit what ever threads your camera uses). On the right side of the camera (pictured) just above the Komodo 5 logo is the red tear drop with arrow thumb screw that clamps the gauge slide to the fluid head once the fluid head and camera are placed on the tripod---balanced. In conjunction with the red release button the camera can easily be removed from the fluid head. The other nice thing is that the camera will not slide out (in either direction, forward or reverse) from the fluid head until the red button is pressed, hence your camera won't accidentally just fall out until that red button is pressed for release. Adjacent to the tripod's level bubble indicator (pictured) is the red tear drop thumb screw that controls the panning motion. Just below the red release button (large black wing nut with white lock and unlock arrow indicators) allows adjustment for the camera to tilt down or up. The two red twist 'knobs': one controls for pitch/yaw and the bottom one is for raising and lowering the center post. The handle can be assembled on either side of the fluid head. For my ease of use rating I give it 4 stars. I would have liked to see the red teardrop fasteners a little larger. Ergonomically they are a little bit on the small side, but they do their job. I know, I know, I went into a bit of detail, but I figure they are both IFOOTAGE products and I have them both, why not just do a combined critique. I hope this helps anyone who is thinking of purchasing these products. I believe they are engineered very well. Good luck and happy imaging!!!

I purchased the IFOOTAGE Komodo K5S for use with my IFOOTAGE Cobra 3.I am very pleased with this unit. It is solid and smooth. The rosette for coupling the panning arm has been improved over the older K5 model, and the knobs made a little larger for ease of use.I feel it partners very well with my IFOOTAGE Cobra 3 monopod and I am glad I bought it. The well made padded carry bag of the Cobra 3 has a clever 'extension' that can be 'pushed out' to accommodate the monopod so it can be stored away with the fluid head attached and ready for use when it is taken out.

This star rating is not for the product, but rather its use. I purchased this to pair up with my iFootage monopod. It is a really well designed product, but it just wasn't what I needed for the type of photography that I do. I was looking for something that allowed me to switch between landscape and portrait. I think this thing is perfect for those doing a lot of video. This item was a little too bulky for me, so I returned it, and bought an AOKA Professional Ball Head.

Working mostly in NYC, I try to pack as light as possible when taking public transportation. Got this head for a lighter tripod setup, which weighs less & packs down smaller than my main setup (Sachtler Ace XL on Miller CF sticks).This Komodo head on Sirui N-3204x sticks, with a leveler, provides enough tension for smooth-enough pans & tilts for my minimal GH5 rig (Movcam cage, 8" 15mm rods, rosette handles, small shoulder pad, SmallHD Focus). Panning tension is great for my full rig, but the counterbalance isn't enough for it (which is expected, as my rig is right at max load capacity). It's still possible to get smooth tilts, just need to careful. When I strip down my rig to reduce the load, all works smoothly. I typically bring the Komodo/Sirui setup when I'll mostly be shooting sit-down interviews.Overall, it's the perfect blend of portability and functionality at a good price.

I needed a rather portable video head for occasional and portable use. I did my due diligence and came out with the decision to try IFottage’s K5S. The improved version of the K5. I never owned the K5, so all I can tell you about is the K5S.This is a rather basic video head. No fancy bells or whistles. It feels well made and the pan/tilt features do the job for my rigged our Canon R6MK2.There are tension knobs for both pan and tilt. No counterbalance adjustment though. The plate system is a type of Manfrotto 500 series. I additionally tried alternative plates by SMALLRIG (3158B) and Neewer (501PL), both of which work on this video head. So if you need spares…Testing my R6 MK2 on this head, I find both tilt and pan to be smooth. I recently filmed a children’s soccer game using the K5S and found nothing lacking. I set the tensions for both pan and tilt and they pretty much remained that way for the couple of hours I had it in use. With some light action going back and forth I never found myself thinking about the video head in that it was restricted or limiting my desired movement. Upon review of the video I shot, it was smooth and appeared as good as one would expect. I could easily see this passing basic broadcast requirements as nothing stood out such as jitter, sharp movements or the like. That’s not bad for a video head in this price range.I wish this head did have more features like adjustable counterbalance and an illuminating spirit level however, I’m being grossly greedy as for the price and its intended use, it works just fine. I’m not using this in any professional or high end setting. It’s solely for friends/family home movies and having the portability to stuff it in my backpack without taking up half of the entire space for all my equipment, is what I wanted. And this just does that. In fact the whole set which included the K5S, a Sirui AM-284 tripod which remained attached to the video head and the pan arm (removed for transport) fit nicely into my Vanguard Alta Action 70 Tripod Bag. But I tried fitting the K5S into my Think Tank Firstlight 35 backpack and it went in no problem too. Essentially, once you remove the pan arm for transport, which only takes 20 seconds, the video head takes up little to no extra room compared to a decent Ballhead. This hit the mark, transport is easy here. Not something my Sachtler Ace XL Mk2 can do comparatively.My only real gripe here is I wish the pan handle was telescopic. I do fiddle with the length at times on my video heads and making it shorter is helpful for transport as well. So not bad overall.Definitely recommended.

Se despinta con cualquier roce, lo cual se me hace mal.

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It’s still too early to tell if the item will be good or not, but the postage & handling was abysmal. Rather then putting the item in a postage satchel, the mailing label was simply slapped onto the front of the box – which was open, mind you – & now the label won’t come off. I realise that postage is “free” but I’ve never had such a poor experience with an Amazon delivery before.

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