Manfrotto
Tripods
Nothing will do as much to improve your photography or film-making as using a good tripod, and whether you want the smallest, lightest camera support to carry with you at all times for your palm-sized digital camera or camcorder, or the tallest, sturdiest piece of studio equipment for a view camera or a full-scale ENG setup, Manfrotto has the answer.
To allow you to tailor your camera support to your exact needs, almost all of our tripods and heads are sold as separates and are fully interchangeable. If height, compactness, stability or load capacity are your top priorities, choose your tripod first, then look at our head range.
Heads
The head is the component that really gives you control over your camera or videocamera... so it is worth choosing carefully. Your first choice is between heads designed for photographic use (such as three-way, geared, ball or pano heads) and heads for video (pan and tilt or fluid heads). Video heads are also popular among wildlife photographers, sport optics users and sports photographers using long telephoto lenses. Pick a head first if the factors that will determine your choice of support system are versatility or application-specific design, speed in use or precision. Once you have found the ideal head, look for the tripod to match.
Kits
Our kits are combinations of head and tripod separates in a single product, when you opt for a kit you can be sure that the components are the perfect match for each other, all cases you still be free to swap either the head or tripod in the future if you need to. Some kits also include a bag or carrying strap or other accessories designed to make your life easier.
Camera supp. accessories
Sometimes it is the extras that help you more than the star product, and with everything from monopods to quick release plate adapters, from videocamera remote control units to bags and straps, from dollies to arms and brackets, our accessories quickly become essentials in your kit bag.
Alternative support systems
The FigRig is the first of an offshoot line of camera supports that offer an alternative to the tripod. Developed in collaboration with Mike Figgis (director of Leaving Las Vegas, Timecode, Cold Creek Manor...) and roadtested in his award-winning feature films, the FigRig helps to stabilize hand-held filmwork while freeing up your ability to move with and around your subject.
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