Manfrotto 504x Fluid Video Head
The Manfrotto 504X is a professional fluid video head for smooth, controlled camera movement with mirrorless, cinema and video camera setups. This kit is supplied with a 75mm bowl / half-ball adapter, making it suitable for compatible 75mm bowl tripod legs. It features adjustable pan and tilt drag, a 4-step counterbalance system, side-lock sliding plate attachment and a 12kg safety payload.
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The Manfrotto 504X Fluid Video Head with 75mm Bowl Adapter is a professional camera support option designed for smooth pans, controlled tilts and stable tripod-based shooting.
The 504X is well suited to mirrorless rigs, DSLR video setups, compact cinema cameras, broadcast-style cameras and fully built video camera packages, especially when more control and stability is needed than a lightweight video head can provide.
This setup is supplied with a 75mm bowl / half-ball adapter, allowing the head to be mounted to compatible 75mm bowl tripod legs. This makes levelling the camera quicker and more practical when working on uneven ground, location floors, documentary setups, interviews and general production environments.
The head features adjustable fluid drag on both pan and tilt, allowing the operator to control the resistance of movement depending on camera weight and shot style. This is useful for interviews, documentary work, commercial video, live events and narrative production where smooth camera movement is important.
Its 4-step counterbalance system supports balanced camera setups up to 6.5kg at 55mm centre of gravity, while the head itself has a stated 12kg safety payload. The side-lock sliding plate system allows faster mounting and balancing, helping keep the camera secure during setup.
Best suited for tripod work, interviews, documentary, commercial video, narrative production, events and controlled pan/tilt camera movement.
