O’Connor 50 Head, Sticks, Case – Complete Set!

[Ryan E. Walters]

O’Connor 50 Fluid head, no leaks, in great condition!
The head has a Mitchel base and a claw ball adapter
Handle
Plate & 2 screws
O’Conner Sticks (Tripod) – Yes this is why they call them sticks! J
3 rubber feet
All of the spikes are there
2x extra spikes for the feet
Ground level spreader
Transport case

SOLD

I accept PAYPAL. PM me for details.

I love this set, and I continue to get a lot of comments about it. The head is in great shape and has performed well. It will support your fully outfitted Red. I would keep it, except that I’m gearing up for a documentary where I’ll need to be as light as possible, so I have to invest in a light weight head and sticks, as every pound counts. (I’m also selling my Cool Light 575w HMI which is listed here.)

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

More Pix

More Pix

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

And More Pix ...

And More Pix ...

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

Bump.

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

Price dropped to $1300, and includes shipping to the continental US. (I'll ship else where, but additional charges will apply.)

 

[M Hsu]

I bought Ryan's HMI and FWIW it appears that the minute after he got the paypal payment notice, he sprinted to fedex with the already packaged HMI, mailed it and sprinted back to give me a tracking number.

when it gets here, it might just be a box of rocks for all I know, but it was sure shipped fast.

Or he works at fedex.

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

I bought Ryan's HMI and FWIW it appears that the minute after he got the paypal payment notice, he sprinted to fedex with the already packaged HMI, mailed it and sprinted back to give me a tracking number.

when it gets here, it might just be a box of rocks for all I know, but it was sure shipped fast.

Or he works at fedex.

Thanks Max. Hopefully I sent the right box- I don't think I mailed you the box of rocks - although they were sitting very close to each other ... (Just kidding of course.)

I do believe in shipping things out ASAP after receiving payment. So you can expect to have the tripod shipped the same day you send payment via paypal. (Except if FedEx is closed for the day - then it will be first thing in the morning.)

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

Questions-

Questions-

I had some questions via PM- here they are, and my answers:

1. How old is the fluid head? Are we talking decades?

The fluid head is old- it is the O'Connor 50, which was made up until the 70's. The prior owner was a film school in Texas, and they had it serviced prior to me buying it. It has no leaks, and has worked flawlessly for me. It is a TRUE fluid head. Not like Bogens "Fluid" heads, that are not really a fluid head.

2. I don't mind the weight but it has to be as smooth as the best fluid heads out there with a 50 pound setup? How smooth is it?

It will support up to 50 lbs, and still give you fluid motion. There are locking knobs for the pan and tilt. A sliding adjustment for the balance of the camera. I have used this head and sticks to support an HVX with a Letus35, an HPX500, and a fully outfitted RED with PL glass and the Red drive. So far nothing that I have thrown at it has slowed it down. This head has been very smooth for me, and I love it. If I didn't have to shed some serious weight on the set up, I would keep it. It weighs in at 35 pounds, and I am looking to get down to the 15 - 20 pound range.


3. Are you sure that tiny mounting plate can adequately support a heavy setup?

As far as the mounting plate goes- the key is to use both screws, and that will lock it down securely to the plate and then to the head. As long as I have done that, it has worked for me. When I tried one screw, it wasn't secure enough- but I think that is true for any plate.

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

Bump.

Bump.

Bumpty Bump.

 

[Simon Smith]

Lower?

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

PM me, and we can talk.

 

[isaac williams]

was it sold

 

[Michael Thornton]

Where are the PIX?

Tek

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

Nope, it has not sold, and it is still available. However, I am currently in Germany working on a project, and I return to the states on the 23rd. I do not have the pictures on me, but I can get them when I return.

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

I just remembered that i do have some pictures online- if you go to the pix page of my site you can see the sticks and head in action. I have even used it with the Red & Angenieux 24-290mm Optimo T2.8. You can see those pix here: http://www.ryanewalters.com/page3/page26/page26.html

 

[Ryan E. Walters]

Sold.