O'Connor 1030S reviews

[Ron Mac]

Hi Guys,

I was looking at the O'Connor 1030S. Any reviews you care to share?

THX
Ron
:bigear:

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

great head. I might have one for sale. make an offer

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Whats the difference between the 1030s and the 1030HDs?

 

[Dominic Cochran]

HDS has greater load capacity but less tilt range.

 

[Evin Grant]

They have the same load capacity, the "HDS" is tuned lighter for ENG style shooting the "S" is tuned with more fluid drag for film style shooting.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Tilt range on the "S" models is +/- 60° On the 1030HD and regular 1030 (no "S"), the tilt range is +/- 90°, but it has a lighter load capacity.

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Tilt range on the "S" models is +/- 60° On the 1030HD and regular 1030 (no "S"), the tilt range is +/- 90°, but it has a lighter load capacity.

so you're saying 1030HDs and 1030s are both only +/-60?

 

[Shawn Nelson]

great head. I might have one for sale. make an offer

do you have just the head or head+sticks for sale? how old is it?

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

so you're saying 1030HDs and 1030s are both only +/-60?

Yes.

http://www.ocon.com/products/fluid-heads/1030hds.html

And the difference between the 'S and the 'HDS is the fluid or the amount of drag.

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

do you have just the head or head+sticks for sale? how old is it?

possibly sticks too.. im waiting to hear about my new set up.

1030s is the newer of the "s" class models i believe. Ill get you photos

 

[Dominic Cochran]

HD has a 39 lb load capacity @ 4 in. +/- 90deg tilt range
HDS has a 53 lb load capacity @ 4 in. +/- 60deg tilt range

 

[Obin Olson]

love mine

 

[Blair S. Paulsen]

I have the 1030HD head and consider it the best head in its weight class (under 6 pounds). Have you picked up a 2575? Its a frakkin' anchor, but it can take a lot more load than any version of the 1030 without even trying.

Ultimately you have to think about the style of shooting that you do and what suits that way of working. If you regularly load up your rig with large zooms, MB and FF, etc then even the "S" version of the 1030 will get over matched pretty easily.

In a perfect world I would love to see O'Connor market a 10 pound head with legitimate 65 pound capacity, I'd buy one in a minute. FWIW the action on the 1030 is sweet and if you keep the CoG low and the AKS under control its a fine choice for a RedOne package.

Cheers - #19

 

[Rich Schaefer]

I have 3 1030s. They are awesome! The HD versions have less drag. I had one then turned it in for a non-HD. I like more drag.

I use my 1030S heads with my red with primes all the time. They are great match for run-and-gun shooting. I move up to one of my larger heads (Ocon. 120 or C40) when my big zooms work.

Prost,
Rich