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Difference between O'Connor 1030S and 1030HDS?

Milan Spasic said:
Just curious, I couldn't find any information on the interwebs. I know that 1030HDS is a current model but what about 1030S?
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The HDS can support heavier cameras (without looking it up: approx 50lbs I believe, vs 30lbs for the HD)
 
I swear there was another post here (Tim?), I don't know why it's gone but thanks for the answers anyway!

I know that S stands for studio on both, I was mainly wondering if they are both rated the same +/- 40 lbs.

Cheers,

Milan
 
The HDS and the S are very similar. As far as I remember the HDS can take slightly more weight than the S, if I am correct it is no more than 5 lbs. The new head was created with HD Cameras in mind, hence the model name change. The one thing O'CONNOR changed was putting less sectors in the fluid head which results in less drag resistance. When you are riding the max weight of 40lbs with a decent Red ONE rig, you'll more than likely want the extra sectors back. That's what I did. I sent my head back to O'CONNOR to get extra sectors put in, so it is the best of both worlds, more weight allowance and more resistance= smooth operation for tricked out Red ONE camera.
 
Hi

I just talked with a guy at the O'Connor booth today at NAB ... I have 3 1030's and one of them has less drag than the other two...he said that for a while, they were putting fewer sectors in the drag assy, but now they are back to putting them all in due to buyers wanting them...so it depends on when it was built. Not sure how you tell them apart.

Larry
 
I believe the HDS, which holds more weight, has only 60 degrees of tilt, while the S (or HD) has 90 degrees. The 60 degrees of tilt was a deal breaker for me, as I've used the 90 degrees many times.
 
not that it's important, but i believe "HD" stands for heavy duty, and has no specific connection to high definition cameras.
 
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