O'Connor 2065 users?

[Steve Phillipps]

Just wondering if anyone has been using the 2065 - reason I ask is that I've been seeing quite a lot for sale and wondered if people had tried them and not liked them!
Steve

 

[ericyoung]

Think the main reason is that it's big and heavy overkill for many Epic setups, unless shooting with a massive zoom lens! When Red Ones were more the norm, it was good to have that load capacity.

They're great industry standards, although personally I don't like that you can't go to zero drag (low drag yes, but not zero) if I want to.

 

[Nelson Carayannis]

I have rented this head many times it is my favorite evan for a light weight camera build.

 

[Eirik Tyrihjel]

I have one, and it´s one of the best (if not the best) heads out there - it´s extremly precise/controllable/adjustable, maybe overkill for the Epic (depending on configuration), but it gives you all the benefits of the Oconnor quality.
I wouldn´t recommend it if you are on foot in uneven terrain, but in a studio or on larger productions it´s the best you can get!

 

[Timur Civan]

I have a 2060, its slightly smaller predecessor, Its amazing. Truly. Worth every penny. One of the few pieces of gear thats worth every penny.

I think its to do with the price, even used they are around 10,000 and its alot of money to sink into something that doesn't really return a lot of cash. Even a rental is only about a $150 from a full priced rental house.

I find it makes me a better operator, cause its weight, bulk and size mean i have to really set where the camera is gonna be correctly the first time, then once its there, i have the best fluid head made to operate off of.

Alot of folks are obsessed with lighter, faster, smaller, but there is something to be said for the weight that you can feel in the shot, there is no backlash, dead smoothness, and gravity in the move.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

Alot of folks are obsessed with lighter, faster, smaller, but there is something to be said for the weight that you can feel in the shot, there is no backlash, dead smoothness, and gravity in the move.

Agree 100%. There are times when lighter rigs make sense too, but having been on set many times with these heads, it really is such a beautiful piece of machinery to work with. My Arrow 55 is decent but I feel all of the flaws when I compare it to the 2060, 2065, or 2075.

 

[David (dudi) Namir]

I have a 2060 for sale.
Anyone interested mail me directly as I don't check the forum often

 

[Peter Strietmann]

The 2060 and 2065 are so great but if your are building an epic up with the 12x optimo or other large zoom it is just on the edge of being able to support it. Especially if you have to push in it is better to step up to the 2575 or the 120.

 

[Steve Phillipps]

Yeah, I've had several 2060s and used the 2575 a couple of times - I'm fully aware of the O'Connor quality - wouldn't ever want to use anything else!
The 2065 is a little odd in that it's the same size and weight of the 2575, just a little cheaper, and it seemed right from the start to me that with the 2575 being such an industry standard most folks with bigger rigs would stick with that - the big draw of the 2060 is that it was 3kg lighter - which for some uses makes a BIG difference. Just wondered if 2575 users had bought a 2065 to save a bit of cash and really not liked it.
Steve

 

[Paul J Steinberg]

I have a 2575D but a friend has a 2060. When I was buying my 2575 I looked at the extra cost I figured the cost difference to get the industry standard when amortized over the rest of my life (I'll likely be buried with this head) was pretty much zero. Where I do see the difference is where my O'Conner cine legs weigh quite a bit, my friends 2060 is on a 150mm ball base so he uses 150mm carbon fiber legs...that saves what seems to be a TON of weight.

 

[Peter Strietmann]

Please accept my apologies. I thought the 2065 was the upgraded 2060. After reading Steve's post I learned this is not the case and the 2065 is closer to the 2575. I hate to disseminate misinformation.

Best, Peter