Tilta Hydra x Dan Ming Speed Pan System
SKU: HDA-T19-A
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Tilta Hydra x Dan Ming Speed Pan System
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Key Selling Points
The Tilta Hydra x Dan Ming Speed Pan System turns a 15mm rod-based wireless follow focus motor into a speed pan head: the motor drives a geared, rotatable base so an action camera or small mirrorless camera can whip through pans of more than 360 degrees for car-to-car work. The Base Kit is the head and its mounting parts, the Pro Kit adds three Hydra 4.5 inch electronic suction cups and three heavy-duty articulating arms, and the follow focus motor is sold separately.
Key Features
- A rotatable mounting plate with geared teeth is driven by a 15mm rod-based wireless follow focus motor for near-instant pans of more than 360 degrees.
- The mini tilt head adds ±15 degrees of tilt for framing and unusual angles.
- Mount action cameras on the included baseplate, or DSLR and mirrorless cameras through the Manfrotto receiver and Manfrotto/Arca quick release plate.
- Three NATO rails under the base take articulating arms, suction cups or custom supports, and the unit also has NATO and 1/4"-20 points.
- A hole through the centre of the pan axis lets you route motor cables and tethers so they do not twist while the head spins.
- The cheese plate adapter supports 2-inch spacing for US cheese plates and 50 mm for EU plates; rotate the base to switch.
- Pro Kit: three Hydra 4.5 inch electronic suction cups with NATO brackets and three Tilta Pro Articulating Arms with dual NATO attachments.
- Developed with Dan Ming, 1st AC and systems engineer on F1: The Movie.
In the Box
- Base Kit: 1x Rotatable Mounting Plate
- Base Kit: 1x Baseplate for Action Cameras
- Base Kit: 3x NATO Adapter
- Base Kit: 1x Aluminum Rod 15 x 50mm
- Base Kit: 1x Extended Rod Adapter for Speed Pan System
- Base Kit: 1x Mini Tilt Head for Speed Pan System
- Base Kit: 1x Manfrotto Receiver for Speed Pan System
- Base Kit: 1x Manfrotto ARCA Quick Release Plate for Speed Pan System
- Base Kit: 1x Cheese Plate Adapter for Speed Pan System
- Base Kit: 1x 1/4 Allen Key
- Base Kit: 1x 3mm Allen Key
- Base Kit: 1x Magnetic Flat Head Screwdriver
- Pro Kit: everything in the Base Kit, plus 3x Electronic Suction Cup (4.5 Inch), 3x NATO Mounting Bracket for Electronic Suction Cup (4.5 Inch) and 3x Tilta Pro Articulating Arm with Dual NATO Attachments - Black
How It Compares
- Choose the Base Kit if you already own suction cups and arms, or you are mounting the head to an existing car rig through its NATO rails. It ships at 5 lb.
- Choose the Pro Kit if you want a complete vehicle setup: it adds three 4.5 inch electronic suction cups with NATO brackets and three Pro Articulating Arms, and ships at 9 lb.
- Motor choice: Tilta says any Nucleus-series motor works depending on rig weight and recommends the Nucleus-M II set to Heavy Load mode for the best overall performance.
Pair It With
- Nucleus-M II Motor Kit: the motor that drives the head is sold separately, and Tilta recommends the Nucleus-M II. This kit is one motor with 15mm and 19mm rod mounts, for owners who already run a Nucleus-M II hand unit.
- Tilta Nucleus-M II Ultimate Kit: two Nucleus-M II motors with the FIZ Hand Unit, if you are starting without a wireless lens control system.
- Tilta Hydra Electronic Suction Cup (4.5 Inch): the NATO bracket version is the cup the Pro Kit uses, for building out a Base Kit.
- Tilta Pro Articulating Arm: the arm the Pro Kit uses between each cup and the head.
Specifications
| Pan range | More than 360 degrees, motor driven |
| Tilt | ±15 degrees |
| Motor | 15mm rod-based wireless follow focus motor (not included) |
| Camera mounting | Action camera baseplate; Manfrotto receiver with Manfrotto/Arca quick release plate |
| Base mounting | Three NATO adapters; NATO and 1/4"-20 points |
| Cheese plate spacing | 2 in (US) or 50 mm (EU) |
| Materials | Aluminum alloy, stainless steel, rubber |
| Base Kit package | 13 x 10 x 5.5 in, 5 lb |
| Pro Kit package | 20 x 6.5 x 17 in, 9 lb |
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