Cartoni Maxima 5.0 Fluid Head (HM5000) – High-Payload Cinema Fluid Head, 57kg Payload

The Cartoni Maxima 5.0 (HM5000) is Cartoni's ultimate cinema fluid head for large-format and heavy camera packages – a direct competitor to the O'Connor 2575, and by many accounts its superior. With a payload capacity up to 57kg, a cine-style slide compatible with Arri, Sony and O'Connor plates, and digital displays for counterbalance and drag settings on both operator and assistant sides, the Maxima 5.0 delivers extraordinary precision for the biggest, most demanding cinema and broadcast productions.

If you're working with Arri ALEXA 65, large anamorphic packages, or long telephoto cinema lenses, this is the head.

Key Features

• 57kg payload capacity – handles the largest and heaviest cinema camera packages
• Patented counterbalance – precise, repeatable compensation from 5–57kg with digital display
• Patented continuous fluid drag – near-freewheeling to maximum drag, flawless diagonal movement
• Cine-style slide plate – compatible with Arri, Sony and O'Connor slides
• Digital displays on both sides – operator and assistant can monitor settings simultaneously
• Single-lever lock – prevents camera shift with one movement
• Flat Mitchell base – optional 150mm bowl base available
• Ergonomically placed controls – complete ease-of-use in studio, location or outdoor shooting
• Made in Italy – Cartoni engineering since 1935

Perfect for

• Large-format cinema production (Arri ALEXA 65, Sony VENICE 2, RED MONSTRO)
• Anamorphic and long telephoto lens packages
• High-end commercials and feature films
• Heavy OB and broadcast configurations

Specifications

• SKU: HM5000
• Payload: 5–57kg
• Head weight: 13kg
• Base: Flat Mitchell base (optional 150mm bowl)
• Slide: Cine-style, Arri/Sony/O'Connor compatible
• Tilt range: +90° / -90°
• Counterbalance: Patented, digital display both sides
• Origin: Made in Italy

Distributed exclusively in South Africa by Prosales Broadcast. Also available: Cartoni Maxima 30 (HM3100).