Cartoni Maxima 5.0 Fluid Head (HM5000) - High-Payload Cinema Fluid Head, 57kg Payload
The Cartoni Maxima 5.0 (HM5000) is a high-payload cinema fluid head supporting up to 57kg, with a cine-style sliding plate and flat Mitchell base. Built for large-format cinema and heavy broadcast camera setups. From Prosales, South Africa.
SKU: HM5000
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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 to 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
Ideal 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 to 57kg
- Head weight: 13kg
- Base: Flat Mitchell base (optional 150mm bowl)
- Slide: Cine-style, Arri/Sony/O'Connor compatible
- Tilt range: +/-90°
- Counterbalance: Patented, digital display both sides
- Origin: Made in Italy
Distributed exclusively in South Africa by Prosales. Also available: Cartoni Maxima 30 (HM3100).
| Payload | 5 to 57kg |
| Head weight | 13kg |
| Base | Flat Mitchell (optional 150mm bowl) |
| Tilt | +/- 90° |
| Drag | Patented continuous |
| Counterbalance | Patented continuous, digital display both sides |
| Plate | Cine-style slide (Arri/Sony/O'Connor compatible) |
57kg Cinema Payload
A patented counterbalance compensates payloads from 5 to 57kg, carrying the largest cinema packages including the Arri ALEXA 65, anamorphic builds and long telephoto lenses.
Dual Digital Displays
Digital readouts for drag and counterbalance on both operator and assistant sides let the whole crew monitor settings simultaneously for precise, repeatable moves.
Cine-Style Slide Plate
The large quick-release sliding camera plate is compatible with Arri, Sony and O'Connor slides, with a flat Mitchell base and optional 150mm bowl adapter. Made in Italy.
