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Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head
The compact and lightweight (0.59kg) Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head is designed for birdwatching and wildlife photography, and offers smooth fluid cartridge movement with heavy equipment weighing up to 6kg.
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- Designed with Gitzo's renowned elegance and clean style, with practical capabilities for field users
- Combines innovation, reliability and aesthetics to elevate your shooting experience to new heights
- Ideal fluid head for outdoor use, offering both high performance and easy portability
- Supports a payload of up to 6kg for mirrorless, DSLR and telephoto lenses up to around 200mm
- Perfect for bird watching and wildlife photography and videography with smooth fluid movements
Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head (GHF2W) Summary
Experience the perfect fusion of functionality and elegance with the Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head (GHF2W). This compact and lightweight fluid head boasts a stunning ergonomic design that will enhance your shooting experience.
Designed with birdwatchers, digiscopers, wildlife photographers and videographers in mind, the GHF2W delivers unrivalled performance. It enables you to capture the beauty of nature with precision and ease, allowing you to bring your creative vision to life with smooth movements.
With the Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head, every movement becomes effortless, ensuring that you never miss a crucial shot due to sticking. Its advanced fluid technology guarantees precise panning and tilting, providing you with the stability and control necessary for capturing stunning visuals.
Whether you're tracking a majestic bird in flight or documenting the intricate details of wildlife, the GHF2W is your ultimate companion. Its versatility and exceptional performance make it an indispensable tool for both enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Take your photography and videography to new heights with the Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head. Embrace its compactness, lightweight design, and ergonomic excellence, and elevate your craft to extraordinary levels.
Key Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head Features
- Dedicated fluid Gitzo tripod head for birdwatching and wildlife photography/video
- Strong yet compact and lightweight
- Up to 4kg payload for lenses up to 200mm
- Smooth and stick-sleep free movement with fluid cartridges
- Counterbalance ensures equipment is always balanced
- UNI/PdR 105:2021 compliance
Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head In More detail
The 2-Way Fluid Head by renowned manufacturer Gitzo, is a remarkable innovation, featuring fluid cartridges and a precise inner mechanism. It is specifically designed to perfectly complement Gitzo Carbon Fibre tripods, offering a combination of exceptional performance and portability for ultra-stable and precise spotting and shooting.
With a lightweight magnesium body weighing less than 0.6 kg, the Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head delivers outstanding strength and support, capable of safely carrying a payload of up to 6 kg.
Equipped with a long rubberised Arca-Swiss compatible plate and an adjustable counterbalance system, this fluid head ensures perfect balance and firm support for capturing the sharpest shots. The smooth movement, engineered with precision and quality, allows for seamless tracking and shooting.
The Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head's fluid cartridges provide exceptionally smooth and broad movements, free from stick-slip even across various temperatures. Transitioning from photography to videography is quick and effortless with its video configuration, which features a convenient integrated pan bar.
What’s in the box
- Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head (GHF2W)
Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head (GHF2W) Specifications
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Weight |
0.59 kg |
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Base Diameter |
60 mm |
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Material |
Aluminium, Magnesium |
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Front Tilt |
+90° / -60° |
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Safety Payload Uni/Pdr 105:2021 |
6 kg |
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Plate Type |
GS5370D |
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Top Attachment |
1/4″ screw, Rapid Apter Art. 014-38 |
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Head Type |
Video/Fluid Head |
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Independent Pan Lock |
YES |
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Independent Tilt Lock |
YES |
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Maximum Working Temperature |
70 °C |
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Minimum Working Temperature |
-30 °C |
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Pan Bar Included |
Yes |
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Pan Drag |
fluid cartridge with fixed drag |
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Panoramic Rotation |
360 ° |
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Quick Release |
Yes |
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Tilt Drag |
fluid cartridge with fixed drag |
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Working Height |
5.5 cm |
| Offers: Price Drop |
| Offer Category: Tripods |
| Offer Product Type: Tripod Heads |
| Colour: N/A |
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| Weight (g): N/A |
| Carry bag: N/A |
| Closed length (mm): N/A |
| Includes Head: N/A |
| Head type: N/A |
| Leg lock type: N/A |
| Leg sections: N/A |
| Tripod Load capacity (kg): N/A |
| Tripod Material: N/A |
| Max height (mm): N/A |
| Min height (mm): N/A |
| Tripod Type: N/A |
| Leg angles (deg): N/A |
| Angle adjustable legs: N/A |
| Notes: N/A |
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Condition guide
Our used products are subject to wear and tear in comparison to brand new products. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy.
- Like New – The equipment is in a condition as if you have just bought it from the manufacturer. The item is still considered to be ‘Like New’ even without the original packaging and accessories. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. Lenses are optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Excellent – The equipment should be close to being ‘Like New’ but there may be some small cosmetic blemishes that lower its grade. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect excellent order.
- Cameras – Should have no marks on the LCD screen
- Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements and optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Very Good – The equipment may have some slight cosmetic wear to the paintwork and cosmetic blemishes with only light signs of use and the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – The LCD screen may have small signs of wear that does not affect its display
- Lenses – The mount of the lens will start to show signs of wear
- Good – The equipment is showing more obvious signs of cosmetic wear and blemishes, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen may have scratches or wear that is starting to affect the display.
- Lenses – May have slight dust inside that does not affect images. The mount shows signs of use.
- Well Used – The equipment will show significant signs of wear. The paintwork will be coming away in large areas exposing the metal work, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.
- Lenses – The lens has dust inside that may affect images. The rubber zoom/focus ring is coming away from the barrel of the lens.
*All of our used items are listed with the accessories that are included. If they are not listed, then they will not be supplied at the point of purchase.
Peace of mind with our 6 month warranty
This product has been thoroughly tested by our team of photographers and we are happy to give a 6 month warranty as a result. The number of tests depends on the individual product but we are confident in this product having tested all the major functions. Anything that isn’t as you would expect, we then make a note of and show this in the condition notes on the page.
So you can be confident you are buying a great piece of kit that’s been looked after by a fellow photographer and seen many extraordinary sights, tested by our team of photographers and now looking forward to being set free to capture more great images!
