What you'd use it for
The Video 18 has been helping people get amazing results all over the world for decades. It can support a payload of up to 22 kg and is a perfect fit for a wide range of video projects. This operational versatility is added to by 16-steps of counterbalance and seven steps of pan and tilt drag, which allows you to work intuitively safe in the knowledge that movement will always be smooth and seamless.
The Touch & Go quick release camera plate and sliding balance platform mean that once you’ve clicked your camera into place, the entire platform adjusts to balance your setup. The Sachtler Speedbalance technology provides lightning fast weight compensation, making the Video 18 S2 a time-saver as well as a reliable part of your gear.
Technical data
| Fluid head |
Video 18 S2 |
| Payload |
Up to 22 kg |
| Counterbalance |
16 steps, Sachtler Speedbalance |
| Pan and tilt drag |
Seven steps |
| Camera plate |
Touch & Go quick release, sliding balance platform |
| Tripod |
Sachtler flowtech 100, carbon fibre |
| Ground system |
Video 18 S2 fluid head, flowtech 100 GS carbon fibre tripod, ground spreader |
| Mid level system |
Video 18 S2 fluid head, flowtech 100 MS carbon fibre tripod, mid level spreader. Tripod weight 4.1 kg, tripod payload up to 30 kg, maximum height 155 cm |
| Part numbers |
1811FTGS ground spreader, 1811FTMS mid level spreader |
Options
Both packages carry the same Video 18 S2 fluid head on a flowtech 100 carbon fibre tripod and differ only in the spreader. Ground (1811FTGS) is supplied on the flowtech 100 GS. No matter the environment, setting it up is as simple as releasing the unique brakes, and once you are in position the versatile hinge lock mechanism allows you to capture extremely high and low shots easily. Mid level (1811FTMS) is supplied on the flowtech 100 MS, whose unique design gives each leg individual adjustment while releasing and locking together, meaning setting up on any surface is as easy as releasing a catch. Weighing only 4.1 kg, it supports a payload of up to 30 kg and extends to a maximum height of 155 cm, and the legs all lock together with a single mechanism when you are ready to move on.
Figures published by Sachtler.