The Vinten Osprey Elite S studio pedestal is the improved successor to the Osprey Elite. Designed for professional broadcast environments, it is ideal for supporting full-facility studio cameras equipped with their box lenses, ensuring uncompromising stability and a perfectly balanced on-shot vertical movement thanks to its 2-stage pneumatic column.
More compact than its predecessor, it features a single-point wheel lock system for simplified mobility. This is the reference studio pedestal for professionals demanding all-weather stability, unrivaled flexibility, and optimal portability on sets worldwide.
Key Features of the Vinten Osprey Elite S
- EFP Studio Pedestal: with a high payload capacity, up to 80 kg / 176 lb
- Size: more compact version than the Osprey Elite
- Balance: full 2-stage balance range for perfect "on-shot" vertical movement
- Setup: manual pump and inlet valve for easy and fast pneumatic balancing
- Mobility: detachable steering ring with "single-point" wheel lock system
- Counterbalance: integrated pressure gauge for easy and reliable setup
- Mounting: supplied with the Quickfix quick release system
- Height: height range from 66 cm to 143 cm (Studio version)
- Wheels: robust 5-inch wheels with adjustable cable guards for studio use
- Versatility: column can be adapted to work on dolly track with tracking adapters
- Transport: easy storage and transportation thanks to a detachable skid (pedestal breaks down into two sections)
- Compatibility: compatible with Vinten and Sachtler EFP fluid heads
Technical Specifications
- Reference : V4172-0001
- Accessories included : Quickfix adapter, kick ring, accessory holder, hand pump
- Function: 2-stage pneumatic pedestal for studio and OB (Outside Broadcast)
- Max Payload: 80 kg / 176 lb
- Height Range (Studio): 66 to 143 cm / 26 to 56 in
- On Shot Stroke: 77 cm / 30.3 in
- Tracking Width: 97 cm / 38.2 in
- Transit Width: 80 cm / 31.5 in
- Narrow Transit Width: 73 cm / 28.7 in
- Steering Ring Diameter: 53.3 cm / 21 in
- Number of Stages: 2
- Number of Perfect Balance Stages: 2
- Wheel Diameter (Studio): 12.5 cm / 5 in
- Weight (Studio Version): 46.5 kg / 102.5 lb
- Weight (OB Version): 50.5 kg / 111.3 lb
- Max Working Pressure: 15 bar / 218 psi
- Mounting System: Quickfix included
- Braking System: single-point wheel lock
- Column Drag: yes