iFootage Komodo K5S Fluid Head

Despite the description this is not arca swiss compatible! Having found an adapter I think it very good. More compact than a gimbal.

I had to return the first one I received as when I tightened up the plate on the head it seemed to compress the tilt mechanism resulting in a grinding sound and small vibration. Although I didn't test during a recording I'm reasonably sure the grinding sound and vibration would've been evident on recorded footage. I returned it and the replacement head doesn't have the same issue.It's cheap for a fluid head and it's small and light so thumbs up for that. It's relatively smooth but has no adjustment. I like it for what it is but i'ts not the most professional head I've ever used.

I needed a rather portable video head for occasional and portable use. I did my due diligence and came out with the decision to try IFottage’s K5S. The improved version of the K5. I never owned the K5, so all I can tell you about is the K5S.This is a rather basic video head. No fancy bells or whistles. It feels well made and the pan/tilt features do the job for my rigged our Canon R6MK2.There are tension knobs for both pan and tilt. No counterbalance adjustment though. The plate system is a type of Manfrotto 500 series. I additionally tried alternative plates by SMALLRIG (3158B) and Neewer (501PL), both of which work on this video head. So if you need spares…Testing my R6 MK2 on this head, I find both tilt and pan to be smooth. I recently filmed a children’s soccer game using the K5S and found nothing lacking. I set the tensions for both pan and tilt and they pretty much remained that way for the couple of hours I had it in use. With some light action going back and forth I never found myself thinking about the video head in that it was restricted or limiting my desired movement. Upon review of the video I shot, it was smooth and appeared as good as one would expect. I could easily see this passing basic broadcast requirements as nothing stood out such as jitter, sharp movements or the like. That’s not bad for a video head in this price range.I wish this head did have more features like adjustable counterbalance and an illuminating spirit level however, I’m being grossly greedy as for the price and its intended use, it works just fine. I’m not using this in any professional or high end setting. It’s solely for friends/family home movies and having the portability to stuff it in my backpack without taking up half of the entire space for all my equipment, is what I wanted. And this just does that. In fact the whole set which included the K5S, a Sirui AM-284 tripod which remained attached to the video head and the pan arm (removed for transport) fit nicely into my Vanguard Alta Action 70 Tripod Bag. But I tried fitting the K5S into my Think Tank Firstlight 35 backpack and it went in no problem too. Essentially, once you remove the pan arm for transport, which only takes 20 seconds, the video head takes up little to no extra room compared to a decent Ballhead. This hit the mark, transport is easy here. Not something my Sachtler Ace XL Mk2 can do comparatively.My only real gripe here is I wish the pan handle was telescopic. I do fiddle with the length at times on my video heads and making it shorter is helpful for transport as well. So not bad overall.Definitely recommended.

It’s still too early to tell if the item will be good or not, but the postage & handling was abysmal. Rather then putting the item in a postage satchel, the mailing label was simply slapped onto the front of the box – which was open, mind you – & now the label won’t come off. I realise that postage is “free” but I’ve never had such a poor experience with an Amazon delivery before.

Has enough resistance built in by default for smooth shots with small camera like rigged A7siii with short lens. For long lenses over 150 I still carry big Sachtler tripod with large head. Have to get another one for these little ones for my travel documentary kit.

I purchased the IFOOTAGE Komodo K5S for use with my IFOOTAGE Cobra 3.I am very pleased with this unit. It is solid and smooth. The rosette for coupling the panning arm has been improved over the older K5 model, and the knobs made a little larger for ease of use.I feel it partners very well with my IFOOTAGE Cobra 3 monopod and I am glad I bought it. The well made padded carry bag of the Cobra 3 has a clever 'extension' that can be 'pushed out' to accommodate the monopod so it can be stored away with the fluid head attached and ready for use when it is taken out.

Value for money. I bought this for the Cobra monopod and it’s the absolute perfect combination. Very sturdy because it’s very well built. Extremely smooth movement for video and zooming in pictures. Very happy with this purchase.