Tripod heads, Umiversial or not?

1. FILMSinc
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    Ok, so i got this new tripod, awesome, sturdy carbon fiber legs with rubber feet and spikes. I love it. except the head is crap. I spent a fortune on this tripod that "claimed" to be a fluid head, but from where i stand, its not, and will never be in a million years.

   Soooo

   I was wondering if i could buy a fluid head and just pop it on top of my fancy carbon fiber tripod. I know that you can replace the head because i have taken it off before. but now im wondering if i can just buy a new tripod head like the Manfrotto 701HDV compact fluid head and just screw it on there or is it more complicated than that?

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2. Coreece
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   No...not all heads are universal.

   What is the make and model of your sticks?  It sounds you described a Libec....if that is the case, the 701HDV will not fit.

    

    

    

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3. FILMSinc
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   How do you know

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4. FILMSinc
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   i see that coming out of the peak of my stages (sticks). there is a 1/2 inch mettle cylinder  with about an 1/8th inch  female screw at the climax of the cylinder. does that help? 

   There is no markings on my tripod whatsoever, i think the stages may be cheaper than i had originally thought.

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5. Coreece
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   It should look like this in order to use the 701 HDV:

   http://www.teamworkphoto.com/images/manfrotto/055ccsb.jpg

    

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6. FILMSinc
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   Ok, cool

    

   Good news, and bad news...

   The bad news is that my tripod doesent have that--shoot

   2nd - I do have an old velbon vef-3 tripod that is extremely heavy and pinches you a lot

   But it realy gets the job done well.. and it does have that screw on it--goodie

    

   Thanks sooooo much for the help- you saved my life here- i appreciate it

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