The present utility model relates to a transverse tube and a photographic equipment support. The purpose of the utility model is to provide a transverse tube that can be used with a common photographic equipment to allow a centre shaft transverse, and provide a photographic equipment containing the transverse tube. The technical solution is as follows: a transverse tube is detachably mounted on a base of a photographic equipment support in an insertion manner and can move and rotate along its axis relative to the base; the transverse tube comprises a tube body which a centre shaft can be coaxially embedded into and which is able to move along its axis relative to the centre shaft, and a rotary seat arranged on the top of the tube body; an axial through hole is provided on the rotary seat along its axis to vertically accomodate the centre shaft, and the axial through hole and the tube body are coaxially arranged; a U-shaped notch with a upward opening and a radial through hole which is radially opposite to the
