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  9. Boland 7

    in Steadicam Marketplace - For Sale

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    Used Boland BVB07

    Non Image Flip

    No Battery Plate

    Fair Condition.

    Everything works.

    The housing is chipped where the bubble level came unglued. You can see this in the photos.

     

    $1300 includes fedex ground and PayPal fees.

    U.S. Only

    Lower 48 States Only

    James at baldanzafilms.com

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  20. SmallHD 703 Ultra Bright

    in Monitors

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    Alec,

    Have you gotten the parts from Cam-Jam? Any additional updates?

     

     

    Hi all,

     

    Like most of us, I’m always on the lookout for reliable daylight viewable monitors. I used the old CRT green screens for a very long time because of the limitations of LCD technology at the time, but finally made the switch to LCD when the Cinetronic was introduced (first a Gen 1 and then the Gen 2). Many high NIT monitors suffer in the color department as its very difficult to maintain accurate color rendition with large amounts of backlight being pumped through the screen. For Steadicam use, I’ve always accepted this limitation as the monitor is really there for framing. This said, I’ve always wanted a more color accurate monitor with programable LUTs so everyone who looks at my monitor sees a better rendition of the image we are capturing. The color and contrast on the 703U seem to be spot on and there is still detail in the shadow areas which have also been known to suffer on “high-bright" monitors. In addition, the 703U has all the features of the 702 (which I’ve been using on “Studio Mode” cameras) with its intuitive menus and many, many features.

     

    Here are some pictures of the tests I did and some thoughts. For comparison, I mounted the 703 to my Cinetronic 2 monitor so both could fly on the Steadicam at the same time. I used my Sony F3 camera for signal which puts out a psf signal. As has been pointed out, there was a firmware issue with the 703's release (which has since been fixed, but I did these tests prior to that) so I ran the image through a Decimator MDX (which I leave full time on my Cinetronic 2 as it does not handle psf at all).

     

    The Cinetronic monitor is mounted closer to the sled (monitor arm sucked all the way in) so it's a bit more shaded as it's under the camera and Preston but the difference is very slight.

    The image on the Small HD is clearly sharper with more contrast and way better color. It definitely catches more reflections on the glass though but between the horsepower and better contrast the image is very close. Also proves just how amazing the Cinetronic 2 is all these years later. The build quality on the Small HD seems solid. Much beefier than the 702 and it has Lemo connectors. Its still very light so I'll be carrying a battery on the back for Steadicam use. The photos were taken on an iPhone and are of course limited to that image quality.

    I have Cam-Jam sending me parts to mount it on my sled and I'm looking forward to using it in the field. I like the idea of having the same monitor on dolly and Steadicam. Of note, there is no analog (NTSC/PAL) input on the new generation of Small HDs. Having bought the Digital only ("basic") XCS level though, I've entered a digital only world. In the unlikely event I see a SD tap on a camera, I suspect there will be an AJA analog to SDI converter so we can transmit via a Teradek anyway. Maybe I'll even buy my own converter but this insures I'll never need one! Funny how we've come full circle (we used to carry down-converters).

  21. SmallHD 703 Ultra Bright

    in Monitors

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    Walter,

     

    If you have not returned it yet, you may wish to wait. It is a firmware issue. They emailed me Firmware 1.5.1 and I did some side by side tests with my two monitors and my Sony F3 yesterday.

     

    Top monitor is the old firmware. Bottom one is the new version. Big difference.

     

    Are you using it as your steadicam monitor?

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