David Baldwin

No Robert! My bad! I look at my post now and am a little embarrassed! I didn't mean any disrespect to Mike. I had heard that the plates were no longer being manufactured. I'll check with him and would be glad to purchase one at retail plus $5 because they look so cool. I apologize for any misunderstanding and in no way did I seek to diminish a man's R and D.

Dave

Hello Robert,

If you're making photocopies of your Mike O'shea plate could I piggyback off of that? I think my machinist could probably whip something up with a jpg off of Mike's site, but the photocopy would really give him something to go by.

Dave "crashing the party" Baldwin

I was afraid of that! Thanks for the quick reply, Lawrence.

D

Hello everyone,

Here's a newb question for the community:

Is my PRO to Preston power cable useable with a Bartech?

Dave "soft focus" Baldwin

Now I've only met the guy once so I can't be too sure, but I think that's our own BJ Mcdonnell operating the camera on the new Rob Zombie flick covered in this months American Cinematographer. Nice, BJ. And I loved your work on "Werewolf Women"!

Dave B

Hello everyone. Looking for a Transvideo Cinemonitor III for use on my sled.

Preferably superbright. Thanks, very much.

David Baldwin

Hey Charles!

Gotta roll with the 3a gimbal for the time being...ahhhh, the lower module. MAH-DJYOOL. It's a pleasant word. And I'm to understand that just because it used to belong to Mark O'Kane, it will bring me tight horizons if I'm ever operating on the set of WATERWORLD II? Yes? Don't Air Jordans elevate your basketball game? No? Yes? Anyone...?

Thanks for the tip with Terry. I'll go to Redondo Beach anytime.

Dave "channeling my inner O'Kane" Baldwin

Got one. Thanks, Mark.

Dave

Erwin it's funny you responded to this post. My 1st draft ended something like this:

"I can always ask Erwin this question, but I've pestered that guy enough..."

Dave "where would I be without Erwin" Baldwin

Thanks for the replies, fellas.

Here's a newbie question:

Can DB be achieved with these old CP docking brackets? Jerry Hill's website tells the PRO owners out there that their 'spin balance' issues will be a thing of the past with his gizmo. How 'bout with the 3a or EFP docking bracket? Same issues?

I'm running a PRO 2 post with a 3a gimbal. I might bite the bullet and get the JHDB anyway, but I'm trying to pinch a penny or two and am looking for a cost effective solution for a spin-balance-capable docking bracket. Any input?

Dave "shed a tear when I sold my trusty Flyer" Baldwin

Hello everyone

Looking for a 3a docking bracket. If you're in LA, I can get you cash-money immediately.

Thanks.

David Baldwin

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Hello Guillaume

Erwin Landau has a 3a arm for sale.

David

uhhh, I mean 'module'...

DESPERATELY looking for a PRO 1 lower J or Gyro 'module'.

It literally is the ONLY component I need for my first full-blown, 35mm capable, hand-me-down, honest-to-god stabilizing system. Of course I still need a:

-gimbal manufactured since the Reagan administration

-klassen

-preston

-magliner

-JHDB

-canatrans

-ferrari

and some other luxury items, but what I've painstakingly put together is good enough for my level of operating.

If you get a chance, please go dig around in those garages fellas and help a bruthah out.

Dave "almost there" Baldwin

Looking for the same thing that Charles Papert was looking for a few weeks ago.

Building a sled and I've been told that these lower electronics housings are the way to go for my needs.

Thanks everyone,

David Baldwin

Hello Andrew

You asked about exercises to strengthen your lower back.

I'm sure everybody's got his own thing, but what I do is:

Lay on your back.

keeping your feet flat on the floor, bring your knees up to your chest bent about 75 degrees.

Using your ab muscles, press the small of your back into the ground as hard as you can and hold it for eight-ten seconds.

Release and repeat a few times

I guess it's not really strengthening your back, but it's worked for me.

Dave "I know a dude who knows a guy whose brother is a chiropractor" Baldwin

Hello everyone.

No longer looking for an efp. I decided to invent money that I don't have and go for something more recent... Thanks to everyone who got in touch. Speaking of efp's, anyone know who was out there with George Lucas at this year's Rose Bowl during the coin toss?

Dave "may the force be with you" Baldwin

Hey everyone,

Still on the look-out for an EFP. The uglier the better...

David Baldwin

Hey Charles

Sandy Hays has an older Gen 1 pro post for sale.

Dave Baldwin

Hi David

I most definitely am still interested in an efp. I see another fellow is as well. Thank you very much for responding to my post. Let me know when you get around to pics/pricing/etc... I should mention upfront that I'm interested in the SLED only. I do not need the arm. So if Peter from Germany is willing to purchase both, I certainly understand.

Dave "someone's gotta have an efp for a bruthah" Baldwin

There's on on ebay right now in the UK. The price is so low it must be a misprint! :o

Dave

Hey guys,

Maybe this should be in another forum, but me being a novice, this is the forum in which I'm most comfortable...

Anybody interested in steadicamming on an AFI film in LA this Sat Sun Mon? I don't have any details other than they're shooting on one of the bigger sony DVcams, at CBS, and are probably offering a laughable amount of money for your troubles. I'm posting this as a favor, and I promise that I will not make a habit of it.

Dave Baldwin

Happy new year everybody.

By the way, anybody have an old, beat-up EFP sled laying around?

I'll make you a very serious offer immediately.

Thanks guys,

David Baldwin

Andrew

The flyer and the hvx go together like cheap vodka and sorority chicks. Mr Holway had some good points about the camera not being the most important thing and all that, but IF the hvx is your medium, and you're just looking to move it through space, then look no further than the flyer. I love mine. Some of the more experienced guys may have something to say about lens control, but read up on the forum, there are plenty of topics covering this very same issue.

Dave " I forgot to mention that I also took Obi-Pete-Kanabraham's course two years ago" Baldwin

The flyer (the little stabilizer I own) is tailor-made for something like the hvx. Used ones pop up on ebay every now and again for about 2/3 of the retail price. 98% of the stuff I do is either with the dvx or more recently, the hvx, both sometimes with ff and lens adapters. The equipment has held up and the scaled down rig is great to learn on. Definitely consider the flyer if you already own that particular camera.

Two cents from a novice operator.

Dave Baldwin

Los Angeles

I go out for my monthly National Guard maneuvers and come back to all this...

Thanks for posting everybody.

Didn't mean to open up a can of worms, fellas. :huh:

Rob Van G, Mr. Holway, Will, and certainly others, you guys definitely helped me understand the whole tool-free gimbal thing a little better.

For the record, the gimbal in question is a Progear 1.5" (I know, I know... I've read ALL the posts dealing with those dudes. Still, I got if off of Ebay for $400 and it will allow me to get my mk-v lite system up and running with my flyer arm.

Interesting to hear that the VZ has that sleeve that runs the length of the grip. That's the kind of thing I was talking about when I asked the question in the first place.

Thanks everybody. One day I'll get me one of these gimbals you fellas are talking so passionately about.

2LT David "1st BN 184th Infantry" Baldwin