David Campbell

BarTech Focus Device – 242 & 243 (both systems) $4,100.00 2 units for sale, 242 is best price and 243 with additional accessories BarTech Focus Device 242 $1,950.00 Focus transmitter (s/n T10242); receiver (s/n R10242) b/u antenna Heden M28VP motor (s/n 20270); .4, .5, .6, .8 gears; 19mm clamp w Panavision, 15 mm insert; 2x motor cable BarTech Focus Device 243 $2,250.00 Focus transmitter (s/n T10243) b/u antenna; receiver (s/n R10243) b/u antenna; Heden M28VP motor (s/n 20 271); .4, .5, .6, .8 gears, oversize .4, oversize .8; 19mm clamp w Panavision, 15 mm insert; 2x motor cable rig bracket; matte box rod bracket; butterfly bracket Cables: rig (Ultimate) power; power jumper receiver – receiver; 4 pin XLR power; Arri 3 pin fisher power; Panavision 2 pin lemo power; 11 pin fisher Arri run,3 pin fisher Arri run, Movicam 2 pin lemo run; Panavision run; 25’ data cable (hardwire) Please contact David dscmove@yahoo.com

I post with pic.s here is link not working. I went to an Ultimate in 2000 but continued to use the vest and arm. Rob Luna serviced the arm in 2004 and I continued working it through 2013. The arm needed a modification which was accomplished by Tom Gleason/Cine-Widgets and is pictured. This is not a STEAL for someone already steeped in gear but is opportunity for new comer. Let me know if you want more info/pics. Great first rig, static and dynamic balance, flat spin. $4,000, David at dscmove@yahoo.com IIIa modified 2 battery – 12/24 volt sled # 458; Operator Vest s/n 496 IIIA Arm s/n 482; with Gold Springs (heavy) with post The arm has repair at the post casting, as is (see pic) The batteries need to be recelled. May want to only recell a couple and plan to swap to Anton Bauer plate for main battery. Wonderful rig to learn with. Hard driven standard def green screen, digital level and frame lines, top stage donkey box and exceptional top to bottom weight ratio. My time with this rig ended on a tv show with it spinning flat, dropping straight, very good dynamic balance. There is a fact sheet if you’re interested.

Garfield/Hill Vehicle Mount: With Socket Block mounts to Mitchell top casting. Also supplied U-bolts for mounting to speed rail. $400 Please contact David at dscmove@yahoo.com 1 Quote MultiQuote

Great first rig, static and dynamic balance, flat spin. $4,000, David at dscmove@yahoo.com IIIa modified 2 battery – 12/24 volt sled # 458; Operator Vest s/n 496 IIIA Arm s/n 482; with Gold Springs (heavy) with post The arm has repair at the post casting, as is (see pic) The batteries need to be recelled. May want to only recell a couple and plan to swap to Anton Bauer plate for main battery. Wonderful rig to learn with. Hard driven standard def green screen, digital level and frame lines, top stage donkey box and exceptional top to bottom weight ratio. My time with this rig ended on a tv show with it spinning flat, dropping straight, very good dynamic balance. There is a fact sheet if you’re interested. See pics: https://wordpress.com/post/davidcampbellsteadicamflorida.wordpress.com/103

Garfield/Hill Vehicle Mount: With Socket Block mounts to Mitchell top casting. Also supplied U-bolts for mounting to speed rail. See Photos: https://wordpress.com/post/davidcampbellsteadicamflorida.wordpress.com/79 . $400 Please contact David at dscmove@yahoo.com

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ProFormer 14.4v 30 W Hours. 2 @ $50.oo each and 2 need re-cell $25.00. dscmove@yahoo.com. See photo http://davidcampbellsteadicamflorida.wordpress.com/2014/07/

3 @ $ 50.00 each and 1 needs re-cell $25.00. dscmove@yahoo.com See photo http://davidcampbellsteadicamflorida.wordpress.com/2014/07/

Garfield - Hill Vehicle Mount: comes with Socket Block mounts to a Mitchell top casting. Comes with U-bolts for mouning to speed rail. See Photos at http://davidcampbellsteadicamflorida.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/garfield-mount/. $550 dscmove@yahoo.com

TB-6 monitor s/n 0163, DUO digital frameliner, dual telescoping support arm 2” carbon fiber telescoping post 19-31”, no tools gimbal, standard and ergo handles Lower Electronics s/n 023 Programmable Digital Level (PDL), UNO digital frameliner (transmitted image), Battery Management System 1- XCS deep camera plate, 2- XCS camera plates (older style) Hard shipping case. US sell only. $23,400 Contact David dscmove@yahoo.com

So you switched the Bartech hand unit to Con but no joy. Turn the power off on everything, flip the switch to mom and back to con and try again. If the motor was turning then you know your units were transmitting and receiving. If you are close you can here the receiver click when you flip the run switch so there again you know the signal is getting there. Possibilities include bad cable from receiver to SRII remote switch, bad remote switch on SRII, if there was more then one 11 pin fisher you may have plugged into a power out only one, try the other fisher plug. If the camera will run with a standard remote switch (hard wire) plugged into the fisher then you have to suspect your cable or your receiver. Eliminate possibilities until you find the culprit. David Campbell

Keep in mind that while your DP may be understanding of the problems you have with the conditions you are presented with, chances are Directors and Producers are not. I suggest in extreme situations you lower expectations and let powers that be have a pleasent surprise when you exceed them. High wind is indeed an excellent case for gyros (noise ng for sound generally but may fly on exteriors) and I suppose antlers can help (though I have no experience to back up this feeling). Grips with 4x4 double nets or even solids can help if they are sensitive to staying between you and the wind (sailors feel the wind and move accordingly) and your movement. As a last resort you can use your own body sometimes or have your assistant stand close and help deflect. If you have any control over the shot you may orient things so the wind hits from behind rather then blasting from the side, ha ha ha ha hahaha oh yeah that'll happen. David Campbell

I drove several vans as an assistant and have happily sold the last one. If you work off carts as I did you may be interested in my last arrangement. I built a subfloor from the back doors 5 feet into the van, high and wide enough to slide a 5'x4' ramp under. That gave me plenty of room to roll my gemini senior and rubber made carts in built and ready (locked in with ratchet straps and pick points securely fastened to the frame of the van, also a back strap between the carts and the front of the van to double the restraint and keep the carts where they belong. Open the back doors and slide out the ramp, ready to roll. I loaded most of the gear into the center part of the van, best for ride and handling and if I had left over I would leave it on the cart and roll it into the back. Sticks and heads went in the back, between the doors and the rubber made. I also built a loading table that folded down from the driver's side wall in the center of the van but that may not apply in your case. David Campbell

Hi Howard, Congratulations on your latest production! My best wishes to your growing family. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

This is an old link but in case you haven't seen yet ... 235 pic included. http://www.uemedia.net/CPC/cinematographer...icle_8499.shtml David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Hi David, I am very happy that you put all the work in to create and maintain the Guild website. It is somewhat location specific as a resource, I use it most often to check up coming events. With that said I appreciate that in Los Angeles you have helped create a touchstone that allows operators to get in/keep in touch with each other. The site is easy to navigate and the famous ops whimsy is a funny addition. You've also devoted a lot of energy to keep the monthly meetings ball in the air and if one needs the latest info it's easy to find. Perhaps you need to enlarge your staff or double your budget (ha ha why not triple!). Thank you from Sherman Oaks. I have a sheaf of old SOA newsletters that were passed on by Jerry to everyone in SOA steadicam workshop that I attended if you ever need to reference. Let me know if any staff positions do open on the website, very reasonable. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Hi Guillermo, You will be much happier then with regular mags I'm sure. Most of the work in keeping your mags performing well will your assistant's responcibility. My compliments to good assistants around the world. Best of luck to you. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Hi, These are old mags that worked very well in their time. They were always liable to jam at high frame rates and Directors, of course, always wanted to test the limits and push the frame rates higher so your mags have very likely seen many jams. Hopefully new parts were used for all repairs and upgrades such as the stainless drive gear have been made. Be very cautious before using on set with your valued clients. Check that all screw holes have screws in them and that the gear cover is not chipped or broken where it mates to the camera as light leaks can occur in either case. I suggest you check the mags two ways, with load tester to set the spring tension on take up (just as you do with standard Arri IIc mags) and with an actual 400' dummy load (they tend to jam 1/2 way thru 2/3's way into the roll). As the mags are older you may have some outdated parts that are hard to replace, try to keep frame rates with your mags down and caution your assisitant against roll outs. Put the loader on alert to always seat the core in its locked position as failure to do so is a freaquent cause of mag jams. The assistant should check that the film advances correctly before loading on the camera. We also taped up the light trap door when using them. I used these style mags very often as steadicam assistant in the 80's and early 90's. When I began operating I bought two from a well known operator (who is now a DP), set the take up tension and ran them with small dummy loads before using them on set. Even after this testing both jammed on their first days use on a job, the second jam popped an internal camera fuse that caused the camera to run wild. We had a back up body, good. It was set up super 35 (by accident) and the assistant had checked it only with the wide lens I had been working with that morning and the Cooke 5-1 zoom, the T/2.1 primes would not seat, bad. I finished the day lugging the Cooke zoom and my pride as my now worthless (but with the famous ops name all over them) mags were put away (and haven't been pulled out again). I know rental houses that still use these mags. If the rental house that you get gear from most often does they may be happy to look over your mags and give you an opinion also (I wish I'd sent my mags to the rental house for the shoot I was on). Sorry about the downer story, I hope you have much better luck with your mags! David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Hi Mitch, There was a working system at the Thompson booth at NAB. The focus/iris hand unit was fairly small, light, fit your hand. I was told you could add zoom. I believe you could use with a variety of digital motors including their own small and light weight motor. It all worked there. Also interesting was an on board lcd dof read out, very similar in fact to the arri system, which could be preprogramed (input the focus marks) for your personal set of lenses. I admit it was the dof monitor that caught my eye (I'm a very happy Bartech owner). David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Hi David, Anthony is probably very busy responding to questions and e-mails about the BBQ meeting this month (sort of like what you do every other month David, thank you for all of that work!). Safety training is pretty basic and yet why does someone go up in a high lift and then try to balance on the railing to paint an out of reach spot anyway? Some of the two hour classes are really one hour, the instructors tend to emphasize points that you will be tested on and there is a reference book that you keep. It seems likely that you will have to wait for your passport and the stipend for attending for some time. It's a good idea to write the instructors name as well as the time and date of the class you attend as you will not get the stamp that shows you attended until you receive your passport. Classes are first come, first serve (you can preregister via internet though). I haven't signed up for a class that I couldn't get into because it was full yet and even if the class is full there are many no shows and you may still be able to slip in. Being close by you can just pop in and do a few at a time or spend two full days at it if you can schedule the classes just right, 7 classes at 15 hours. And I guess you never know who you'll bump in to. Good for you Anthony on finishing up, I still have two more to go. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

My understanking was that the new rigs were an attempt to offer scaled down and more affordable rigs for buyers that didn't need all of the features. The motorized and tilting top stage are, as always, available on the flagship Ultra. Tiffen has been open to the wishes of the market place and may be responsive if you request a stand alone tilt top stage, there may be tech considerations that make this a difficult request, you'll have to ask them. They do offer many components now as stand alone and have moved away from the all Tiffen or no Tiffen attitude that was entrenched when the company was CP. In my view the company has remained open to change and worked hard to make improvements as well as keeping an open door and friendly spirit of working together. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

I tried the arm with Howards rather light weight MK-V rig. I liked the bearings on the post and arm has a clean, well designed appearance. No worrisome pinch points that I noticed. Performed very well. Howard has a new bottom stage for the Mk-V and new gimbal (fantastic) and was sporting prototype hummingbird LCD monitor which was great in full afternoon sun or under the convention center lighting. Small case for the large image size, frame line gen included, SDI input and heaters for those cold shoot days! Also at the booth pro arms and Klaussen vests. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Hi Peter, If I recall correctly the J-7 is a slender hand control about 6" long with a slider for zoom (does it also have a run switch as does preston?). Does it come with a rosette that you then use to attach to a gimbal clamp of your own design or does it come with a gimbal clamp out of the box as does the Stanten? Do you then operate with your hand on the control which is attached to the gimbal hand grip or position so that you still hold the handle and move your thumb to the J-7? Does it require a power feed from the rig? Can you post pix? Look forward to whatever info you care to pass on. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Arri IIIs are sensitive to overvoltage but your 14.4 v batteries should be ok. Don't use batteries hot off the charger though as this may cause trouble. Also keep in mind that you will need to supply power to the video tap camera. If you try to use power from the camera to power the video tap you will have a great picture on your monitor right up until the Director calls roll and then, due to grounding problems with this camera, the video image will almost certainly fall apart. Hope your job goes well! David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com

Well I made it there and back with carry on batteries. My batts are A-B and the info printed on them confirms what they are used for. Of course the scanner always kicks your bag out for hand check so you get to spend a little quality time with airport security (don't try to help them, answer politely and have plenty of time before your flight so there is no pressure). All cases arrived and returned but it is a little nerve-racking. David Campbell dscmove@yahoo.com