Michael Thackray

Thanks again Mark, great info. You are always a big help.

Hello everyone, I've been operating my Flyer-LE for about a year and half now and I wanted to upgrade to something better than the standard monitor. I am finding that it's a little unreliable on quick shoots where an external monitor to check focus and exposure isn't available. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I am hitting a wall because I am unfamiliar with the type of connection that pairs the monitor to the post. I'm looking for all the information I can get so I make the right decision. Thanks in advance guys.

Mark, Thanks so much for your help. I should clarify that this is a shoestring production. We are shooting in a small personal kitchen. They are not using my camera to check lighting, but rather double-checking my iris as you said. There are two cameras on set, both tethered to an external monitor. We have three men on crew, including myself. We do a few shows for PBS but we are a small company. The camera on my rig is an XDcam(EX3). The Director changes lighting from shot to shot based on where the host stands in the kitchen. I will absolutely check out the Marshall Monitor. This brings up another problem though. The director provided me with a temporary monitor(which by the way I just found out was a marshall, not sure of the model #). It fits on my rig just fine, but the connection I have doesn't fit any of the ports on the back of the new (marshall) monitor. So, I am either tethered to an external monitor, or I am forced to awkwardly run cable up my post after I connect my rig to the monitor. The monitor runs off a battery or external power, I am able to run a power source from the monitor to my rig, but thats yet another cable. Is there any adapters out the to solve the problem? I need a BNC to whatever video connection the standard SD Flyer monitor has. I'll research the connections and post the info. So overall, I am looking for a monitor that can better translate my own exposure, without the mess of a thousand cables. I am really new to operating professionally, I only saved up enough money to buy my rig a year ago, after attending the SOA workshop in Exton. I have only been doing projects like student films, so I have not been able to really upgrade my equipment to a professional level. I am 23 and currently saving up to go back to the workshop. There's just so much to learn! So please forgive me if any of my questions come off unclear. Thanks for all your understanding and help(everyone), It's really comforting to know that all this wisdom is never far away. Please let me know if there is anymore information I can provide to make your advice easier to give. mike

Hello, I'm brand new to the forum, My name's Mike and I am Flyer-Le owner. I recently got a job operating for cooking shows on PBS. The monitor I have on there now just isn't doing the job. We keep having to plug the camera into an external monitor to double check lighting, and it slows down the whole production. I just have the Standard, 7" LCD color monitor. I can't seem to find a better one to match up with my rig. Any advice?