Chip Monk

Hi Thomas, Should be getting my M-1 here in a day or two. Might be selling my Heden M26p. With gears and bracket. Chip chip@cmsteadicam.com

Nice "accessories" Chip

Check out the Rig Engineering page. They have some basic trade in prices on their site. Also, if your looking to upgrade with them, you won't have to find a buyer for your arm. Chip

Yea! Come on by. We'll have an outing at Pana with the AR. This weeks busy, but retiring after that........... till the next one. See Ya! Chip

With 1st AC Erik Emerson I think the flowers were a nice touch.

That's what I originally thought too Mitch....but since it's a panavised 235 I believe the yellow cable is power since many of Panavisions power cables are yellow. Funny, one of the first things I noticed when I looked at the picture was that cable pulled tight. I can just imagine some grip dragging on the ground behind him. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe it's a "remote tilt stick".

Just a quick question. The connector at the top and bottom. Is that an antenna connector, or a power/video connector for the tx. I was curious because I thought about making the TX part of the sled in the bottom, and just having the antenna on top. Also, in the video / HD world, do you guys still run a TX next to the camera? On top of the camera? Any fear of RF hits on the tape?

According to my EFP Manual 4 Pin HRS Pin 1 GND Pin 2 Video GND Pin 3 Video Pin 4 +12v Don't know if they changed it since. Chip

Negative. Just another toy to play with. It was Vaughns SK before they sold it when they went under, and it was a rig I spent a lot of time with when I was first learning. (still learning) sniff, sniff Take Care, Chip

Hey There, Anyone have a SK or SK2 Manual they can send my way. .pdf Format would be great! Thanks, Chip chip@cmsteadicam.com

I'm a re-celling fan. Check out this link http://www.batteriesplus.com I did 4 of my mini bricks thru them, here locally, and they are running great, and the price was right. $89 each. I asked them once about the regular sized bricks, and they quoted me a price, which wasn't that much more. Can't remember. If there's a store locally for you, it saves you the shipping. Look into different chargers too, something with a cycling feature. I have a frezzi 2100A, which does wonders for keeping ni-cad batteries alive and healthy. (It also does Ni-Mh) There are cheaper alternatives for chargers too. Like R/C Car chargers. A lot of them do from 1-24 cells, charge and discharge. That would be a good one to keep at home on the workbench to tech them out. Mr McConkey posted a while ago about some findings he had. May be worth looking into. Take Care, Chip

I figured I'd re cable my Zoe II when it gets over stressed from it's exit position. You're right, it's not in a good spot for the yoke. Thanks for the reply, Chip

How does the Bebob III compare to the older II model? Chip

The Frameline brightness adjustment should be the center knob with the other frameline adjustments. It may just be turned all the way down. I just looked thru the EFP Manual I have, and it does not contain this monitor, just the LCD. Chip

Was that supposed to read under $10k? BT-LH900 8.4" BT Series Multi-Format Color LCD Monitor U.S. List Price $4,890.00 However, you can get one free right now, if you buy a Varicam. It is a great Monitor. I've used it on and off the Steadicam Chip

This was last September (2004). I think the camera had the smaller IDX V-Lock Batteries. But we only had 4 batteries for 2 cameras, so I had to share with the handheld. And we were in the Bahamas, so no chance of getting more. It would have killed my sled batteries too quickly to just use 1 battery for both. Great Tech, though. No Camera problems, except when I got too far away from the recievers, which was quite a distance.

There's a company here in the US that also has these units. I used one of these digital ones for 5 days, and the only complaint is how quickly they went thru batteries. The digital unit I used did not have the "tracking" device. www.totalrf.com Chip Monk

What happened to #1, 4, and 5? Were they lost before David could save them? I seem to remember saving some of them about 4 or 5 computers ago. Don't know where they went. Chip

The Zoe fits on an EFP and 3A Gimbal. I love mine! http://www.16x9inc.com/zoe/index.shtml Chip

I wish I thought to take a picture. I had mine on today for a show.

Rich, Is that a full size Micro Force? Or is there another. I just got a Zoe II from Band Pro while I was out there. It's pretty sweet, and it fits right on the yoke with no modification. And the calibration pot is accesable on the outside of the unit with a jewelers screwdriver. I haven't had to adjust it yet, but only having tried it on a Canon lens. I guess it's a phone call to Jim to get one of those Focus thingies soon. Take care, Chip

Rich, What kinda Zoom control are you using now? Chip

Are there any upgrades that anyone has done to an EFP Vest to make it tighter or more comforatble? Is there any way to add the ski boot straps in place of the velcro? Thanks, Chip

Does Seitz still repair / refurbish the older heden focus motors?

I'm not sure about other deals, but they are sending me one, and I send mine after I get theirs. I think that's how they are operating, so you are not without your arm. Chip