John Stout

We made one too. Mounted a riser stand. It has big heavy tires. We have a small dedicated trailer for Steadicam so space isn't an issue. I think we spent a couple of hundred bucks on the cart, about a hundred for the riser, couple of power strips permanently attached and then wood and "U" bolts to attach the riser. Here is a link to a couple of pictures: http://diakontv.com/steadicam-cart/ Most of the time when we fly vs drive we just take Steadicam because it is broadcast or corporate. If we start flying for set work, we will probably get something from Inovativ. It seems like it will be the best choice for durability.

Pilot for sale It has: 1 - Original Vest 1 - Sled 1 - Pilot Arm 1 - SD Monitor (which can easily be replaced with HD. We have an HD monitor on it now, just not selling the monitor). 1 - 2 battery V Mount charger (one battery charges at a time) 2 - V Mount batteries 8 - Small Weights 1 - Original Back Pack Case Originally Paid 4650.00 asking 4000.00 gear is in great condition I have two Terry West J Boxes 450.00 each. They offer a power breakout of 3 - 12v connection and 1- 5v connection. We had these made to power our Paralinx and a few other accessories on the sled. We have a single SKB pick and pluck foam case that we can include for an additional $200.00 everything packs down into a single case. Steadi Stand C Stand $150.00 Scout Vest only used twice $1500.00 Buyer pays shipping and 3% on credit card. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Jim will take care of you. We had a couple of issues with a used unit we bought and he gave it the once over and got it back out to us the same day he received it. I am not sure who offers better service Jim at BarTech or Terry West.

Eric, What sort of price range has been speculated on?

I can't speak to your power question, but I would call Terry West for the cable. If you get a hold of him now, he might even be able to get it out to you today or tomorrow. Ask him your power question when you talk to him, he might know. Terry West <techrat531 at verizon.net>

We got the Berkey 2.5" that you suggested. We are also using Janice's weight plates

Victor, We have both her 11lb and 6.5lb weight plates and they work great. We need this riser to get the rails up to be able to mount accessories like FF and what not. The combination of the two has made our lives much easier. John

Alan, We got the plate today and it is going to fix our challenge and a few other issues as well. Thank you for the suggestion. John

We are V Mount for all of our stuff. However, we keep V-Mount to AB and AB to V-Mount adapters in our kit. The first one is in case we need to borrow or rent AB batteries. The other is in case an AB person needs to rent or borrow from us.

Greetings, We had a shoot the other day that presented some interesting challenges... We used our Zephyr rig and a Panasonic HPX-170 camera on a short film. We did this as a favor. They had no budget and mixed resources for the shoot. Pretty much a not ideal situation from start to finish, but we want our kit to have the resources to be able to handle these challenging situations, hence why I am seeking suggestions on how else to rig in this situation. Since the camera is so light, we ordered some of Jan's weight plates. We got the 6.5 lb and the 11 lb version. We like the plates a lot and they helped in rigging for a nice heavy rig with such a light camera. As a side note Jan's plates are VERY nice. If you fly smaller cameras, you should get them. She was great, shipped them out on short notice and really took care of us. We are going to test rig a 5D since we have them now. The way we rigged the camera was as follows: 1. Zephyr plate to the bottom of the weight plate. This worked well, plenty of holes on the weight plate to get a few mounts to the plate. It was nice and solid. 2. We then had a Red Rock Micro low rise plate that was mounted to the weight plate. http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/microSupport-Bundles/microSupport-baseplate-15mm-low-riser This is were we had our first challenge. It required some longer screws to mount to the weight plate through the bottom Zephyr plate to the riser. We did not have long enough screws with us to mount from the bottom, so we mounted the plate from the top. It was solid, but just odd to mount from the top of the riser plate. I also think that even though it was solid. it wasn't as strongly mounted from the top. We will add some longer screws to our kit to be able to deal with this in the future. 3. The riser had 15mm rods that we needed to mount a Bartech receiver to with motor on the front of the rods. 4. We needed to mount a KiPro mini to the back of the rods as well as a cheese plate that held a power J Box and a Black Magic SDI to HDMI converter to mount the Paralinx transmitter. This is were our challenges presented themselves. 1. We couldn't get the dog bone for the motor on because there was no space between the rods and the weight plate. We have longer rods that we could have used but it would have put it too far in front of the camera, but that would have done crazy balance things too. Bartech was scrapped. 2. We could mount the cheese plate and KiPro to the back of the rods but it took forever to pull the twist locks out and crank them down as there was no room to spin them between the rods and the weight plate. There was just enough room to shove the mounts for both pieces in. Really tight fit, but we made it work. The weight plate against the bottom of the rig took away any space to mount or tighten screws. What is the best tool to use between the weight plate and the camera plate to get some height between the rods and the weight plate? Is there a shim plate or spacer that won't add a ton of weight? What other mounting plates or risers are out there that would allow for a higher platform for the rods to allow space between the rods and the weight plate? Any ideas for better mounting of these stacked plates? Any other suggestions are welcome as there is a lot of camera rigging experience in this forum. Thank you in advance for your suggestions. John

Zach, Thanks for the update. I will follow your statements and double check with the airline from now on. John

My experience has been that as long as they are under the output rating (which steadicube is) and are attached to a piece of equipment, charger, camera, etc. It is not a challenge. We also don't call attention to and just say media cases. We spread them out when we can so that if a case misses we don't miss all the batteries, but we don't deviate much from our normal pack. In all of the flying that I do, I have only had cases not make it once. The one time it happened, none of the gear made it. We figured they didn't check the oversize line or the skycap was slow. They all arrived the next flight in only a couple hours later. We didn't need everything until the next day. We are fortunate that we don't take last flight, plan time if we can in case something doesn't make it, etc. For international we always plan an extra day if possible. It can sometimes take a minute to get through "the process", delays, etc. on the other end. I am also sure you are flying with a Carne like we do so it should be simple. If production is working a broker for everyone, it should be very simple. Anytime you need a second, let me know I will come schlep cases to be able to learn from you! John

Actually, I beg to differ. If you read the airline rules it applies to any commercial film making company, not just the networks.

Our crew is issued IDs so they don't have an issue. We typically don't have an issue. We also look at the cost of a first ticket vs baggage fees. A lot of times the first class ticket gets us an extra bag at no cost and a happier crew.

I do the SKB version of the 1650. Two cases. Case one has: 1. Collapsable C Stand 2. Vest broken down 3. Arm Case two has: 1. Sled 2. Monitor 3. Docking Bracket 4. Plates 5. KiPro Mini 6. Rack Rails with plate Then we have a small pelican 1520. This has a four pack and charger of batteries. Also keeps our accessory case for cables and adapters. All at 50lbs and flyable. We have a separate case for wireless video. Hope that helps.

Wait for NAB, but we are Arrow people. Rock solid, GREAT service.

Go see Terry. He will take great care of you and do an awesome job!

Thanks Chris, I look forward to hearing your report.

Chris, wat pin did you order? The link just pulls up a full page of pins? Thank you in advance.

Count me for an Arrow, it has been rock solid, in some interesting situations as well. Customer service is second to none. They must have learned from Terry West and Jim at Bartech.

I feel ashamed by my Don Juan in comparison.

We have two of the Paralinx Arrow+ 1:2 units and they have been rock solid. There are days they do better through walls than others, but they are pretty robust units. We use one receiver for a director's monitor when needed. I shot 3 days last week with the Paralinx feeding the control room with video for a KiPro and it was flawless. The client couldn't get their Camwave to lock up so I pulled out my Paralinx and it worked. In all fairness, I think the Camwave had issues going into the shoot. The service we have received from the team at Paralinx has been incredible. They gave their word on something, stood by it and made it happen for us. They remind me of Bartech as far as service. We come off the camera to a BlackMagic SDI to HDMI converter and then the opposite with the receiver if we are converting from HDMI at the receiver. We do more live events than film type shoots. This plus buying our own wireless comm system has left us wireless and happy in a lot of situations.

How long have they been in use?