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Victor Lazaro

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  1. Victor Lazaro
    Wow! I would love to learn more about your cases and how you use them... Nice job.
  2. Victor Lazaro
    I was actually thinking about that today when cleaning my Zephyr, I was annoyed by the keyring getting stuck under the dial of the arm and was thinking about inverting it. I didn't do it because I thought that gravity would play me a trick. I'm sorry for your rig. Thank you for sharing. i guess you will not make the same mistake again now. ;) fly safe
  3. Victor Lazaro
    Hi, NAB is coming soon, and I was wondering what you were the most looking forward to see there... Any hopes or expectations?
  4. Victor Lazaro
    No problem. Also, I am only looking in the HD monitors. Other new surprising monitor is the Sony DVF-L700, it's actually a 7" "viewfinder" for the F5/F55 but is full HD screen and can decode 4k signals. I don't know the vrightness but il looked pretty high when I saw it (I was indoors and at night...). It has a "high" button to toggle the high brightness. Other wise it is pretty good in color rendition and has a dedicated plug for the newF cameras to communicate as a EVF. Oh, and it's $4,500. http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/product/viewfinders/dvf-l700
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    Hi, I was looking into all the available high brightness monitors for steadicam on the market and created this list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aln7iPn_kB2sdHowWElqVk1HWlRkdjgxcjJKN01XRGc&usp=sharing Feel free to add any info or monitor into the list, I'm sure I'm missing a few. PS: I had a look at the new TV Logic one yesterday at AbelCine in NY and it looked great.
  6. Victor Lazaro
    Nice. I just Velcro+bongo ties it in place of the secondary battery (don't have the extra batt plate).
  7. Victor Lazaro
    I guess any cheap monitor like Ikan can do the trick... they even have this... http://ikancorp.com/productlisting.php?id=88
  8. Victor Lazaro
    Hi, I know that a lot of people are recommending Walter P. Dolle (http://www.wpdolle.com) for insuring your rig. I am about to buy a used Zephyr and I was wondering if I should use this insurance or another since it's not a big rig. Also, does having a workshop certificate helps with the insurance? (I did the 2 days Tiffen one in NYC last year) Thanks for your help.
  9. Victor Lazaro
    Bonjour! IMHO, there is no better training than training every day a little. I would recommend getting your own sled over the workshop. It won't stop you from renting out a larger rig if needed and doing the workshop at a later date. May I also recommend watching the EFP DVD sold by Tiffen and any other video training you can find. I personally did the 2day workshop and have been working off a friend's zephyr that I am now planning on buying back from him. Bonne chance.
  10. Victor Lazaro
    I have two different accounts. Both forums are made from the same forum system (like DVXuser and REDuser) but are not synched.
  11. Victor Lazaro
    You can also look into the Teradek Bolt. Basically the same thing but SDI with a metal housing, Lemo plugs and an internal battery. Pricier but more of a pro solution. I still like the arrow as I am looking on using it with an epic on the extra HDMI to a hand held SmallHD monitor.
  12. Victor Lazaro
    why not to ask this question here, there are many users here who owns merlin Just offering to ask on both places that's all.
  13. Victor Lazaro
    It would help is the video wasn't private. May I recommend also posting over at DVXuser.com as it is more oriented toward large rigs over here. Make sure that every accessory is tightly attached and that no strap or cable is free. Nothing should be moving or even vibrating when shaking the rig. Fly safe.
  14. Victor Lazaro
    Use some lisigav on your gimbal.
  15. Victor Lazaro
    Have you contacted the maker of the vest for replacement padding. Which vest are you looking into re-padding?
  16. Victor Lazaro
    Abel Cine and B&H have the parts...
  17. Victor Lazaro
    Even if wrap stabilization is used in production, you should not use it in your demo. Let the people see what you can really and let them decide what effects to use on their projects. As for the stairs shot I agree that this shot could appear in a film without problem, but what has been suggested is that a shot leading will be more interesting for a demo reel as it is harder to execute. Also the mood is very dark (I like the back light but still dark) V.
  18. Victor Lazaro
    Way to go bro. Even the epic is borderline for the rig (Zephyr is more in the ballpark). Fly safe (please)
  19. Victor Lazaro
    Wow! So you were not joking about this. That's sad. And the producer is ok with that?
  20. Victor Lazaro
    Hahahahahahahahaha! Ahhhhhh...
  21. Victor Lazaro
    This MUST be a joke! If you have the budget for a F65, you should have a budget for a real Steadicam and operator with the appropriate tools for the job. Otherwise, use another camera that the Flyer can fly (Epic) DO NOT DO IT!!!!!!!!
  22. Victor Lazaro
    Any official word from Tiffen?
  23. Victor Lazaro
    This got me more confused. what is the issue and what are you trying to achieve?
  24. Victor Lazaro
    Velcro? Or DualLock on the post.
  25. Victor Lazaro
    This seems like an extremely low rate. It's actually bellow my non union AC rate. Lets say you turn down a job at this low rate. What will happen? Is there another operator that undercuts you? You may want to go talk to him. Rising both your rates will benefit the both of you. Are the production going without Steadicam at all? Then they might not even need a Steadicam in the first place am you will end up doing the human tripod for the day. I noticed something interesting that the lower your rate the less you are respected on set and the more crap you get at the end of the day. As said before have the power to say no to a low rate. They may struggle on one shoot without you then when they failed their plan B will come back to you and accept any rate.
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