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Go to Home Depot pick up some of that Never Wet stuff. Spray it or paint it all around the room and get some macro shots of the water droplets or chocolate syrup or whatever you can find being repelled at the molecular level.

Hey Peter, As Ken said. Tell production to rent them over there, there's always AB around the world. The difference is minimal because baggage fees will be about the same if you fed ex it's for sure less expensive to rent them than ship them But if you have to fly them then check half with your gear and make sure they are in their own little slots and carry on 2 or 3, again in their own little slots. When I do the Amazing Race I am on an international flight every other day for three weeks. I take 5 dionic 90s and 3 Hyton 140s The 3 Hytrons and 2 dionics fly in rig case, one of the dionics runs the audio rig so it goes on the plane attached to the mixer in carry on, one of the dionics is attached to the camera that I carry on and the last one goes in our tech case with the chargers. We have never had an issue with our batteries in the 11 seasons I have been on the show. Can't say the same for our 30amp Li Batteries we use for our lights Japan nearly evacuated the flight over those Lol. Where are you headed Peter?

Its an East Coast west Coast rule. You can live in any of the other cities around US and work in either NY or LA, But if you live on the West Coast, Southern California and claim LA or the West Coast as home then you can not work in NY as a Local and vis versa, Thats how I was told it is, but I haven't read the specifics in our all important bylaws . It should be addressed by our local

Why aren't you just using a storm or Peli ?

John, Can't imagine who would do this, but I also know MTV hates flying people Complete Bullshit if you ask me =/

Thought I would give a shout out to the boys at Inovativ. I recently picked up my new Scout 31 with a steadicam hanger and had it customized and it is beautiful. It works amazing and best of all collapses down to 7 inches / 17.78 cm and travels well. I had it customized by shortening the mast of my steadicam hanger and having it made out of aluminum to allow me to put everything inside. I use it as my case transport when it is collapsed so I put rubber padding to keep my steadicam cases from slipping and from scratching my cart. My favorite thing is it sets up and breaks down in under 2 minutes, the footprint is only 31" inches / 78.74 cm and the wheels come off and pack inside to air traveled. I highly recommend it for all of you on the fence about a cart because of size. BTW: I can still fit all my cases and my Cart in my Smart car. for more info http://www.inovativcarts.com/product/scout-2013/

Hey there Claus, I had mine done at Innerspace Cases Factory Hours: By Appointment Only Monday thru Friday 8 - 4 PST Office: (818)767-3030 Fax: (818) 767-6118 Email: info@innerspacecases.com Mailing Address: 11555 Cantara Street Unit I North Hollywood, CA 91605 They can custom fit your cases or do a new one, They have all brands but I particularly like the new SKB cases

Jon. You bought a cinetronic.?

Hi Guys, I just returned from another trip around the world on the CBS TV Show The Amazing Race, 12 countries and 5 continents all in 3 weeks. Needless to say that's a whole bunch of flights , checking gear and even more pulling the sled and monitor in and out of cases in the field. I always bring 2 monitors with me just in case. I use these monitors not just for framing but for color checks, focus and playback in the field. Us live guys do our own Focus and Zoom so being able to grab focus on the fly by looking at your monitor becomes important especially in daylight. This time around Chris and Mike from Cinetronics offered up their Gen2 7" Monitor for me to test and put it through its paces and as a second monitor I demoed the New 7" Daybright TV Logic. The Amazing Race gives me a unique opportunity to test gear in all kinds of weather conditions and lighting conditions. For example in the past I had to go from Indoor Skiing in Dubai at 32 degrees F / 0 C freezing to outdoors at 110 degrees F / 43 C. Sometime we go from shooting in Africa and then the next day we are 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle. So you get the idea. So onto the monitors, I am a real fan of the TV Logic monitors and own one of the older models, so needless to say I was excited to try their new model that is claiming 1100 NIT and a new screen coating. The monitor, in my opinion, is within the perfect size and weight. it has all the bells and whistles that you may need. Their claim of Daylight viewable is marginal . . . . . Unfortunately it still is not nearly up to par enough , in my opinion, to claim daylight viewable, yes you can see it in the daylight, but not very well and direct sunlight makes it unusable. So needless to say this became my instant back up monitor and on went the Cinetronic monitor. I think for the money and the bells and whistles that the TV Logic has it is a great monitor and if you aren't in sunlight a lot, this is the monitor for you. The cinetronic is a night and day difference from the TV Logic monitor, I could see in all kinds of sun conditions and focus on the fly. This monitor also falls into the perfect size and weight for me. As for the heat issues that were discussed on other threads , I didn't have any heat or failure issues with this monitor, and I was in heat of 110 degrees F / 43 C to 40 degree F / 4 C and sometimes from one extreme to the other. I dragged it through sand storms in the middle east to rain and snow all with out issue and while in the rain I didn't cover it, I just wiped off the rain drops, but it wasn'r pouring just sort of drizzling. It for sure is on my radar for future ownership. The monitor doesn't come without some quirks that drove me crazy but according to Mike and Chris will be rectified via software upgrades. These quirks where. • When powering on the monitor it was hard to tell if it was turning on in sunlight because it takes about 10+ seconds to Power up. For me this was an issue believe it or not, because there was more than once that I was asked to shoot and from the time I turned on the power grabbed the sled from the docking bracket the monitor wasn't quite up and I had to wait for it to turn on and sometimes I would double punch the power because I couldn't tell if the touch screen had worked. The touch screen is very sensitive but not as conclusive as an actual power switch. • The color temperature settings are currently just RED, GREEN, and BLUE, 0-100 for each color to adjust the screen. The monitor that I had made the monitor very blue and there where no pre set color settings like other monitors, ie: 6500, 5600, 3200 etc . . . . I dialed in the colors to about where it looked correct and went with that, I know this is pretty Inconsequential to most of you but when you have a producer and director looking at the monitor and then asking the question, is that what it looks like, have you white balanced the camera, are you on the right settings, it just gets annoying. I am setting the camera for every scene and for every lighting condition so having a proper color corrected monitor just makes it easier. • The Frame lines where available and I personally like a colored frame line, the yellow was great but unfortunately every time I turned off the monitor and turned it back on I had to go back into the menue and reset it and turn them on. Eventually that became annoying and I went with the ones generated by the camera. • I was viewing on a HD/SDI signal but for some reason the monitor didn't always revert back to the last input used and it didn't automatically recognized that source and I had to tell it where to go. • A few times I got a slight ghosting/strobing effect that I thought may be from going from Cold to hot and dealing with condensation may have been the culprit but it didn't effect me enough to stop me from using it or not allow me to be able to focus. Chris and Mike said they would look into it and try to get it to be recreated. • and lastly, the touch screen buttons are great and very responsive but the fingerprints on the touch screen glass drove someone like me who is very meticulous absolutely crazy with always having to clean the monitor. thats just me though But all of these things and I'm sure a few more, that others have are all on the software fix list as per Chris and Mike. If you look at the progression that they have come with this monitor, form Chris' original post saying that he could build us the ultimate monitor and now getting ever so close, I think they are doing a great job and making a great product that will soon become the industry standard. On a side note, The onboard Tally and internal bubble level I have not tested yet and am looking forward to trying it out on future live shows. BUT as for outdoor viewing in direct sunlight I have yet to see anything as good that is color and HD. Thank You Kent and Wes from TV Logic and thank you Chris And Mike from Cinetronics for allowing me to use and abuse your monitors I think both may have a future in my kit =)

still interesting i do 24 countries a year maybe ill give it a try....... although loosing my old faithful back up frankin travel rig on an insurance claim wouldn't be the worst thing Doh........ lol

depends on the type of gig • live gigs, no prep days, just rehearsal days all others yes as Eric said , part of the deal

I was looking at these. Very interesting I wonder how they would work worldwide. I just got back from another trip around the planet and, knock in wood, nothing lost nothing stolen

The UAE is always a tough carnet to get through. For such a technology advanced place they sure don't have their s...t together in the customs department Not a fan!

Thomas, I travel to 12 countries and 5 continents all in 3 weeks, twice a year. That's roughly a day and a half in each country, that equates to a boat load of flights. My segment of the show only travels with 6 cases, (Peli 1650s) but the rest of the tech for the show travels with a total of 40 cases and we just check them like any other bags, make sure the tags are complete and those extra little scanner stickers you mentioned my cases have about a hundred of those things all over them . . . . .LOL I was just saying I need to clean those things off because they will never know which one to scan if my stuff ever gets lost. . . . LOL . . . . So the moral of the story, this is my 11 season on this traveling show and to date, knock on wood nothing has been lost. Granted, the other day the luggage fees came to $35,000.00 US but thats the cost of doing business Have faith check your bags and hit the lounge. BUT for the record your way sounds way better, unfortunately we never have the time to make those requests

SKB Case I got from Innerspace cases is the same size as the 1650 but with a slight bit more inside space due to the angle of the inside of the case. Innerspace and I designed the case and it fits my sled, both monitors, Camera plate, rods, 4 batteries, allens, battery charger, power cable and Hill docking Bracket. Second case is arm, vest, stand, and cables along with a slew of other things. Two cases is pretty darn good to travel with when doing steadicam . . . . . . JM2C Custom cases make all the diference

GPI Gang, thanks for the hospitality and the giveaways as always making us feel at home . . . . . Rich Davis is still buying drinks! As for that horn on that beast of a vehicle you drive Jack, I think it would be just awesome to put that thing on my Smart Car., but I think blowing it just once would knock the damn thing over Also big thanks to everyone that put together the stabalizer expo along with all the vendors that came out. I heard Baldwin talking about doing the Expo next year in the jumbo's parking lot, not really sure why because nothing ever happens there . . . . ?

You said " (This will give a little more time to a few of you to sober up)" I may need 6 month after hanging out with Baldwin, be thankful you didn't end up Jumbo's , where nothing happens there, with the rest of the gang . . . . . LOL . . . .

hit up Brian Trieb hes in your area

Let me know if you want my buddies info He's got a direct line to The Koreans

If your looking for a BON monitor , I have a friend who is a rep , let me know and I'll hook you up with Him

Welcome Csaba, Enjoy the wealth of info that the forum has to offer If your going to ask for help and advice you need to let us know what part of the world your in and be more specific about your circumstances and we can all advise or point you in the right direction Fly safe

Dave Eastwood and Tore Livia were the Ops and the wireless system was the Link to my knowledge Tore and Dave can elaborate

@ Rich, thanks, haven't seen this yet, and I don't know if it responds the same as the Tiffen one, but as I read it, it said as an option for those monitors which makes me think its only in the monitor therefore having to level your monitor to the sled and its not representing your sled horizon . . . . .? @ Alfeo, it can be mounted anywhere you would like it, I hard mounted it on the two lower battery rods, level with the bottom of the sled. It could be put on the monitor rods or directly on the base below the post or just in front of the post, via velcro or post clamp, Sorry I forgot to snap some picts but I will =) @ Thomas, it will work with any sled monitor combo, as for the release date I have no idea, I would hope soon, I know I gave them some suggestions and they are already working them into the new software update.

Hi all, I just wanted to give a quick review to Tiffens new Artificial Horizon Module. Just know I'm not working for them nor am I getting any compensation from them. I was fortunate enough to be able to demo the unit for the past couple weeks and I have to tell you it is light years better than anything else I have seen on the market. Including my own internal level digitally put through my Transvideo monitor. The side to side bubble movement is gone when excellerating and decellerating. There are many settings for different configurations based on your preference. Mounting and powering it was a snap. I have no idea how much they are going to ask for this unit but I told them I don't want to give it back and Robert Orf if your reading this heres your notice, your going to have to pry it off my steadicam. =)

I'm interested Just checking on a couple things before I say YES