Shawn Bosley

Thanks for the replies... seems like there might be a bit of a QC issue with these monitors. Well, at least I have another 10 months left on the Steadicam warranty to get a monitor that works consistently :-)

I've had the Zephyr for a little over a month. I've had a Merlin 2 for about a year. I went to the 2 day workshop in October and had a chance to work with the Zephyr there before buying one. I really like it. I have had some monitor issues with the Steadicam version of the Marshall V-LCD70XHB-3G-SDI. Within a couple of weeks, the HD-SDI port stopped working. The analog video still worked. Steadicam sent me a replacement really fast. The new monitor (same model) is kind of strange. The HD-SDI syncs up very well in the beginning, but then after about 20 minutes when the monitor has warmed up, I have to power it off and on again to resync with the camera when I go between menu modes on the camera. Has anyone else had these issues? Other than the monitor, everything else is great! I'll get some pictures of setup soon.

John & VIctor, thanks for your input. Will check into Jan's weight plates. Seems like folks are very satisfied with that solution.

Hi, I've been working with the Pilot and the Merlin for a little while, and completed the 2 day workshop where I had the opportunity to work with the bigger rigs (and bigger cameras!) I have access to a Zephyr, and would like to get some experience on that rig too, but have smaller camera equipment. Are there any recommendations for weight plates? I figure that I'll need the option to add another 6 to 10 lbs, and the Merlin weights (while good for fine tuning) aren't going to cut it for that much extra weight. Thanks, Shawn