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Watcharawit K. Ya-inta

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  1. Hi guys! For those who own Volt M2 gimbal without the Volt docking bracket. (like me) I've designed the Volt Rester to protect your precious Volt gimbal when you dock on a Hill bracket, a cart, a monopod dock etc. This bracket prevents potential damage to those fragile cables and the Volt hosing. 
    Comes with complementary "Remove before flight" tag (gives you a really cool look lol.) and an orange paracord lanyard. 

    Place your order here: https://www.kineticw.com/shop/volt-rester-for-m2-gimbal

    Demo vid: 

     

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  2. This is a Hill docking support bracket. It fits any 5/8 baby pin stand with a Hill docking bracket. This bracket makes the Hill bracket become more rigid and no play. The bracket is made out of stainless steel not alloy.

    Credits; Tom Gleason, Erwin Landau.

    This is my fourth batch of 20. Have a few left. 

    please place an order here: 

    https://www.kineticw.com/shop/support-bracket-for-hills-docking-bracket

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  3. Hi Guys,
    Does anyone know anywhere in US that still fixes old end-of-life Preston products like MDR1 and HU1?
    I tried to do a research inside the forum but I didn't get any information so far.

    Does MDR1 have a manual lens calibration?

    One more thing, I've been searching for a manual of MDR1 and HU1. If anyone has it, could you send me here Steadiwy@aol.com
    FYI, I already emailed to Preston about these inquiries but they haven't replied yet.

    Thanks in advance,
    Koon.

  4. After the day i just had with this unit, I won't be going near one again any time soon.

     

    There was problem after problem all day, and on a fast paced TVC, that was the last thing we needed.

    I was using an Arri Alexa in handheld mode with Zeiss Mk3 Super Speeds, TV Logic onboard monitor (powered by Alexa 12v 2pin), Teradek Bolt 300 (powered by Alexa 3pin RS) and RT motion was powered via DTAP from the onboard V-Lock battery as well as having the camera run cable into the Alexa's 2nd 3 pin RS

    - The controller would calibrate the lens and then intermittently not work, turning the handset wheel and nothing would happen (changed batteries of both handset and camera - no joy)

    It got to the stage that i had an FF4 rigged on the light weight rods, ready to engage the gear whenever it freaked out.

    - The "run" light on the handset would get out of sync with the camera, so you'd think you were rolling, but no...........

    - Whenever power was pulled to swing V-Lock batteries (camera still powered via block battery) it would make the camera start rolling.

    - Focus discs don't click on secure enough, had them come mid-shot several times..........not what you want happening whist running around with the operator.

    - In regards to the near distance drop-off..............every time whilst trying to mark up the focus discs.........EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!!!!

     

    There's a reason why the Preston and Arri WCU are the price they are, and at the end of the day, you get what you pay for.

    Luckily for me, it was a rental and i hadn't invested in one.

    I'd grab a Preston or an Arri over this any time.

    My 1st Ac and I had exactly the same experience on set with RTmotion mk.II

    Especially when it calibrates the lens and then just stops in the middle of calibration.

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