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hey all, Jennifer here. normally we don't post since it's an operator forum but I'm happy to provide some information. the main advantage of the flex is that it's 20-30% lighter than any of our other harnesses due to the lighter carbon shell, the reduced leather trim and a slimmer padding design. there's also some flex in the front half of carbon though the back is still ridged. This along with a higher cut around the leg makes movement and sitting/squatting more comfortable. Since the Flex is slightly less labor intensive we're able to offer it at a lower price. I put a round of photos up on our facebook page yesterday and are updating our website this week. let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

This is truly heartbreaking news to hear. Jeff was an amazing man to know and we'll miss him.

hey Ron!! How are you? Walter, Taku and a few others from the shop will be at Cinegear but I'm still on maternity leave until the fall (I have a 6 month old bundle of drool, Benjamin). I'm sad to be missing it but will be there next year for sure! Jen

OK, so I have the info now. Allen will have the Walter Klassen Fx Carbon Remote Head at the MaxVision Corporation booth, SL10605 He's also going to be doing demos at The Renaissance Hotel. If you're interested in checking it out give him a call. His phone number is: 416-725-4450. Erwin, sorry to hijack your thread, if you want me to move this post somewhere else let me know :D and a warm "hello" to you and everyone else Jennifer

Hi all, Jennifer Klassen here. Hope you don't mind me adding to your thread Erwin, but Walter told me that he's sent one of his Carbon Heads down to NAB as well. It's with Allen Lennox and I'll get the booth details up later today here if that's OK. thanks and hope you all are doing well!

Walter and I will be there if there's room for us. Can't wait to have a beer and chat with you all again :) Jennifer

Hey guys, Jennifer here from Walter Klassen FX. normally we try not to invade your discussion forum but Walter has been reading all your posts closely and wanted to give some general advice, thoughts and feedback about the "leg tingling" and sore hips issues. He's talked to many operators about all this and here are some suggestions: One operator recently told us that he used to get numb legs but found this solution. He asked him grip to watch his posture and remind him to keep his legs shoulder-width apart when he was standing so as not to overload one leg when standing still. Apparently this has worked really well for him and as far as we know solved the problem. It also seems like operators are being asked to do longer shots and hold the camera longer without docking. It?s important to keep spreading the load on both legs and not crush the load on one leg. Lawrence Karman posted a similar story here back in January 2004 (Lawrence, hope it's OK that I re-type this since I can't find the original link). "I do have that tingly feeling. More of a numbness on the outside of my left leg which I find comes more with a heavy camera package... Last week I brought my vest over to my chiropractor who feels that it is not pressing onto a nerve as the vest rides fairly high. He seemed positive that when I lock my leg in a lock-off position there are muscles that work to stabilize the leg left and right and they are being over worked in this position. The muscles' reaction is to shut down feeling in that area. This kind of makes sense in that I am more likely to feel it only with a heavy package. Who knows. I am also trying to stand with the weight distributed between both legs more and this seems to help as well" Finally, everyone is talking about proper fit and we agree it's very important. As Jerry posted in this other thread it seems like posture and working to find the best way your harness/vest fits your body to minimize impact is key. http://www.steadicamforum.com/forums/index...?showtopic=2426 In a Klassen harness, adjusting the position of your carbon arm, putting the right pressure in your air bladder and getting your harness in the right position on your hips and around your waist can make a huge difference in your comfort level. Once you get used to finding that ?sweet spot? then it becomes second nature. This is why we encourage new customers to have Walter talk you through your first time set-up so that he can get you as properly fitted as possible from the get-go. Walter and the rest of us here are always available by phone or email to answer any of your questions. walter@walterklassen.com (416) 778-7848 See you all at CINEGEAR :) Jen

Hi Markus, no problems at all... you're definitely not the first one to make that assumption :) about a year ago Roger Tooley even asked me how long Walter and I had been married :lol: thanks again everyone for your positive feedback Jennifer (Klassen) Platz- a very happy newlywed

one more suggestion Walter had is to take the carbon arm off the harness and pack it in the leather arm-bag and then pack that inside your harness bag. This makes everything more compact and protects the knobs on the arm. Then you are good to fly :) Jen

Hi Markus, I don't know about the hand luggage regulations for Emirates but generally you have to check the harness as baggage. You don't need any additional cases though. The harness bags that you have is designed and used for air travel as luggage. If anyone has any other suggestions that would be great to know. Vielen Gruesse <--- hope I got that right Jennifer

Thanks for the kind words Charles. All of us here at the shop are so glad that we were able to get you comfortable in the right harness. :D Jennifer

Candide Franklin here in TO -Jen

Wow, that's wonderful news congratulations... I'm so happy for both of you. Yay baby! *smiles* Jennifer

Hi Eric, my goof. I checked with Walter, he's definitely planning on bringing something to CineGear for you to try. cheers Jennifer

hi guys, Jennifer here again. We have definitely had some successful reselling of our harnesses, usually an operator sells when he wants to upgrade from an older to a newer harness. It can absolutely work fine as long as the two operators (buyer and seller) are relatively the same fit, though we can work with adding/removing foam padding etc. to componsate for some difference. This doesn't require bringing the harness to our shop for any custome fitting unless the buyer wants something specific done to it. Walter often works with operators when they sell their harness to help compare the fit and compatability of potential buyers. This process works best when we have the measurements of the person looking to buy so we can cross reference with the harness for sale. We take measurements of people at shows like CineGear and Cinec, but there is also a "measure yourself" section on our web site. hope that helps, Jennifer :) Edit: Bryan, I just noticed you're here in TO. have we measured you before? you should come visit the shop some time.