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Selling a complete, unused PRO T bar and MDR 2 quick release slide in bracket. Selling complete for $175. Email to: graysonaustin@me.com Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Selling an unused docking bracket for a 2 inch centerpost with one docking collar. Hill style self locking system made before Hill was doing 2 inch centerpost docks. Will fit on Hill balance bracket or Tiffen balance portion of docking bracket. I already have multiple docking brackets for my rigs and this one is just sitting. See photo. Selling for $300. Email to: graysonaustin@me.com Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Selling an unused XCS side adjustable camera dovetail plate. New from XCS sells for $490. I'm selling this one for $300. Comes with one 15mm motor rod which fits into the front 15mm clamp holes. Email to: graysonaustin@me.com

Selling an excellent condition XCS custom length 2 inch diameter telescoping centerpost. Was going to be a rig garage project that I never got around to. XCS wiring with correct power line wire gauge and dual HD SDI lines. Custom length of 26 - 40 inches. Also comes with a bonus of new XCS bayonet mounting assemblies for both ends. Use to build your own rig or keep as spares. Has both ends of the mounts and shims, screws. Also comes with two XCS docking collars. A new XCS standard length telescoping centerpost will cost you $4500 for just the centerpost and cable. I'm selling this one with everything listed for $2200 US. Email only please to: graysonaustin@me.com Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Had some questions about selling as a single handset system. The answer is yes. System can be purchased as a single handset FIZ system. Also for those that may already have a Cmotion system and want an additional handset or just want a white radio handset to talk to Arri compatible cameras, I can also sell a separate handset. Email with specific questions and to get prices for different packages. Thanks. I'm also including a Camera Essentials Lens control rain cover in the main package. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC graysonaustin@me.com

Sorry, Pricing mistake. Was supposed to read: Buy the system without the Cworld for $30,000. Buy the complete system with all of the Cworld components for $32.000. A turnkey total lens control system with many options and packed with features. Rock solid and better wireless range than Preston or Arri. Get a like new (most items are) for much less than new and no long wait time. Email with any questions to: graysonaustin@me.com Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

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Cmotion Cvolution Wireless Lens Control System with Arri White Radio modules for sale: *Two new/unused Cvolution Arri white radio (handsets can talk to any Arri camera with the white radio installed without an MDR) main handsets both with external antenna connectors (change antennas for different situations). These main handset units are identical. Neither one is a "junior" type handset like the Preston. It is identical to Handset #1 in its abilities and wireless range. Due to the modular nature of the entire Cvolution system, It can easily be reconfigured and used as a backup focus handset or could be used as a 2nd camera focus handset on an Alexa plus show. *Cvolution Advanced knob #1 has the new upgrade to use premarked focus rings (for lens mapping) and new backlit LED focus ring lighting as well as all the other Advanced Knob features. *Cvolution Advanced knob #2 does not have the upgrade but does have all the other advanced features like adjustable knob drag, adjustable hard stops, ring illumination, etc. I use this one for the DP to pull iris from DIT cart and by the way, Cmotion handset knobs can be switched to work on either side so lefties can use it as well. *One as new, unused Cvolution modular iris slider which can be used on either handset, usually on the main focus pulling handset. *One as new, unused Cvolution Czoom module which can be used on either handset. Focus puller or DP can do zoom moves. *New unused Cvolution Camin 3M MDR. This MDR is brand new, very small in size and weight which is great for Steadicam or 3 axis gimbals but has lots of features including the ability to use up to six motors total. Calibrate button now on the MDR as well as at the handset, many other features like Cinetape compatibility, etc. *Three Arri CLM4 lens motors (one is as new/ unused. The other two are pristine) for Focus, Iris and Zoom. Strong and quiet. These are the latest motors from Arri and they are awesome. One of them also has the Jerry Hill style rosette adapter to use his PAM mount in addition to the regular sliding rod clamp assembly. *Six handset batteries and a charger. *Set of three pre marked focus rings (short, medium and long throw lenses). *Two blank rings. *Two iris slider marking strips. *Handset neck strap with secure quick release assembly. *Power cables for MDR. *Run/stop cables for Arri, Panavision and Red. *Three lemo connector motor cables to MDR. *Three FISCHER connector motor cables to go directly to Alexa Plus or any Arri camera with motor ports. *Soft case for everything. More than $36,000 in gear. Most items are unused and everything else is in pristine condition. Optional: *Cmotion Cworld unit. Creates a wifi connection at camera and sends MDR and lens data to any wifi enabled device (phone, tablet, computer). Completely secure transmission with admin and guest access. Change settings, create/edit/load lenses into the Cvolution. Even create your own pre marked rings (creates the data to send to Cmotion and they will make the rings. Great if you own your own lenses). Shows Cinetape and lens data on screen. Focus puller can see cinetape readout and virtual lens barrel data on an iPhone or iPod attached to the handset. DP can see iris changes from an iPad, etc. Cworld System comes with: *Cworld unit (about the same small size as the 3M MDR) with Lens data license and cinetape data license. *Cbus data/power cable from MDR to Cworld unit. *Cinetape data/power cable (will power the cinetape from this same cable). *Camera mounting bracket for Cworld. *Universal mounting bracket for phone or iPod to handset. *Cworld power/data cables for Arri Alexa (short and long). I love my Cvolution systems and so do Focus Pullers and DPs. So much so that I got rid of my Prestons years ago. My Cmotion systems have proven themselves day in and day out on big feature and long form television. I have three systems now but I can't keep all of them. To see more details about all that the Cmotion Cvolution system can do, visit www.cmotion.eu or the U.S. Rep/Service division, Camadeus at www.camadeus.com By the way, this one is available right now with no long wait time. Every bit of this gear was purchased direct from Cmotion through Camadeus here in the US. This system has so many features available I can't list them all here. Buy the system without the Cworld kit for $32,000. Add the complete Cworld kit with cables and brackets for $2000. Serious only please. I am not splitting up the package at this time so please don't ask. Photos will be posted shortly. Email only please to: graysonaustin@me.com

Where on PLC's website did you see $120 per gear? Right on the website, sets of three gears are $140 and individuals are $60. Email or call them to check as the $120 price you said they charge doesn't seem right. As Jens said, the wide version of the .8 (32 pitch) gear which you might need for lenses that have a lot of barrel travel might possibly be that much but not the standard width. Grayson Grant Austin. SOC

Did you contact Heden directly? Magnus is usually happy to sell direct and I have always found it cheaper even with shipping. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

What I mean is, Side by side, matched monitors, to the human eye a cleaner, sharper, crisper "looking" image. As I said, I have not done scope comparisons nor do I really care. That is for the DIT. I hump the Steadicam around and now I have a long range, solid transmission system that looks great. When it comes to digital, it is not all or nothing by the way. Anyone who has ever gotten ahold of a just barely bad BNC cable or long runs of cable has seen the dreaded "Sparkles", especially if it is on the recorded image when the Genesis deck was away from the camera, etc. The Boxx gets good range but as it approaches end of range it does start to "break up" but does not lose signal altogether until you go past the end of range. The Tomahawk gets better range but there is not really a warning that you are approaching the end of range. It just goes out. Charles, First, Hey! Hope you get back to New Orleans soon. Second, I would have agreed with you since the Tomahawk and Bolt 2000 do work off the same chipsets but after testing all three (Boxx, Teradek, Paralinx) together and now working with the Tomahawk alongside five different Boxx systems (including my own) I would say there is something different. Not one Boxx has beaten my Tomahawk in range or wall punchiness yet. No idea why the Teradek didn't match performance with the Paralinx system but the one I tested didn't. And yes, RF is always a funny animal and is a form of voodoo and I never trust it completely because it will bite you in the ass. Like I said, test them all and trust no one, including me... Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Full on summer in Louisiana. Super high humidity and blistering heat indexes. Exterior days. All day long. Worked perfectly through 9 week shoot. Transmitter gets warm as they all do but not as hot as my Modulus used to get. There are heat sink fins built into the case design. I now have the HD-SDI transmitters. Two complete systems. One system is a 1 transmitter to two receivers. The other is one to one. I tested again through my house with both transmitters inches apart. No problem through my house through multiple walls and into the garage. Reall walls. Not set walls. Works great. When I forced it to lose signal by facing panel antenna the opposite direction and then turned back, reconnect is around 5 seconds or so. If one component is powered down, no power cycling of both needed. Use broadcast mode. Not the other mode and you avoid the annoying on screen message about initial connection frequencies. Not sure what else to say. Picture is cleaner than Boxx but have not tested actual signal yet. Buy whichever system fits your way of working from the company you like to deal with. I found the guys at them all (Boxx, Teradek and Paralinx) to all be great guys but in the end, Dan Kanes and company at Paralinx have gone out of their way to get me what I need and everything works the way I need it to work. The shots we did from inside the greyhound bus to a follow van and many others that the Boxx could never do convinced me. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

I was never a big fan of the Yeager. Just preference. anyway, went with the Backstage TR-04 cart because i like the accessories for it but wanted a way to protect the rig. Some of you have seen my speed rail cage setup I have had for years now. I have now upgraded that concept and am using a TR-04 JR top shelf with a regular TR-04 base. †he JR top shelf has the same width dimensions as the senior version so i can use all my accessory parts i already had. Now the cart is no longer than a senior but has the rig inside the base over the front wheels and i just added my speed rail cage I had already built. The cage telescopes in for balancing and out for protection and handles for moving the cart around. All I did was get two 1 inch speed rail base fittings and shave off some metal on the sides and drill holes through the cart base so the fittings matched up to where the JR shelf poles would go. Odd that Backstage doesn't want to do this type of mod. This was based on some drawings I have had for years and then I thought they would make this type of cart when Erwin got going on cart designs like he does. They ended up making that steadicam cart they are doing with the angled verticals and basic telescoping handles. Not quite what a lot of us wanted so I went back to my drawings and asked at Backstage if the JR shelf was in fact the same width/ pipe spacing. It is. It is really easy to do yourself if you have a metal grinder and drill or know a cheap metal worker. The grips or props department could also probably do it for you for some beer... Also, the Velvet Rope and "Do Not Enter" sign are not Backstage parts... See photos. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

It does work with Marshall monitors. My focus pullers have used it successfully with Marshalls. You haven't given any details. What camera? What signal out? Using a converter to HDMI from SDI? Does the same signal/ camera situation work with a smallHD monitor? Did you call/ email Paralinx? They use them all the time in lots of different situations. Best resource. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

One Paralinx Arrow + 1:3 system still available. See all the details in the original post above. Email only please to: graysonaustin@me.com

Oh I forgot, My house is 3200 square feet so the end to end (corner of room to opposite house corner) distance through three sometimes four walls with closed doors every time I came to one is easily 200 plus feet completely NON line of sight. I have also run this test inside to outside and gotten better distance. The fact that this is zero line of sight in a real world setting is very significant. Through regular on stage set walls, it is fantastic. In my test, I also fired up every device I could in my home that creates RF of any kind to cause as much chaos as possible. On real sets there is no issue with production radios, sound dept wireless, production wifi, producers cell phones/ laptops/IPads, etc. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Long overdue for a review of the Paralinx Tomahawk system and since I had all three systems (Paralinx, Bolt 2000 Pro and Boxx) at the same time to test them side by side I should let you guys know what I found. First of all, I always made it the hardest on the Tomahawk in tests, like just using stock rubber duck antennas on receiver while Boxx had long range panel antenna, etc. My practical test which was the most telling was this: My house... All three transmitters set up close together in my office (which was the garage and was converted) so it is solid concrete walls all around and the only door to the house is a solid fire door. I set up the transmitters close to see if they would interfere with each other or play nice. The Bolt 2000 never liked the Boxx very much so I usually powered it first and let it seek channels which leads to my first issue with it. The link up time is long, sometimes more than three minutes even though on screen it said wait 60 seconds. Yes you have picture quickly but the annoying message is prominent on screen for a long time. Boxx doesn't do this and Paralinx Tomahawk lets you turn this off and I have not noticed any perceivable distance loss in this mode. In fact, it still easily beat both the other systems time and time again. I'll get to that in a minute. I know the link time issue is one that can be addressed but at the time I couldn't wait which was the big reason I sent back the Bolt 2000. Hopefully they have/ will resolve this. On to the test. All transmitters used their stock supplied antennas and were mounted on a baby triple header and fed the same video signal from an Atomos Blade. Receivers were clustered together so I could carry them around together fed to a monitor to view. Boxx had the long range Boxx panel antenna, Bolt 2000 had high gain rubber duck antennas (also tested with stock antennas) and the Paralinx Tomahawk had stock rubber ducks. I walked from the office through the laundry room, closing solid fire door and into kitchen, again closing every door I went through, now crossing through open living room and up stairs, which is now two solid walls, one of them concrete and brick, up the stairs (at this point I consistently lose the Bolt 2000) and into the master bedroom, closing the door behind me and another 20 feet (losing the Boxx at this point). I can walk to the very back of the room and the Paralinx Tomahawk is still solid). I then tried the Tomahawk with the long range Boxx panel antenna. Here is where it gets interesting. Now it is incredibly hard to kill the signal. It already beat the other two systems hands down time and again but now it blows them away with the long range. I have now used the Tomahawk on my last several features and series exclusively and have yet to find the end of line of sight range. Even against Boxx systems with the exact same long range panels, it blows them away through set walls, outdoors, car to car, Pasadena RF hell, etc and the picture is rock solid and in general looks better than the Boxx picture. Downside for now is that the transmitter is HDMI but come July ish, that won't be an issue anymore and so far, no actor has ever come up to me and asked why my transmitter wasn't HD SDI, not even Will Smith. Weird since I thought he would be really concerned about things like that. Go figure... For now I use a Decimator mated to it and it's fine with no delay. I've checked and my focus puller can easily pull focus from it. I'm so thrilled with it and confident that I sold my Boxx system. It transmits to multiple receivers which are HD SDI out and have power pass through on the Anton Bauer plates just like my Boxx did so it can go on the back of a monitor and power the monitor as well and mates perfectly with the panel antennas. And when I say Boxx long range panel antenna, I am talking about the more expensive ones they do that have five separate smaller panels attached to a metal enclosure where the antenna cable live, not the single panel multiple Antenna style. I will post some photos over the weekend of some recent setups. The most recent test was from inside a moving bus with a follow van for video receivers. B Camera with Tomahawk transmitter inside bus, A camera inside bus on short Hydrascope (yes a hydrascope inside the bus) but the Boxx transmitter had to be on the outside top of the bus to get reception. Both receiver on outside top of follow van many car lengths behind. Tomahawk was rock solid. Boxx would have some breakup and occasionally lose picture if too many other vehicles got in the way. It has also been perfect in the blazing summer heat and humidity of Louisiana outdoors all day long in 90 + degree weather. No issues. Everything in this review is only my experience but I have been doing this for more than twenty years and in that time have owned or used almost every type of wireless video system out there including microwave, etc. I can't wait for the HD SDI version of transmitter. Hope this helps any of you but as with all things, do your own research and testing. Trust No One! Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Motor is sold. Thanks. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Rig is sold. Thanks. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

One package sold. One still available due to a sale falling through. Email me at: graysonaustin@me.com

Anything worth mentioning at Cinegear this year? Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

I don't even need to see a demo of the HD PDL to know how good it will be if Greg designed it. I'm in for one. My original PDL was always great. Put me on the "buy it" list Greg. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

Will post some photos of it on the other monitors this weekend. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC

This is a great piece of kit. Highly recommended. It can also be used equally well on a SmallHD High Bright or any other monitor that has a 1/4-20 thread on top (or bottom if you use a yoke mount). Once flush, it only needs one screw to secure it onto your monitor. Two come with for the Cinetronic which it fits onto perfectly. Level vial pivots for correct positioning for level and then locks into place. One of my favorite little gadgets in quite awhile. A physical spirit level is something you should have on your rig. It never needs power and is always there in case your digital level freaks out or dies. Nicely done. Grayson Grant Austin, SOC