Jerry Holway

Okay- Tim fixed my limit so here are the first pix...

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New 2nd battery mount for Axis A customer asked for this, so I made a secure, low-profile battery holder for him. One piece clips on and bolts directly to the bottom of the Axis. The 2nd piece holds the V-mount (or AB mount, not shown). Use the D-tap for power. Sold with, or without, the PV-2 or AB Gold mount. Note the heavy duty protector for the V-mount battery release button. Price without the PV-2 or QR-GOLD plate $60. With either plate, add $130. Price includes shipping in USA, international extra. jholway@comcast.net

Yes, safe to use PRO arm with a Tiffen block.

Somehow the pix didn't load... trying again.. sorry if it doesn't work. 2 new switch protectors for the "top" on/off and 12/24V switches. Thanks to Ron Vuona for the desire and Rob Orf for the key to the design. One is for the older M2 battery holder; one is for the newer style with the built-in switch guards. Each protector has a small door to cover the 12/24V switch, preventing accidental changes. Both protectors securely attach using the USB connector. The LED lights remain visible. The other protector (with the tiny sliding door) is for the “side” 3rd battery 12/24V switch. The indexed frame must be glued in place. Good news: It’s the same old price for either of the top covers: $50 – and $30 for the 3rd battery switch, or $65 for both. US shipping included. Contact me: jfholway@icloud.com

2 new switch protectors for the "top" on/off and 12/24V switches. Thanks to Ron Vuona for the desire and Rob Orf for the key to the design. One is for the older M2 battery holder; one is for the newer style with the built-in switch guards. Each protector has a small door to cover the 12/24V switch, preventing accidental changes. Both protectors securely attach using the USB connector. The LED lights remain visible. The other protector (with the tiny sliding door) is for the “side” 3rd battery 12/24V switch. The indexed frame must be glued in place. Good news: It’s the same old price for either of the top covers: $50 – and $30 for the 3rd battery switch, or $65 for both. US shipping included. Contact me: jfholway@icloud.com

Pavel -see my site for low mode brackets and other doodads.. jerryholway.com

Zacuto rods; 15mm with a 1/2-13 thread.

A new catalog will soon be up on jerryhoway.com. In the meantime, here is one example of new things I'm making at the request of customers.

Go for it. No worries.

if the monitor and battery c.g.'s are on the same plane, the camera c.g. should be centered over the main post, and the batteries and monitor shifted (or weight added) to get in static balance. Be sure the c.g's of all the components are on the same plane - that is all lined up as seen from the rear or front. Don't pan fast when testing, and don't get too stressed out about perfect dynamic balance. If the monitor is raised up from the battery c.g., then the camera will move rearwards, and the battery inwards to achieve dynamic balance. A higher monitor is better for viewing, and tends to promote better posture - no leaning over to see the image!

Kit for balancing newer Volts The original Volt weights had a ¼-20 screw built into the weight. However, the weight on the newer Volts has a counter-bored hole in the center for a ¼-20 screw. The kit makes it possible to add weights (i.e., big washers) and/or custom lightweight spacers in various combinations to precisely balance the Volt on the gimbal. The kit: 1 exterior sleeve (5 grams), 4x custom plastic spacers, 3x 11 gram/(.4oz) washers, 1x 6 gram/.2oz washer, and a longer ¼-20 screw - it might be needed, depending on your set up. In use, the Tiffen weight is moved outward a minimum of .078 inches and up to .375 inches, with added weights of 11 grams/.4oz to at least 50 grams/1.75 oz. $40 includes shipping in the USA via Priority Mail. Contact jholway@comcast.net

Yes, but only for PRO arms....

See the attached file for the pix... here is the text: At the Banning Mills workshop last week (a great time, BTW), we took a good look at several back mount vests from different manufacturers. One common thing in all the back mounted vests: the standard arm to vest connection had the side-to-side adjustment screws on the outside of the armature that wraps from the front to the back. While it is easy to reach the screws in this configuration, they totally reverse the action of the spring in the male socket block. (These are the same screws that control the “fore-aft” adjustment in a traditional front mounted vest.) That spring has been an important part of the arm design since 1976 or so, and its purpose is to pull the arm out of the way as one moves the sled across one’s body. With a back mounted vest, the spring pushes the arm towards the sled – which is not a good thing. A partial solution would be to remove that spring – at least that would keep the arm from being pushed towards the sled. Better would be to have a spare socket block with the spring removed, or better yet get someone to engineer a spring/socket block that would reverse the “normal” direction of the spring just for your back mounted vest. I heard about, but did not see at the workshop nor could not find for sure, that Walter Klassen made a springless block, which would help. BTW, the Tiffen third arm segment has the side-to side adjustment screws on the inside to preserve the proper spring action and keep the arm moving out of the way. In the pix, the 3rd arm segment is set up for regular side operating. It is, of course, reversable for goofy side operating. At the Banning Mills workshop last week.docx

Shameless plug: I make several of these brackets, and also make custom parts as well - go to jerryholway.com to find the most recent part and price list. Most of the brackets mount on rods, but a few mount to a long dovetail... here's one of them that expands for different width rod mounting: