Rusty Geller

PRO II with TB6 monitor, Redbyte Decimator HD down convertor, 3 clamp plates, power cables for Panavision, old Arri, new Arri, Moviecam, Aaton, RED, Sony Betacam. Set up to run on IDX V-locks or Anton Bauer

PRO arm with 4 black and 4 blue springs

2 vests (PRO and 3A),

Preston MDR-1 with: 3 DM-1 motors, Remote iris control, Microforce zoom, focus gears for Arri, Panavision, Fujinon, Canon, motor brackets for 19mm, 15mm, Panavision, Moviecam & Arri sidemount

STANTON one-man focus system for live-TV (Canon and Fujinon), Camera Support Tally light system

Modulus 3000 UHF video transmitter

Garfield mount with all-metal high hat, plus pipe mount w/socket block, Antlers.

Low mode brackets for Arri 3, 435, SR 1,2,3, Arri BL1,2,3,4, Betacam. Panavision dovetail bracket,

2 DeRose docking brackets, heavy duty American Grip stand,

2 Anton Bauer 2701 chargers (one with discharger), 6 Hytron 50’s, 3 Hytron 140’s, 2 Anton Bauer to IDX converters.

Manuals for all. In road cases & Pelican cases. Lots of extras, good vibes, many credits, Alexa not included...

$47,000 obo rustygeller@bigpond.com

I've just hidden the topic.

thanx, Tim

How do I take down my old ad (Market Place Page 9: "PRO II & Preston package for sale." I want to put up a new one, changed the price, etc. Cheers, Rusty Geller

That good old Diamondback Meanstreak. Learned to ride mountain bikes on that old boy, had a lot of great adventures on it. Now I'm riding an aluminum Trek with 5" of suspension and 30 gears, but I bet 35 year old Rusty on the Meanstreak could out-ride 60 year old Rusty on the Trek. Time moves on and ya gotta move with it. Cheers, Rusty

I'm the proud Owner of Rusty's old bicycle. The left of the Handlebar is gone and both brakes and speeds are controlled from the right handgrip. I've actually used it on a Job with great results. I believe the late Jeff Mart had one as well. I also had his PRO1 Lower electronics and batteries for several years, He keeps his gear in excellent shape.

 

An excellent person and operator.

 

Good luck in any future endeavor.

Ozzie

Bill, If I have to break up the package I'll contact you re: the Stanton. Cheers, Rusty

Count me in on an Australia visit!

 

Rusty: would you consider selling the Stanton on the side? If you get a buyer for the whole package, no worries, but if you consider splitting it up, please keep me in mind?

Owner-operator retiring from Steadicam after 26 years.

For sale, PRO II, TB6 monitor, 2 vests (PRO and 3A), PRO arm with 4 black and 4 blue springs,

Preston MDR-1 with: 3 DM-1 motors, Remote iris control, Microforce zoom, focus gears for Arri, Panavision, Fujinon, Canon. motor brackets, remote start stop and power cables for Panavision, old Arri, new Arri, Moviecam, Aaton, RED, Sony Betacam

STANTON one-man focus system for live-TV (Canon and Fujinon), Camera Support Tally light system

Redbyte Decimator HD down convertor, Modulus 3000 UHF video transmitter, Garfield mount with highhat, pipe mount, Antlers.

Low mode brackets for Arri 3, 435, SR 1,2,3, Betacam, Arri BL1,2,3,4, 3 clamp plates, Panavision dovetail bracket, 2 DeRose docking brackets, heavy duty American Grip stand, 2 Anton Bauer 2701 chargers (one with discharger), 6 Hytron 50’s, 3 Hytron 140’s, Anton Bauer to IDX converter.

In road cases & Pelican cases. Lots of extras. Complete turnkey package ready to work.

Equipment is in Australia. $55,000 obo AUD or US$. contact Rusty Geller: rustygeller@bigpond.com

I was quite surprised and saddened by this news. I too knew Jeff for over 20 years. As mentioned in earlier posts, Jeff was a most unique and gifted individual. Relentlessly optimistic, and fearless in his passion for Steadicam. I will always remember Jeff as truly one of the most kind and generous people I have met in this business. Jeff saved my butt on several occasions, as I'm sure he did for many others. One of Garrett's crowned "Living Masters", Jeff's legacy will live on forever. RIP, brother.....

I'm shocked. The Mountain Man. They guy who bungee jumped down the side of a cruise ship with the rig in in lo mode. The guy who ran up the Mayan pyramid pulled by a counterweight going down the other side. I'm broken hearted. Jeff, I'll miss you, I'll miss just knowing you were there. RIP, man: Cut, Print, Great Shot. Rusty Geller

One close up from the smart side:

I discoverd my 25 year old CP long clamp plate matches the holes on the RED top brackets. The back recessed Panavision-intermediate plate holes line-up and the front lightening holes line up, you just have to use washers. The plate is so long it clears the donkey box on my PRO. I did a big fight sequence in lo-mode and it was solid.

My next question is, will the internal wires in the PRO post safely power the RED from the donkey box? By safely, I mean safely for my PRO.

The Genesis has caught up with me here in W. Australia. Can I use any of my old Panavision film gear or is it all different? I have a Pvis dove-tail to Steadicam plate, and all the old film cables. It looks like it uses a different power cable, what connector is on the battery end? Do any of the old start stop cables still work? What size are the focus rods? Should I carry the recorder top-mounted, back-mounted or on a grip? Does it have an SD BNC video out?

Preping a feature out here in Western Australia. Producer has a line on an AD named Kathleen "Bo" Boback who works in the US. Since I'm a Yank he expects me to know everybody over there and wants a reference. Anybody know her?

Hi guys, thanks for your replies. Just returned from the shoot. It was supposed to be 2 weeks, went 4, out in the wilds of norhtern Oz. Panavision Sydney had no trimpaks or dionic 90's. They convinced me to try IDX 10s's. They ran the 435 at 24, but at 48 it locked up and cooked the batts. Most of the job was shooting a cattle stampede from the back of an ATV, so I powered from a block battery. The on-foot stuff was 24, so the IDX's held. I guess I'll look into trimpaks. I'm up for a job with the Genesis, is there anything that wiill drive them? Rusty

Erwin, all's well at the edge of the world in Westren Australia. The word now is that it'll be 435's from Panavison Sydney. I'm hoping they have the Advanced. Either way I guess I'll ask for some Trimpaks. We will be running speed. How do the Trimpaks compare to the Hytrons in weight? How many Trimpaks should I order? Do they require a special charger, or will my AB Hytron chargers work?

Thanks, Rusty

Hi Rusty,

 

A very long time, hope all is well with you and your loved ones....

 

I just did 3 weeks second unit with a 435 and a 235... on a motorcycle.

 

About the 235... The main problem with that cameras is that it's that new that most rental houses do not own all the AKS that you would require. The steadimags are mainly mistaken for the Dolphin shaped ones or you are getting the SL cine ones which are not great mags. The body is so light that it will hugely depend on the Lens and Mag model to balance nicer. Don't lose the view finder (for weight) and if you can get the onboard battery (so far only one rental house here has them) they solve the power and weight issue.

Production was actually shocked that I opted to fly the 435 on steadi versus the 235. They thought that they did me a favor by getting the smaller camera. This camera is great for handheld and that's about it...

 

Also the DP never was comfortable running the camera faster then 40 fps and was worried about the registration because of the violent nature of our shoot.

 

The 435 and the 435 ES are power hogs and depending on your batteries will refuse to turn over. Starting with the 435 Advanced, the camera received a slow speed up or soft start, which delays the ramping by a couple of seconds and delaying/softening the power spike. We used the 435 Xtreme which is the latest of the 435's with build in FEM (it has a build in MDR for the ARRI follow focus. It makes the camera a little motor side heavy as the FEM is added on top of the IVS 2.

I'm running Trimpac's and Proformers and never had any issues, including high speed...

 

GPI changed there battery set up from 9 Hyrton 50's to 6 Hytrons and 4 Proformers. That was until the Proformers got discontinued. Now they offer either the Hytron 50's or the Dionic 90.

 

Dan Kneece is still running the Hytrons and according to him, he never had issues with the 435. Jim McConkey is using the Dionics and is happy with it.

 

Unless you are running the camera continuously at 150 fps, you shouldn't have issues with fresh batteries... or just add a NiCad as the 24 Volt Jumper. A Trimpac fits your top AB plate.

 

Maybe it's time to get a fresh set of batts. I heard rumors that Anton Bauer will have a new battery for CineGear this weekend... Let's see.

 

Good Luck,

 

Erwin

I know this topic has been beaten to death, but I'm been living in Perth, Western Australia -- out on the edge of the planet -- the last 4 years so I don't get to town much anymore. I'm up for a big second unit gig and they want to fly the 435. I have a PROII with Hytron 50's which are a bit long in the tooth (old). I've had problems running the only, old, 435 here in Perth, and am wondering if there is a later version of 435 that is kinder on start-up and speed. The cameras will be coming from either Sydney or the Gold Coast, so I might have a choice if I ask early. Also there is the posiblility of using a 235. How does the 235 fly? Can you put 400' mags on it? Will the 435 bracketry & cables work?

Cheers, Rusty