Jon Beattie

looking for a digital motor Preston, Heden, Loon or Scorpio also looking for a bfd iris slider

most of the year I will wear some sort of athletic wicking running sock. Change them at lunch usually. My favorite pair are http://www.injinji.com/ they make great socks. They actually are like gloves as they have toes. The big benefit to them are an increase protection from blisters etc. Otherwise in the really cold months I also wear smartwool. I just get a mid-weight and mid-height. They are comfy, dri and warm.

I've been getting into the barefoot running crazy over the last six months or so. The vibrams are very popular with barefoot runners. Everything that I've read (and experienced) so far has been that it takes your feet,ankles,calves and knees sometime to adjust as your using muscles in a way you have not before. I've sure with prolonged use of your 5 fingers you'll be fine standing around. I don't have the guts to wear the 5 fingers on set. We are enough of a sideshow at times. What I have done is switched to Nike Free Runners. They are super lightweight and have amazing flex on all angles. I also use my barefoot running technique of always stepping on the ball of my foot first rather than my heal. It produces less impact on your knees and hips and is better for your back and core. At first it does take your legs time to adjust to this but it has been worth it. On rough terrain, dirt, woods or in the rain I wear Inov 8 they have better traction and are weather proof. I used to wear merrells and loved them from my time as a grip right through operating. This year though I noticed how much my heals would bother me after a day on set. I started reading a boom made the switch.

Rig still looking for a new home. Great starter/backup rig will fly most cameras out there. In great shape with plenty of extras. $26k USD plus shipping.

Texas unit still available. Price reduced to $15,000USD plus shipping.

Unit in Texas still looking for a good home.

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Aaron Jay Kilroy and I have been talking about getting a SOA workshop in South America within a year. We will likely hold the first one in Brazil. We've had a few guys in the workshops over the last year from SA and it looks like something will be put together there. Check back at steadicam-ops.com when one is scheduled it'll be posted there.

Been operating for around 2 years. Trying to make it work and not be a scumbag. I've been getting killed this year with people going out for silly rates. I have minimum I won't go below. It makes me crazy getting passed by on job after job for ops giving it away. Still have a long way to go but somethings you learn quick. Standard of rate for the gear is one of them. I'd be happy to go Strong Island on the undercutter.

Last buyer fell through. Rig still for sale.

Hi, Still avail? Yes it's still looking for a new home.

Still going on and getting worse. I've spoken to 2 other nonunion operator buddies here in NY we have all been bumped off jobs for operators willing to go to sub $300- a day. We are all bumped off these jobs which we were quoting between 500-1000 for lowbudget and student shoots only offering 6-10hrs for the reduced rates. They were all day playing for 1-3 day jobs that were lost to follow ops just giving it away. To make it worse the ops who have taken these gigs all have 600 op cards. It's not an easy uphill battle for a young nonunion op trying to build their skills, clients, reels and reputations as it is. When the time is right I know I'd love to be in 600 certainly not knocking the union. Personally I know I need more time before trying to join the ranks and getting consistent work there. Its just crazy seeing that in the middle of the Summer people are going out for what I won't even leave the house for. I'm sure it could always be a producer playing the game to try and get us to take a dive. I'm not going for it.

Still for sale.

A buddy asked me to post his x2 Handsfree system. It is a fully upgraded unit with all the bells and whistles. X2 segway with off road low pressure tires advanced leanstick hardmount fender w/ hardmount post grip handle lock headlight kickstand unit has 81 miles on it and comes with 2 electronic keys. the unit is in super clean condition. High res photos waiting to be uploaded to web. seller asked $15,500 plus shipping. system is in Austin, Tx can be boxed and shipped via UPS.

Price reduced $26k US takes the full kit.

Fielding emails. Yes system is still available. Make an offer.

Sled Actioncam Zero G 2" 2 section telescoping post. 12v and 24v with (2) v-mount battery plates with video and power distro that can carry 1-3 batteries and be built for super lite d5 or full 35mm loads. I have 2 gimbals for the sled so again if you ever needed to swap you can in the field. Then send one out for repair and still have the backup. Arm 10-76lbs iso alastic arm with a short and long post. Arm includes 2 full sets of internal springs and hardwear so you can always swap out in the field if you have a problem. No down time waiting to repairs. Takes 10 minutes to swap springs. Vest the can carry up to 100lbs. comfy and able to be made to fit anyone. So you can always sell to someone else if you wanted a different one. Its a backmounted vest which I really like. the fatigue factor is very low and i fly heavy cameras for a long period of time without a problem. (2) Hard travel cases to can carry arm, vest and sled with wheels. Docking and balance bracket. (2) dovetail plates. one with video power distro. Bartech mounting bracket extra mounting plate for the base (1) 7.5 inch tiffen daybrite monitor with built in framelines. (1) 7 inch backup monitor (4)15mm rods for the dovetails Arri, Moviecam, xlr, panavision, red power cables. ( arri, red and xlr includes 2) (10) 95 watt hr vmount batteies with (2) quad rapid chargers some nice bnc cables, mounting screws etc. archos custom cable and power for recording shots 2 bartech powercables, 2 modulus 3000 powercables, some other various power and video cables. Its a great simple rig that it rigid, versatile and well made with lots of backups and extras. Everything you'll need to work on just about any job you'll get without the worries of having to upgrade. All the gear is in really fantastic shape. $31k buyer pays shipping. Will ship anywhere in the world I'll post photos shortly if you email me I'll forward some to you.

Price reduced to $3250-

photo of the backpad

My trusty Actionproducts backmounted vest. Its a lightly used and in great shape. Uses an industry standard block. The block arm telescopes up and down and in and out to create a smaller profile. Vest can be adjusted to fit most any body type. Its well built and designed. Comfy and has helped quite a bit in the fatigue factor while working in it. $3500- plus shipping worldwide I also have an explorer hardcase I use with the vest $250-

read through most of the thread. Didn't notice any mention of the bulgarian monitor and how it preformed. I take that it wasn't much of a head turner or hot topic like some of the other monitors and situations. Totally down for a east cost shoot out. If anyone has started putting it together I'd be more than happy to help.

I've been invited by a DP friend to come down and work in Brazil. I'm strongly considering the move. Being single makes moving pretty easy. I can get sponsored be his company and am now looking into how the biz is in Rio. Just curious how other expats have faired moving to other countries?