Reid Russell

No, it's an 8pin 12v cable in a ring configuration .

I'm looking for a backup Aaton XTR prod to PRO power cable. Anyone want to sell me one or let me know where I can get one before Friday? I'm heading to Rio de Janeiro. Thanks Reid

Justin, I too recently bought an Archos 504 off ebay and encountered the same problem. I had a cable made by Terry West to work with my PRO but had problems with my Archos sometimes not recognizing a video input. Terry upgraded my sled giving me 4 seperate 75ohm channels of video and that seemed to solve the problem. Unfortunately I found out the travel adapter will not charge my Archos. We tested the DVR adapter with my sled and another Archos and it charged just fine. I think I have a faulty left side charging port because it charges off the usb adapter from my computer which utilizes the right side port. My Archos and travel adapter works fine with my sled when fully charged but loses video signal and shuts down when the battery goes weak. I think I may just buy a new 605 from B&H.

I was outside in Reseda Park. A few of us were leaning on a camera cart when it started shaking. It felt stronger when I was standing still and I even felt a little seasick. The light poles and basketball hoops were swaying pretty hard but that was all. Actually the best thing to do if your inside is to get next to something solid and lie on the floor. If your in bed roll over onto the floor and stay next to it in a fetal position. Check this out:  EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE.' My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary, and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under something. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape you will see in a collapsed building. TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY 1) Almost all who simply 'duck and cover' WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed. 2) Cats, dogs, and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it. 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room, telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake. 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa or large chair. 6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed! 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency' (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged. 8) Get Near the Outer Walls of Buildings or Outside of Them. If Possible, it is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building, the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked. 9) People inside their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles, which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them. 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper. Spread the word and save someone's life.

I'm looking for a Pro to Modulus 4pin vid/pwr to 6 pin hirosi. Thanks, Reid

I'm looking for a used two channel BFD and a good transmitter. I own a PRO II and I need to complete my package by January 11th as I start on a feature in Morocco Thanks, Reid

I went to a screening in Hollywood with a Q&A with Seamus McGarvey afterward and I heard they stuck a 500' shortend into a Panavision 400' mag. From what I remember it was only 3 or 4 takes. The light wasn't right on the first take and it was too dark by the time they got into the fourth take. I believe your watching the 3rd take during magic hour.

100% Wool is best! Rain, snow, wind, cold. Sweat all you want and still stay warm and dry. Get it cheap at any Army Navy store.

Alan, I just bought a steadicam and I would love to read this article. Please email the pdf to eyetrigger@mac.com. Thanks, Reid