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Hi! Brooks, Had been over to the local Panavision Rental House and they had the Platinum Panaflex, Golden Panaflex GII and Pan-Arri III in the camera package for the film. Had just eye-balled the Platinum only. Looks like disaster is waiting to happen. Will be going in tomorrow to test it with my rig. The things that I had found out on this Platinum are:- 1 ) They had just the bottom plate and no screws - I had managed to find the said screws. Will find out more about the top- low mode cage tomorrow. 2 ) They are using Canon 3-Pin XLR connector from the battery pack. Polarity of power supply is reversed (as Paul Dudek had said) Can the Platinum be powered with 32Volts? I was intending to use a Dionic 90 and a Trimpac to provide power to the camera. A combination that I had used successfully to power for ARRI cameras. Any reservations or thoughts about that. 3) They had ordered the BarTech for remote follow focus on their remote head of which I had two channels too. But where would they mount the motors from? And yes the gear for the iris would be a problem too... How and what would you use as alternative? Any other suggestions to add? Anybody??? Thank again for all the help guys. Happy flying cheong

Hi! Sanjay, Yes I am the same person that you are mentioning about. Great to hear from you. The cameras are coming in from Hong Kong, my guess. As for accessories and other stuffs, we are at their mercy too. I have virtually no idea at all as to what is coming in but will definitely request for some form of decent stuff from the producers here. But it could be a nightmare, ha! ha! Hear you might be flying in soon??? Give me a call when you're in. We'll catch up. Have fun. cheong

Hello Brooks Robinson, Many thanks for the comprehensive breakdown of what to expect of Panavision cameras. I will look out for them when I get the chance to. I do not think that the cameras are in town yet. You really have given me a better insight to the cameras. There are so many things foreign in their system compared to the Arri systems found here in Malaysia. Thanks again. I will digest all and will come back with more questions when I have more. Cheers cheong

Thanks Paul for that polarity issue on the power cable. Will definitely do the test and bear that in mind. Have a great day. cheong

Dear One and All, I am based in Malaysia and am equipped to support most Arri Film cameras from 16mm to 535B's. I might have work to fly Panavision cameras soon. Is there any thing that I should be aware of or look out for? Cables, power supply, etc? I have DIonic 90's, Hytron 140's and Trimpac's for power, Bar-tech Follow Focus, TransVideo Transmitter/ Receiver in my Package. Any suggestions and knowledge is much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Best regards and happy flying cheong

Hello One and All, Wondering if any of you have a Libec ZC-9 zoom controller or a Heden M26T Zoom motor that you might have lying in your spares or wanting to part with? Appreciate your kind attention. Best regards cheong

Hello James, Many thanks for the detailed description and pointing me to Jim. I will shoot Jim a mail shortly. Do you have any pictures of your set-up? Thanks in advance. Happy flying. cheong

Hi! Rob, What are we looking out for with both Fuji or Canon lenses? Is it the Gear thread size or something else? Sorry to be ignorant, what's a Stanton controller or a Zoe or even a G-Zoom for that matter? I am more geared towards the Film end rather than HD. Appreciate your time and effort. Best regards cheong

Hi! Charles, Thanks for the information. Will try the next time I lay my hands on the RED and the EX3. You are a GREAT Help. Cheerio cheong

Hello Everyone, I might be flying HD cameras soon and I am wondering what gadgets I need to have, in order to vary the lens size with the Zoom. Any solutions or suggestions are highly appreciated. Happy Flying people. cheong

Greetings One and All, Just a question for Updates. Have anyone come up with the cables for Stop/Start for HD cameras like the RED ONE and the SONY's EX3, rather than to turn the camera on physically on the Rig? Thanks for being there. Best regards to all. cheong

Hi! Guys, Thanks for all the help and suggestions. I guess the suggestion of the Hill's bracket would be the way to go. My sincere thanks again. Fly safe cheong

Hi! Mike, Thanks for the quick response. I guess I don't have such good luck. Maybe a Hill bracket might be the answer. Any pictures of it in action? As of now, I am not brave enough to suggest flipping in post yet. Maybe on the day of shoot or when I run out of of options and help from you guys. Thanks again. regards cheong

Greetings One and All, Could anyone please enlighten me with present technique of supporting the ARRI 435 camera in Low Mode? Is it done with brackets or cage? I believe that this camera is flown quite often. Any pictures of the brackets or cage would be great. What would be the best alternative if the worst case scenario is that there is no Steadi-mags available but the normal magazines? Any help and suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Happy flying cheong

Hi! Jon, Thanks for chipping in. So glad to know that I am not alone. Do forward me the email when you have some time. Brian just mentioned it is an 21 AWG cable and he's on the verge of upgrading the wiring system. Hopefully that would solve these problems. I am going to try Mike's suggestion of turning on the 435 at 25fps and then switching to what-ever frame rate required, sounds workable. Will keep you guys informed. Have fun flying. cheong