Dominick Aiello

Darien Bogue is a machinist at Panavision Woodland Hills. He makes and sells the Pana/Preston motor bracket on the side. He sells them for $175.00. It is the most common one I have seen around. You can call him directly at 818-620-2330. If you need any other machining, he is a great person to use. I am sorry for not posting this last week. Hope this helps! Dominick

I will make sure there is a waveform there to compare wireless to hard-wired.

Hello All Charles asked me to let everyone know when IDX was coming over to show off their new HD Transmitter. Well, I just got word that they will be here (Panavision Woodland Hills) on Tuesday, May 27th at about noon. If anyone from the forum would like to come and see the transmitter, you are more than welcome. The unit that IDX is showing can only transmit 59.94i and the multi-format version should be released sometime in July. The IDX press release on the product is attached. Hope to see all of you here! Dominick nab_08_cam_wave_hd_release.pdf

Mark Sounds like you have it all under control. I will post when the F23 and the SSR are compatible. Thank you Charles, Eric and Ron for the warm welcome. I will try to keep up with this forum and answer any questions that are Panavision related. Dominick

Mark - You are correct about the VTR being off board and only recording fixed frame rates. You are also correct about the Option 103 board and 444 over 30fps. As for the V-mount for the Power Cubes; IDX makes an adapter plate that goes from your AB mounts to the V-mount. It is small, thin and may be cheaper than changing out the AB mounts. As for the question about the power cable. The Genesis power cable is the correct cable to use with the F23 (or the F35 whenever it releases into the world). My main recommendation is that it is always a Y-cablewhen on the rig. You want to pull from as many conductors as you can through the post. It seems a lot of the posts run a 20 gauge wire through the post, 18 would have been a lot better (but I am sure size and weight were a factor in the decision). The three pin lemo connector is rated at 10 amps per pin. F23 with the VTR is going to pull about 8.5 to 9 amps during recording. 1 amp less when not recording. Pulling from 2 connectors on the D-Box splits the draw between them and makes it safer for the cable in the post and the connectors on the D-Box. During hand-held that means a single power cube with the F23/VTR/Eyepiece is right at the limits of the battery. Anything more added to the camera exceeds the power draw that the Power Cube can handle. The battery will not last. It will shut down before it is fully discharged and can have negative long term side affects to the battery(but that is why you guys rent them). Eric is right about needing two sets for 444(each set is a Transmitter and Receiver). Panavision will only supply 150 meter fiber cable. If you need different length, you will have to supply it. We have tested the Rattlers for monitoring purposes only. I know of shows using them for recording. Production would kind of be on there own if you are going to record from them. I do recommend that if you are going to buy cable to make sure the bandwidth is high enough. That has been the common problem in the past. As for flying 1 or 2 piece: I can say that most shows go 2 piece. As operators, I know this will not mean as much to you, but the cables (BNC or Fiber) have to be treated like gold on set. The camera Master is being carried down that cable. Bad cable has been the biggest problem when it comes to 2 piece operating. (Note: if you wrap the fiber too tight it will lose signal) We are trying to get the SSR to work on the F23. It is just going to take more time. Good Luck Mark! Dominick Aiello