Stephen Vanderspek
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For what its worth, your hard to hit, that should count for something!
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I see your smartcar and raise you the Peel P50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIND2jRSEhc...player_embedded
It's a fun 10 minutes to watch all of it
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Honda's more consumer friendly yet awkward looking version
http://i.gizmodo.com/5212161/how-it-feels-...das-cyborg-legs
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hmmm haven't seen the Beatles musical yet...
It's really good
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I get an error page that says
IPS Driver Error
There appears to be an error with the database.
You can try to refresh the page by clicking here
When I try to mark the Marketplace forum as read.
Firefox on XP for whatever it is worth.
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Hey Guys/Gals,
Finally got some extra time to complete my website. Let me know what you think. (requires Flash)
http://www.neworleanssteadicam.com
Thanks,
Brandon Baudier
Very nice.
A loading bar on the streams would be nice, but that's nitpicking.
No problems with Firefox + XP although there seems to be a button in the bottom right hand corner that does nothing.
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That's the point... Even when he has been at NAB he's always been in someone else's booth, not a booth that MK-V procured
I somehow missed that point, but an interesting one none the less.
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Hi Guys
See you at NAB
Interestingly enough I haven't been able to find MK-V in the NAB registry, am I missing something?
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PS, what are these new HC Dionic 90's anyway, I don't see them on Anton Bauer's site?
A friendly Pre-NAB heads up from Paul. I suspect you'll see them up on the website come NAB.
http://news.creativecow.net/story/861369Guys,
Here is what most of you have been waiting for!!!!!
Please see the link above about the new Dionic HC battery, which is an 85wh lithium ion battery which can handle 10 amps of current.
I don't have pricing yet, but expect it to be around the same as a Dionic 90 and should be available after NAB.
We have quite a number of other new products to debut at NAB and I will update you as I am able to.
Thanks.
Paul
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Will you be at NAB with the units?
(7 days later, crickets long past dead)
BOXX is scheduled to be there, booths C3109 andC9214, I'd imagine they'll have units at NAB if Stephen is taking delivery in March.
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This thread is going to turn messy fast.
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What the hell is up with all the ropes you have tied off to you and the rig? What's the purpose?
Gunna assume here, that its to keep him from falling out of the van.
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It's Google ads. Should be a way to block them out easily, if I recall. I personally have all of the ads blocked through the Noscript addon for Firefox.
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Alas, no copies available until mid to late February... sorry
Jerry
Time to go pre-order!
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Hi Stephen
I guess that's the real question then isn't it? Are they hiring you for the skills and creativity you can contribute to the production and that as an bonus, you'll be supplying your own "tools of the trade", or are you just the default human operator attached to the right priced hardware package???
We all have a facination for the hardware and toys of the biz and we enjoy buying it, modifying it, trading it, etc. Never forget though, without you, it's just a pile of nuts and bolts waiting to be animated.
This is where I see a lot of the present day problems with producers not respecting what we do anymore and getting cheap, because we force them to think of Steadicam as a hardware thing that has to be insured, etc. Who can blame producers when, as far as they're concerned, we just become the warm body attached to the hardware they've negotiated hard for.
Stop dealing with them about the nuts and bolts or the insurance! Sell yourself instead, make the deal about you!
There, I've said my piece. Hope it made some sort of sense.
Cheers
Norbert :)
I believe my working of my last post is what created a bit of confusion between you and me, what I meant was. When you are paid you are really paid for two things, what you spoke to about being a creative individual that is part of the team but they are also renting the equipment from you and just like renting cameras, from as used in a previous example, Panavision, it should be insured by the production.
But in the same breath I do understand your position and frankly I'd likely end up taking it particularly once I do start working, although as Mike said, it would depend who you are dealing with, big corporations like NBCU or CBS etc have HUGE legal teams that aren't afraid to sue anyone.
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Hi all
The following opinion may not be popular but here goes.... :huh:
I work in a small regional market here in Australia where Steadicam gigs are few and far between but I accept that insurance is part of the cost of doing business, anyway it's a write off. My big gig for the year was the Beijing Olympics where they specifically stated they aren't responsible for my gear in any way, shape or form.
I have about $100K of production gear and only insure the hi ticket items that leave the premises. My insurance bill is just over $3000 for $65k of world wide cover. When charging $1000-1500 as a day player, that's probably not even 3 days work for a lot of ops in major markets. I'm not sure why you guys are whinging?
Why not save your selves the agro and get insurance, raise your rates slightly to cover and then you don't get production's knickers in a twist about the whole issue. You may even end up on their preferred list because you're user friendly and get more work.
Off the top of my head I can't think of too many businesses where the client pays an extra charge to look after your business capital investment. If I were a auto mechanic I wouldn't give a bill that itemized my service plus the insurance on my socket set, wrenches, etc.
Maybe I don't have a complete grasp of all aspects of this issue but it seems some ops on occasion slip into become elitist and a lttle precious about who they are and what they do.
Please correct me if my view is misinformed or just plain stupid. :unsure:
Cheers
Norbert
The idea is that Steadicam is basically just another piece of equipment should be insured by the production, just like any other piece of production equipment. As to the added charge on their insurance, 100-200k is a pittance of their overall insurance.
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Hey Jerry,
Is it possible to get an advanced copy when you come to Atlanta in two weeks??? Please :D
-Alfeo
Yea I'm going to that workshop, if there's advance copies floating around I'd be up for paying cash.
ok Jerry, looks like Atlanta is ready for the first book signing... But if you can't get any by that time, I won't be too upset. I would rather fork the dough over to you too.
Book signing, good idea. Just give us a heads up if this is possible, I'll likely have to grab more USD if it is.
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Hey Jerry,
Is it possible to get an advanced copy when you come to Atlanta in two weeks??? Please :D
-Alfeo
Yea I'm going to that workshop, if there's advance copies floating around I'd be up for paying cash.
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I believe that they sell the sled, the arm and the vest individually so if you really want to go that route I am sure you could although it might cost a little more.
Anyone have any specs on how much the Clipper 324 weighs compared to the Ultra2? Ultra2 is listed as 13pounds 13oz for monitor and sled with no batteries. Can't find a listing for the 324.
~Jess
You can fly a 35 lb load when the sled has 2 batteries with the C324 where as you can fly 50lb with a U2 with 2 batteries. Hyper advanced math would bring the C324 sled out to 15 lb or 11.3 lb without batteries.
C324: (from Tiffen website)
# "Ride Control"10-35lb (4.5-15.9kg) Net Camera Capacity
U2: (From sales pdf/print brochure)
Sled with monitor (no batteries) 17 lbs 13 oz
Weight with 1 battery: + 1.65 lbs
Weight with 2 batteries: + 3.3 lbs
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A downconverter seems like it would make this shoot a lot more simple, especially for hooking up both wireless and steadicam video monitors. Is this a common rental item?
Very common for HD projects. A lot of steadi-ops do not have HD monitors and HD transmitters are just getting to the market that are within a reasonable price range and workable lag. Not to mention that cameras that also output a SD signal are now becoming more prevalent on the scene. It's odd that RED never attempted this also... unless they are planning to release the "RED-Converter"
-Alfeo
Wouldn't be surprised to see it.
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i like the heavy duty handles from vfgadets. You will have to replace the Panasonic handle which you could do in prep at the rental house or give it to them and let them do it, because most handles have some sort of electronics be it a tally light or buttons and switches.
http://www.vfgadgets.com/grip-camera/heavy...-camera-handles
I called about the HPX3000 and they where still in the works on that model back in July. Hopefully they are caught up on production.
I knew there was a commercially available handle somewhere but it escaped my mind.
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Safari 3.1.2 here also and no problem.
Seeing that Charles and me are "Sustaining Members" and that all the ones having problems to see the pictures are just "Members" maybe it comes from the forum and it would mean that there is a "group limitation".
I hope it makes sense, I need to train my english...
About the picture, I know that I already saw it, but where and who did show it to me, I can't remember...
K.
I'm 99% sure its group permissions issue as I use Firefox.
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I'm a fan of shooting video cameras upside down for low mode also as it is a fast switch, but there are times when an elaborate video village setup makes for a fair amount of grumbling as not all monitors can be turned upside down easily (LCD's on desk stands, for instance). I bought a VLS for those times.
I believe the HPX has an image-inversion monitoring feature for the LCD but can't flip the image for recording.
Yea I didn't find a reverse scan in the manual which I grazed over
High current DIONIC battery.......so much for NAB
in Batteries/Power
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Ok, so it wasn't just me, I thought I was losing my mind.