Andrew Stone

Terry West can do a killer lower spar upgrade for Flyer users. He cuts the monitor cable and puts an 8pin LEMO on it, then fabricates a breakout box that mounts on the spar allowing you any amount of extra power and video outputs you could want. I contemplated having him put a BNC, P-Tap, and 4pin Hirose (for my transmitter). Any Tally or PGM feed for live work would have to travel outside the post.

Mike can you either post up or PM/email me Terry West's contact info. Thanks!

-Andrew

If you get the Sennheiser G2 system and you plan on utilizing a phantom powered boom mic, you have 2 options. One is to buy a "self-powered" phantom mic or the other is to pop for the SKP-2000 wireless transmitter that works with the G2 system. Expensive but good.

-Andrew

I also run an adapter with my HVX,

If you are running a Letus or a similar 35mm adapter that may be your problem...but not necessarily.

The Flyer is difficult to achieve dynamic balance with as the batteries on the lower spar only swing up and down on a "that" pivot point. The adapter (assuming it is something like a Letus) could be throwing the side to side balance off. The gyro effect of a Letus could make it list in a weird way if the weight isn't evenly distributed on each side of the camera.

If you haven't got the HVX to balance properly, I would first strip off all the excess stuff, try to get it balanced with good drop time and all that and then incrementally add your accessories to see where the problem gets introduced.

-Andrew

One other thing to try (if you haven't already) with the SDI port is to convert the signal to STD DEF in the menus and like it mentions in the aforementioned linked thread: make sure "iLink" is turned OFF.

You will get a better signal out of the SDI port. I have tried it both ways (composite and downconverted SDI) and SDI wins.

-Andrew

Bud,

If you want I can encode the material into several resolutions for web viewing and/or download. Give me a shout at 604-788-6777 or we converse via email... andrew@electricstone.com

I effectively have unlimited bandwidth on my website so I can post it as well, if required.

All for a good cause...

-Andrew

Would also like to totally re-engineer the lower spar, but the J box up top looks pretty useful. How did you find chasing cables up and down the post?

I am with you on that one. I picked up a used Flyer recently and the lower spar needs to be replaced with a rails system of some sort. Thinking a D-box with proper HD-SDI BNC connectors at both top and bottom stage along with a staggered rail mount device something like MK-V's V2 lite rig as seen here...

http://www.mk-v.com/?cat=170

Which stabilizers appeared to have this problem?

this one me thinks:

http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/V-LCD651ST-3GSDI.html

Marianne's comments aside about the Marshall monitors, this monitor will be had for around 2 grand (from the usual suspects) with increased pixel count (over the Marshall monitor I referenced) looks like great value in that price range.

Curious to know which Marshall monitors were tested. It was mentioned that they foul up if put in extreme temperature environments but people seemed to be impressed by the visibility & the cost/benefit ratio.

Here are the monitors I am familar with:

http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/v-lcd84sb-afhd.html

http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/vr70phdsdi.html

Were either of these ones on the shootout list?