John Jaquish

Got one from Jerry Hill. Thanks though!

Also, for future reference, the SR2 does not have a cold shoe mount on top handle so the SR3 LMB won’t fit. 

Looking for a low mode bracket for an SR2 if anyone has one lying around. 

Have also read references to video taps that connect directly to the viewfinder/eye piece -- would be interested if someone has one of those too. Doesn't matter if it's SD/B&W, whatever.

Thank you.

Thank you! So that is different than Transvideo. Hope I didn’t fry anything by putting voltage into the video pin.  

I picked up this monitor along with some other gear from someone who didn’t know its condition. Mostly out of curiosity I wanted to see if it would work. Could anyone let me know what the pin out of the 6-pin Hirose is and voltage range (or a manual)? I assumed it would be the same pin out as a Transvideo or Modulus. I plugged in a power-only Hirose (from a 14.8v battery) but it wouldn’t turn on. I checked the fuse and it looked okay. Should I just assume it’s shot?

Hello, looking for a Transvideo RainbowII 6.5" SuperBright if anyone has one they're looking to sell.

Thanks!

John

john @ jaquishfilm.com

Henry,

 

While transferring some old video tape to DVD the other day I found some behind the scenes footage of me flying a 16 BL on my model 2. Yes, it is far from ideal for Steadicam but it certainly can be done. Your dovetail plate should go directly to the bottom of the camera. BE AWARE that if the camera screw is too long and the metal tip of the screw touches the metal top of the screw hole, the camera will run (this is how the pistol grip start/stop works). Use a relatively short screw and if you have a problem, cover the end with tape to prevent metal contact.

 

The mag and film movement is not as bad as you may fear (for short takes) as the camera is fairly heavy for a 16mm (but certainly not heavy) and the film is light. I assume you are not attempting the opening of "Bonfire of the Vanities" here.

 

Focus gear. Like the early incarnations of its 35BL big brother, the 16BL uses a lens housing to make it quieter. You'll need to attach a focus gear to the housing, or use another lens and forgo the housing (and deal with a louder camera).

 

Good luck.

 

EDIT: Just saw Marty's note. Yes, make sure you have a video tap! That's right, I was using an old eye-piece tap. Power to camera is a 4-pin XLR (pin 1 ground; pin 4 12V+). You'll want to power any tap directly from your rig as powering through the camera will introduce massive noise. Yeah, get the SR if you can.....

I'll be dealing with a similar issue soon (but unfortunately don't have the option of an SRII!). My rig has a 2-pin lemo out on the sled (for which I have a d-tap adapter, if that helps) and is powered by 14.4v Anton Bauer batteries. Also, the camera's power is a 3-pin XLR input, not 4-pin.

Is there any way to 1) safely power the 12v 16BL from my 14.4v sled and 2) any way to adapt the 2-pin lemo (or d-tap) to the 3-pin XLR input?