John atkinson

I will sell for $10,500 w/o monitor. Includes all cables. John A

Can I order an Alexa Bracket? John Atkinson Steadicam Operator 6654 Cristina Marie Drive Orlando, FL 32835 407-341-2491 cell Johnatkinson3@mac.com

Selling my trusty modified PRO I sled with TB-6 greenscreen (no framelines) monitor. Sled had 2 Anton Bauer Gold mounts for regulated 12/24V camera power. Sled has 3A gimbal, extended rods for platform for recorders, program monitor, etc. Everything is in excellent working order, all recently serviced by XCS and Terry West. Sled includes: -Vide Tally system -12V 4 pin XLR video camera power -12V 4 pin XLR video accessory power -Monitor power and video cables for PRO, TB-6, Marshall and Transvideo -Arri 24V 2 pin Fisher camera power cable -Panavision 3 Pin 24V camera power -Moviecam 4 pin XLR 24V camera power -Sled and cables only. No batteries or docking bracket. $15,000

There are no rental houses that rent steadicam, but if you need a rig let me know. Pro I rig MK-V EFP MK-V Genesis 3 arm and 3 vest types as well. Let me know what camera you are using and what accessories you need. Johnatkinson3@mac.com www.johnatkinsonDP.com

Mark, The system consist of 2 piece IFB for back of camera with 5 pin only. I never encountered anything on truck shoots Transmitter-lives on camera, 5 pin cable in back of camera with mic sticking out to talk. 5 pin cable to IFB mini phono plug Receiver-Lives on you. Mini plug to your custom in ear monitors. Sound proof and crytstal clear. Each IFB requires 9V battery. In essence you transmit from camera to you. JA

5-pin out of camera to IFB, have custom cable made with a short mic built into 5-pin at back of camera to mini pin to IFB. That sits on rig. The receiver on you. Get custom ear molds from future sonics. Requires visit to hearing aid place for molds. Best set up for live TV. JA

Paid and ordered mine 2 months ago. Left messages and emails. Not a peep. John Atkinson

Friend and producer is an oxymoron. Lol JA

I had the exact same thing happen with my new quad charger last month. Mine was plugged in overnight, the smell woke me. In my camera room I spotted an internal campfire burning. I called for RMA and sent to Anton. No phone call or any acknowledgement of the problem. The replacement took a month to arrive. I noticed how loose the power cable seats into unit and arcs. Having the same problem again. John Atkinson

Love the death grip too! JA

On my first Alexa jib the DP handed me the camera and said "this doesn't like Dionics" . Use the hytrons on this camera. No problems. JA

Lowballing to me is defined as another person cutting their rate to compete to do a job. Someone offering no money to do a job is a job offer, which can be politely declined. I do gratis work occasionally for friends and good clients when it's mutually beneficial for both parties. I receive many of these calls from strangers, they all sound the same. I ask, why would I want to do your job for no money? Are you being paid? It usually ends there. I know of two feature films in my area where the crew worked for little or no money, with the promise of back end pay out. Both won critical praise and made a lot of money. One one an academy award. The crew never got any of the promised deferred payment. I think everyone knows they would never see any money in these situations. It's really up to the individual and what the wish to do. JA

Since I started out in Steadicam (mid 1990's) the wave has been really heavy cameras, to lighter versions that are quite acceptable on the rigs. First film, beta cam, digibeta, HD, HDV, DSLR. This whole 3-D gimmick starts the process all over again. I know I have an optimal operating weight load for my performance. Even the RF cameras for sports have gotten weight friendly. The 3D with two full size cameras is rediculous. I saw the handheld 3D rigs and laughed at that as well. Until these things are designed around small cameras I don't see the payoff of trudging around with all that weight. JA

Contact Terry West at south bay tech services for an HD rewire. Some monitors will still not like the signal passing thru sled. Most of us still run external wire for HD monitors JA

Ted Ashton was another op on the show. I saw Hector Ramirez, and Dave Eastwood inside.

I have bought three rigs from MKV. Just got my new Genesis V3 this week. Very happy with service, response and delivery time. No complaints here! For what I do it's a great rig. Howard has always bent over backward to accommodate me and my demands. Whatever problems from the past seem to have been resolved. John A

I must have got the last one. I am glad my accountant pushed me to buy it by the end of the year! John A

Ride up in a fast elevator wearing your rig and you'll see about 1/100 of the force you'd be subject to. I love it when clients say "I've done the is before with another operator" BS! John A

Just a heads up. The new contact for Mohawk is now Mary at extn: 5238. For anyone requiring the 6ft. Light weight broadcast camera jumper cable. Price is $675. John Atkinson

Since we are independent contractors they wayside any wage standards etc. They may post all they want, but no one should except a gig like that. I do a charity gig a year for dear friends, but that's about it. There is no benefit in getting stuff for your reel that is not noteworthy. JA

Back to those awful thick cables! JA

Hey John! It sits down inside and catches the ring on the post, so it doesn't slip without pin in place. Take care! John Atkinson

You need mini HDMI from camera. That output does change from HD to SD when you roll camera so monitor must be able to process that. Most use converter like Black Magic or AJA HDMI to HDSDI. JA

It's all personal preference, but you get what you pay for. My philosophy is to spend the money and buy it once. If you cheap out, you'll end up buying it again. I got the first Stanton F/Z and once you get used to it you don't even think about it. Having it rewired with shorter thinner cable is a must, though. For people that do a lot of Live TV/truck production you can't count on the lens having internal focus as well as zoom. Performance is critical and when I see a show you can almost see the cheaper zooms lurching when starting or changing direction. The Stanton is bulky, but it covers all video lens configurations and is very smooth. Plus you have range adjustment for focus and zoom centering which are very important as well. Not an ad, but most guys do have this. John A