Tommy Stork

For you? Five dolla.

For Sale

 

2 PRO to Bartech 12v power cables

 

Brand new

 

For Sale

 

Betz/Churchill monitor arm in great condition

 

Make me an offer

 

 

For Sale

 

PRO Level

 

Just tested and works great.

 

$1,500.00 obo

 

This sale includes:

Preston HU2

MDR2 G3 board

2 Preston Batteries

1 Perston Charger

1 Focus Ring

 

Open to offers

 

Everything has sold. Thanks to everyone who has inquired.

What else can you expect from illiterate scum whose only duty is to run behind a ball..

I don't care if the dude is the poster child for an erudite mind or he picks the corn out of his shit to give it another try, if I see him in my hood I'll give him a more compelling view of my fists in his facial area. That operator showed some restraint, boy. I have a hot temper and have a feeling more than words would have started flying had that been me.

PRO Gen II Sled includes:

Donkey Box II

PRO Preston T bracket

Gen II Upper J Box

Center Post II

VZ gimbal

PRO GenII monitor

PRO monitor arm and center post bracket

Gen II Lower J Box

PRO level sensor

Gen II Battery Rack

DCE Low Mode bracket

DCE Arri dovetail plate

PRO side to side dovetail plate

PRO gimbal wrench

PRO Center post wrench

PRO Monitor shade

5/32 wrench

Dock with balance stud

ATA Travel Case

 

PRO Vest in excellent condition

34" waist

 

 

3A Arm (Lunavised) with gold springs.

Performs perfectly

Serviced by Robert Luna a couple years ago and used as a back up arm.

w/ padded bag

 

Preston HU1, MDR1

6 focus rings

2 DM1 motors

1 Preston Fast charger

3 Preston batteries

1 PRO to Preston power cable

PRO to MDR dovetail H bracket

w/ Innerspace ATA case

 

9 Anton Bauer Hytron 50 batteries

1 Anton Bauer TWQ simultaneous quad charger

 

1 Decimator 2 SDI to Analog downconverter w/ p-tap and PRO power cable

1 Blackmagic SDI to Analog downconverter w/ p-tap power cable

1 Modulus 2000 video transmitter w/ PRO power cables and three antennas

 

1 Garfield vehicle mount with socket block

 

1 Modern steadicam stand w/ rocky mountain leg

 

Assortment of PRO camera power cables

BNC and video cables

 

AKS ATA case

 

Miscellaneous tools and brackets

 

$32,000.00

 

 

I do affordable custom work on the side...contact me via pm (discounts for non-coplanar sleds)

 

here are some examples of my stellar work:

Is that a Seiko Tuna Can second from bottom right?

Per Contra, Ron, it was a magical Guadalajaran mini goat hoof, not a gerbil claw. Idiot.

I just did a force curve analysis on my BM and it was really interesting.

Wowza! All of us here at the Casa de PRO were huddled around the computer monitor; watching with exhilaration the tremendous camera work of John Perry and excellent choreography by all involved to pull something like this off live! What fun!

But in short, listen to Afton on this thread. Ignore all the others.

Does this mean your advice as well?

Tom, Jens raises a good point with service. At PRO the top priority is the servicing and repair of customers' gear if it goes down. They literally drop what they are doing to take care of you and get you back operating ASAP. When you call the PRO shop you will speak to one of three people who build the gear you own and are intimately knowledgable about it. If your gear does happen to go down, (even if it's a holiday or weekend, even in the middle of the night!) PRO gives you the two head guys cell phone numbers to call so you can be operational again quickly!

How did I manage to get through the past 15 years with the old plates?

Only you would be able to answer such a profound question.

After much operator pestering, harrying, badgering, and prodding we have released these new camera dovetail plates. Enjoy!

 

I have to admit that when Jack began to discuss the idea of a new sled I was hesitant to accept the idea. Our gear is so damn good and reliable already. Why mess with perfection? But when Jack, Chad and John Perry began discussing the details of the new rig I quickly became a convert to this new endeavor. Because of its modularity it's more like they added another head to the Hydra than made a new sled. In my very biased opinion this new addition to the PRO family tree kicks ass and will be a major asset to those working in live television wanting to upgrade to PRO's time-tested innovation, reliability, durability and excellent customer service. Sorry if that sounds like sales pitch, but what can I say? I love our gear and believe in it! Great job fellas!

I think you'll find that most operators prefer the gimbal as close to the camera as possible. I've heard operators refer to the mast of a sailing boat as analogous with this post/gimbal relationship. The further up the mast you get, away from the boat, the more travel the mast will have. Likewise, if your gimbal is at the bottom of your sled, (just for the sake of argument), and there is slight movement at the gimbal, this movement will be compounded by the time you reach the camera stage. This movement is easier to control the further up the post you move toward the camera.

McKonkey is a true master! In the photo and segway video I couldn't help notice that he's using a PRO arm and not a Tiffen arm. Did he switch brands because the PRO handles more weight or what?

Hi Tommy ,

I'm on the east coast and could not help you further than probably ask your grips about it or call a specialised rental store where they rent wheelchairs .

The only two roll-a-ramp available here are privatly owned by grips .

Cheers

 

Thank you, I'll give it a whirl.

One word , : Roll-a-ramp .

 

roll-a-ramp web site

 

 

I have the grips department rent some every time I have to move in deep snow. You can make them as long as you want but for portability , I' d recommend having two sections of 15' . I so much love those I even considered buying some but it takes too much space in my truck. You unroll them, flip them over and voila: a cat walk capable of supporting 2000lbs.

 

Cheers.

 

Frederic

 

Hi Frederic,

Where would you recommend renting the rollaramp in Los Angeles?

This guys films are hella cool. It's not steady, but the operating fits the stories he is telling...

The operator in question is Jimmy Buffet. It's in Florida because the red topped hoochie-mamma is known as "Miami Junipero Sara." A well known call girl.

This is going to be a really fun event and encourage everyone to come. The new PRO facility is really cool.

More info:

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/05/mike-degruy-andrew-wight-dead-helicopter-crash_n_1255584.html

 

Thanks for posting the link Alec. I was saddened to hear of their deaths.