Matt Moriarty

I don't consider our little test definitive by any means. Another guy, Grayson Austin, did the test that convinced me to go Tomahawk and he posted it on the forum a while back. We just thought that since we had them, let's put them up and see. Like I said, they performed exactly as advertised.

I had great luck with my big, ugly Boxx Meridian for 3 years and only a few months ago switched to Paralinx HDSDI Tomahawk. Couldn't be happier. I did a simultaneous comparison during the prep with Boxx and the Bolt 300 (which my assistant friend uses near his Preston handset) and every unit worked as advertised. The little Bolt broke up at about one quarter the distance of the Boxx/Tomahawk. The Boxx and Tomahawk broke up at almost exactly the same distance (and through a large concrete wall) and both recovered on the way back to the receivers again at almost the same point. The assistants I'm working with own a lot of gear and they're all about to go Tomahawk based on our experience so far. Weight, price and simplicity are major factors in my happiness with the Tomahawk, which I bought through my friends at AbelCine. I have no idea what their customer service is like because I haven't had to deal with Paralinx yet in six weeks of shooting. Incidentally, I was about to buy the BoltPro2000 but pulled my order at the last minute when Teradek jerked me around on the delivery date after sitting on my deposit for a month. Most importantly, Paralinx, as of this writing, is not owned by VITEC (which I consider to be a LARGE VAMPIRE SQUID that systematically buys up every good company we have in our industry and sucks every last drop of goodness out of them), while Teradek is owned by VITEC. When I have the time, I will post the sordid details of my laughably, tragically, preposterously ludicrous recent experience with Anton Bauer, which used to be one of our great companies and is now just another sad chapter in the VITEC takeover story. Stay tuned for that. I promise it will be very entertaining. (Attached is a photo of Red Epic with all three xmitters aboard. You can see receivers in the bg.)

Sold. Thx for all the interest!

Sold.

Some pics:

http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=20979 matthewmoriarty@mac.com to make an offer

Sold. Thx for your interest.

Excellent condition. Has served me well for two years now. Comes with PRO/XCS pwr cable, Arri pwr cables (2 and 3 pin) and the Alexa offset bracket. It's the well-known Steve Consentino package with the cool Pelican case with the organizer lid for all the chotchkes. Receiver antenna is the new-style flat-face with the 5 array plug on the back. Located in Los Angeles. Shipping at buyers expense. Send reasonable offers to matthewmoriarty at mac dot com NO PMs PLEASE. This is the best photo I have of the TX from my rig on "Draft Day." I will probably take some other shots in the next week or so.

Recelled last year by John Ritter with higher-than-factory amp/hour cells. 9 of 10 cells are really good, but they all shift slightly within the case, making steadicam balance pretty annoying. Ritter will re-pack the cells and make them shift-free for you at no charge if you pay to ship to him back and forth from Davie, FL. I could do it myself but I don't have time right now. Passing the savings on to you! Batteries located in Los Angeles. Send any reasonable offers to matthewmoriarty at mac dot com NO PM's PLEASE.

Perfect condition. Came out of the case one time in its life. Comes with Anton Bauer back and adapter cable to go from Lemo (PRO/XCS) monitor to BNC. Also a raincover by Harrison. This is a standard def monitor and I'll accept any reasonable offer.

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Price reduced! Contact me and I'll tell you all about the amazing deal you're going to get.

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For sale: Preston HU2 Microforce cable 2 x TX antennas 1 x RX antenna (for older G3 MDR2) 3 x HU2 Batteries (all good cells) 2 x Fast Chargers (yup, two of them. Why? I can't remember) 24 x focus rings (yup, TWENTY-FOUR of them. Oh yeah.) $1,500. Payment via wire transfer or, for a fee, I can take CC or Paypal. No PMs please. Email me directly at matthewmoriarty@mac.com. Thx!

S/N 069, excellent condition, servo zoom w/two power cables (Alexa & PTap), in Master case. Currently in Los Angeles. New $38K plus tax. I'm asking $30K. No PM's please. Email me at matthewmoriarty@mac.com Thx!

Hear, hear! I had a guy crash my post a couple years ago when I specifically priced my gak so as to not undercut the family of a deceased operator, who of course were hoping for top dollar. Had to defend myself in several separate comments. The guy ended up apologizing and disappeared. (Only to list a sled of his own a couple days later.) Hi, Randy! It's been ages. Good luck with the sale. You should charge extra just for the fact it's yours - teach these tacky kids to respect the guys who helped make steadicam what it is. Best, Matt Moriarty

UNSOLICITED PLUG ALERT: I had John re-cell one of my Preston batteries earlier this year and I was extremely happy with the experience. He was fast, too, especially dealing with someone on the opposite end of the country. He even contacted me afterwards to see how the thing was performing. If this was eBay, I'd give him a 100% rating.

So are you saying that the falsehood spouted is the 10% difference or the whole thinking of technician vs his tools? There are a lot of great shots done on model 1's, 2's, and 3's. Hell, Larry flew a 3A until 10 yrs ago (Goodfellas was done with his 3A and a BL-3 if memory serves). Look at Garrett's work on The Shining shot with prehistoric gear and a tiny 2" monitor (but at least viewable in direct sunlight, as you said) -- the monitor shootout showed many why some still like to carry an extra 3 lbs of power sucking greenscreen. There is also a lot of bad work done by some pretty nice gear. Nice gear might get your foot in the door but being a good operator will get you called back. Pretty funny about the SOC awards. rb Couldn't agree more about nice gear helping -- it certainly does. But the quality of any shot is 90% operator - no "falsehood" whatsoever. Put Scott Sakamoto on a hideous Frankensled from 1982 and compare his work to some 19 year-old jock whose daddy bought him $150K in gear. If you can't figure out who does the better shot, you should spend less time on the computer and more time practicing with your crappy gear.

Apology accepted. And now I will apologize to any prospective buyers who had to witness this exchange and to the other sellers on the forum who likely don't appreciate my ad appearing at the top of the page for two days straight, much less having their asking prices discussed in another thread. I just posted an ad. The rest of it kind of fell in my lap and I'm sorry if it affected any other sellers. Best, Matt

If it's one thing you have not done with your comments, it's help me sell this rig. How I deserved that remark in the first place, when I've since proven that I'm asking less than other guys, I'll never know. The fact that you placed your own ad a day later makes me wonder even more. Good luck with that current sale, by the way. You'll notice that I haven't hijacked your ad with comments on the asking price. I'd have to be pretty uncool to engage in behavior like that.

My sled does include a PRO II monitor. It just happens to need a $5,500 power supply upgrade in order to be functional. $28,000 + $5,500 = $33,500 (For a sled that comes with both a PRO II monitor with a brand new power supply and a $4,400 Transvideo Superbright backup monitor) ...all for exactly $1,000 less than the other sled that comes with only one monitor - the sled that somehow didn't attract the attention of the Price Police. But I have to say thanks, Juan. Every time you comment on my ad, it goes to the top of the page. You're my new best friend!

There's a very similar rig down the page where the asking price is $6,500 more. You planning on leaving that guy a comment, too?

D-Box J-Box Preston MDR mounting bracket PRO centerpost (new-style collars at each end, hex key to telescope) 2 x docking clamps PRO Gimbal w/5" wrapgrip Pro II Battery Module w/recorder bracket Transvideo SuperBright Cinemonitor III w/AB battery bracket PRO II Monitor (non-functioning, will include free on request) 2 x PRO monitor arms (if you ever need to run two monitors, fore & aft) XCS Digital Level (w/adapter cable to work with Cinemonitor) 10 AB Hytron 50 batteries (1 yr old) AB Quad Charger with discharger & latest firmware 2x7" dovetail plates 2x9" dovetail plates 2x15mm rods (attach to dovetail) 3" oversized wrapgrip for low mode 2 each PRO-Camera Power cables (PV Genesis, PV XL, PV LW, Arri, Moviecam) 1 Tiffen deluxe docking bracket (great for spin balance) 1 PRO standard docking bracket PRO rain covers for sled, PRO monitor and Cinemonitor Necessary tools & extras Camera Truck Wall-Mount Bracket (very handy!) Rig was serviced in March and in the one year I've had it, it performed flawlessly through three features, some commercials and a TV pilot. Transvideo is exactly 1 year old and, as my backup monitor, was never used except for one shot this April Fool's Day (coincidence??) when "Old Green" died on me. Transvideo is now the primary monitor and with the AB bracket and battery it will spin balance perfectly. You can have GPI replace the power supply on the PRO II monitor ($5,500) or you can junk it and buy yourself a different backup (or primary) monitor - your choice to make. XCS digital level works great and is compatible with almost any SD monitor using the included adapter cables. Batteries are one year old and the charger works perfectly. No arm, no vest, no Preston, no Garfield. Asking $28,000 Contact me at matthewmoriarty@mac.com. CLICK HERE for photos. Thanks!