new Sachtler sled at NAB 2010

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

I saw and flew the new Sachtler sled at the NAB. Liked it a lot.

 

here are some key features:

 

1.8" carbon fiber outer post

1.5" keyed! aluminum inner post

new bigger gimbal for 1.8" post

vz adjustment at bottom of outer post, moves the inner post in & out, for drop-time adjustment. nice

 

hd-sdi wiring and power up to 360! watts through the post, for those hungry cameras. 96% of power makes it from the battery to the top-stage.

 

flexible battery configuration, 1,2,or 3 batteries, for/aft, up/down of batteries. hot swap feature

 

will try to get some pictures

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

1.8" carbon fiber outer post

1.5" keyed aluminum inner post

new bigger gimbal for 1.8" post

vz adjustment at bottom of outer post, moves the inner post in & out, for drop-time adjustment. nice

 

 

1.8" gimbal is odd Yes it will be stiffer than a 1.5 or 1.58" post but why not go to 2" and get the full benefit

[Kevin Andrews SOC]

I also tried it out. I think they were calling it a "Cine" model. Very rigid feel to it. Their front mount vest was pretty nice too. The padding could be adjusted against itself with layers of velcro to create a custom fit.

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

i think the idea behind the 1.8" outer post is that the inner post is a full 1.5", so that you can still use your monitor bracket, gyro mount, etc

[John atkinson]

i think the idea behind the 1.8" outer post is that the inner post is a full 1.5", so that you can still use your monitor bracket, gyro mount, etc

 

I demo'd the sled in November and really liked a lot of the features. I didn't like the square gimbal, not compatible with my stuff. HD monitors can be picky about the signal going through the sled connectors. The Marshall 3gHDSDI would not consistantly accept the internal HDSDI signal. Everything else is well engineered.

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

i think the idea behind the 1.8" outer post is that the inner post is a full 1.5", so that you can still use your monitor bracket, gyro mount, etc

 

I demo'd the sled in November and really liked a lot of the features. I didn't like the square gimbal, not compatible with my stuff. HD monitors can be picky about the signal going through the sled connectors. The Marshall 3gHDSDI would not consistantly accept the internal HDSDI signal. Everything else is well engineered.

 

 

i don't think that this prototype was available in november. It is their latest development. the gimbal handle is now round. see picture above.

 

also in regards to HD-SDI: it's all about the signal quality. the sachtler sled is certified for HD-SDI, the german television is using it for years for that. if you have a bad signal quality, let's say coming from the RED camera (0.5V & unstable) you can only get so much out on the other end, if you then have a sensitive monitor, you encounter issues. don't blame the messenger aka sled cable.......

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

here are some pictures of the prototype, Sachtler will be at the cinegear in June....

 

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