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New Fawcett/Tiffen exoskeleton vest


Fabrizio Sciarra SOC ACO

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Any news on when the new vest might be available in the UK, & what sort of price?

 

Might there be different versions to take different weight setups & rigs?

 

For example, three weight rated models, smallest could be for the Scout, Flyer, Zephyr, then a mid-range one for Archers, EFPs, Clippers, Phantoms, and a big version for Phantoms, Masters, & Ultras. At least two sizes & prices should be reasonable.

 

TV operators & smaller full rig owners should be able to take advantage of this great new design & not potentially miss out because the new vest is only available at Ultra spec & price.

 

Any thoughts?

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Hi John,

 

It flies any weight we've tried on it, and is in itself lightweight, so there will be one model for the foreseeable future. We're still at prototype stage, so don't have any details about release date and price. Presently, the parts count is about double that of a regular vest, so we're obviously working on reducing that before going into production.

 

All the best,

 

Chris

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Tiffen vests do not fair well with flan...but I am sure Chris will scotch-guard the pads of his new cool vest now that he knows what we put the vests through!

 

The new waist pads may help hold your underwear up giving you an unfair advantage. We'd have to butter the pads after scotch guarding them to keep it fair.

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Hi James,

 

Unfortunately, I won't be attending that workshop. For now, the prototypes are staying with the main engineers (and me) until we finalise the design. Anyone is welcome to try out a prototype, but that means coming to one of us for now. I'm very sorry about this, but we're at a crucial stage of the design, and we all need to keep on top of the changes.

 

One will be at IBC in September.

 

All the best,

 

Chris

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Hi James,

 

Unfortunately, I won't be attending that workshop. For now, the prototypes are staying with the main engineers (and me) until we finalise the design. Anyone is welcome to try out a prototype, but that means coming to one of us for now. I'm very sorry about this, but we're at a crucial stage of the design, and we all need to keep on top of the changes.

 

One will be at IBC in September.

 

All the best,

 

Chris

 

Is it correct that the vest will be released somewhere in september?

I believe I read something like this - sorry if I am wrong!

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Hi Markus,

 

That is unlikely, though not impossible. I'm very sorry to disappoint you, but we're in the thick of some great design rationalisations right now. All very exciting (for us).

 

We're working as fast as we can!

 

All the best,

 

Chris

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