NOT Simon Blouin Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hey guys, I'm about to buy my first rig, and I will probably go with the Cine Live. Altough, I can't afford the whole kit, as I have a budget of 50K for the whole kit. So the Cine Live Sled and the Vest go for 26K. So now, I need an Arm that could lift about the same range as the Atlas arm, and an HD monitor with a reasonable price, that has a good daylight viewing capability. Any offers? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JobScholtze Posted June 12, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Eh, You have 50k, the atlas pro arm is around 10k isnt it? Fill me in here, you can afford the whole sled with arm and monitor and trow in a couple of bartechs and still be under 50 k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT Simon Blouin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 The whole package (Vest+Arm+Sled), 36K + taxes and shipping to Canada = 40K. Plus a monitor, batteries, cables, cases, stand, bartech... 50K+. And the exact budget is 45K and not 50K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JobScholtze Posted June 17, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 cant you make a drive to LA? Pick it up? Transvideo has some refurnished HD screens, saves at least 30% There are 2 things ( in fact 3 ) that i would not save on, the arm and the gimbal. Start with a Used vest, ( i got 2 master vests in a few weeks for sale, perhaps that could be a thing for you ) Start with chinese batterie's as most rental houses provide batterys anyway, try to cut down on such things, but i would for sure get that arm and sled :-) But hey, thats me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Fabrizio Sciarra SOC ACO Posted June 17, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 What Job said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members chris bangma Posted June 17, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Cinetronic has refurbished monitors available as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT Simon Blouin Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hey! Yeah, I've got offered a few just serviced arms that could be interesting... Since the brand new arms are pretty expensive, I think I'll try a used one for 1 or 2 years. Appart from that, I just fell in love with the pro vest at my Workshop, I just can't go without it... :) And taxes, I live in Canada, so I get charged as hell at the borders, like 14.5% of my purchases, so I can't really save on this one.. I'll try to check out for theses used monitors, sounds good! Thanks for the advices guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted June 17, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 What Chris is referring to are the reburb Gen 1 for 2200 US$. This would have been a dream pretty much 3 short years ago to get a daybright steadicam hd-sdi lcd for around 2K....just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Richard Romero Posted June 18, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'll sell you a TB-6~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Haris Pallas Posted June 18, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hi Simon, I have responded to your last 2 emails...I don't know if you"ve received them thow...PM me here if you haven't.. - Haris - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JamieSilverstein Posted June 25, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 As a first rig, I would advise that you get most of it used and at a considerable discount. Sure get a pro vest, but remember that many many utterly fantastic shots were conceived using a 3A sled and arm and monitor, or earlier. It's not the kit it's the user. As you grow into the job, you'll find that certain things need to be replaced, others will be just fine. As your work develops, you'll find that it requires certain things of you that you either didn't consider or anticipate which will also require changes. If you can afford it, buying new is cool, but if you're just starting out, you might find the investment isn't panning out as hoped or anticipated. That being said, there are some pretty awesome rigs out there that are for sale, and no I am not selling anything, so I'm not writing this out of personal interest. Good luck Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT Simon Blouin Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hi Jamie, Thanks for the advice. At first I was thinking of buying used, but after I did my workshop and read over here, I really decided that Steadicam Operating was the job that I wanted to do of my life. I read a lot here about modularity and having a rig that doesn't restrict yourself and the needs of the production and to me, that was a big point in the decision process. I also wanted to buy a rig that will last for a couple of years, since I don't want to always be in transition, I want to be in a good position of praticing and learning with MY gear, to get to know very well the gear that I will be using during a long time... Anyway, I ordered the rig already, can't wait to put it on! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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