Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 17, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Has anybody checked out Heden's new FIZ system? I keep reading tweets, but there is nothing posted about it anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ben Rowsell Posted September 19, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Hi Alan, If you mean the single channel digital system "HLC"- (I wasn't aware they were calling it the carat), yes I have 2 that are running on a local drama, they have done 2 seasons and clocked up over 1500 hrs of "on camera" time each (these are used exclusively for focus, never a traditional follow focus). They haven't skipped a beat. Accurate and reliable and the controller on the camera is ultra small and light. Prestons (that I also have) are still first choice for TVCs and higher end dramas, but these are a great alternative. Ben R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 19, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 I'm taking about this: Check out @HedenMotors's Tweet: https://twitter.com/HedenMotors/status/379155250550423553 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 19, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Ben, is that what you have? They were talking about the carat like it was brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 19, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 I just got some more info: it's Heden's miniature FIZ unit. Looks pretty sweet. Works natively with Cabrio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ben Rowsell Posted September 20, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 yeah, the only difference is the carat engraving as far as I can tell. Its not FIZ (Focus/Iris/Zoom), just one channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 20, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 According to Heden, it is a FIZ. I haven't gotten any word on whether that is just when you hook it into the Cabrio or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted September 20, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 The Carat is single channel system and you can choose which channel of a FIZ lens (like the Cabrio) to command. From an official comment on this other thread: http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=18939&page=2&do=findComment&comment=93132 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedran Rapo Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Anybody knows where can it be ordered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted January 4, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I guessing here: http://heden-engineering.com or emailing them at sales@heden-engineering.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.