Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted April 11, 2006 Moderators Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Erwin, I'm sooo impressed. It was great talking with you the other day. Thanks for all the info. Now, if only I could decide if I want to revisit my whole set-up all over again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members geoff shotz Posted April 12, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 hey guys- i'm gonna throw my opinion in here, too. when i saw erwin's prototype for this cart i saw the need immediately. we waited for months for backstage to actually get them done, but it was totally worth the wait. when your whole kit becomes as streamlined as this cart makes it, you just wind up with more time to do what you are there to do- operate. i find my assistants happier and more available now that one cart moves the whole kit, stand and all, in one trip. at night they just strap my rig in the truck and it's all safe with no extra work. in the morning you just roll the cart off and throw the camera on. there is no worrying about is my rig safe on the shelf, do i lay the stand down on my cart, or anything else. everyone is happier and you have more time for your job. i never thought that a cart would do all that, but it does. it is well worth spending the extra money to have that security. hope this helps. geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Cedric Martin Posted April 13, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Just wondering how many people out there are interested in placing a group order at Backstage for Erwin's custom Steadicam cart? This cart, being off catalogue makes it time-consuming and expensive to build unless a group order is placed (this is what was done for the first batch). I've been in touch with Pedro and Sig from Backstage who are ready to launch a second batch as soon as they have a few serious people interested. If some of you are interested, let's get in touch and place an order together. Feel free to E-mail me at info@cedricmartin.com or give me a call at 917-751 4504 Cedric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Marc Abernathy Posted April 13, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 CED, im very interested but i need to know a concrete price so i can pass it thru the BOSS (wife). OR a very narrow ball park figure so i can have a heads up. i dont have a lot of disposable cash lying around like most of you guys here do and i like my money to work for me immediately. so yes im a serious candidate but need some more details on the possible deal. thanks for getting in touch with them and for posting up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 18, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I moved the original posts from the wanted section to here. That's the new link to find it: "Magliner / Liberator cart wanted, Or even advice on what to get" http://www.steadicamforum.com/forums/index...opic=2821&st=15 Erwin "trying to make it user friendlier" Landau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted May 27, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 I finally met with Sig (he took over the project for Pedro, who is sick and been gone for 6 weeks now) at Backstage. We met for about 3 hours (after hours) and took my prototype cart apart and went over the new plans/drawings and changes. It was also the first time that I had my final cases in the cart. (which Sig liked a lot). If they implement all my changes and with all the ideas that Sig had, the cart would be way faster to build, more versatile and cheaper to produce. (Avoiding extensive aluminum welding, which is time consuming and expensive because it's labor intense, cutting down on parts, changing steel parts to aluminum parts... etc). So all the guys that ordered one, it's in the works. Fly safe, Erwin"should have asked for a commission"Landau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Guido Lux Posted May 27, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Hi Erwin,hi Cedric, hi guys! What goes for Marc, goes for me too!I need to know the price (or very close!) and I'd need the price for shipping to germany?!!! If shipping gets more expensive than the whole cart, it wouldn't make any sense!! So lets hear it!! Guido "shouldn't have looked at Erwins pictures" Lux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Marc Abernathy Posted May 28, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 erwin, id love to pick your brain about carts wheni get out there to cinegear.. i may be able to drop some cash on a nice cart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgilles Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Just a thought, the Filmtools/Backstage parts fit on the Home Depot cheapie carts, the Milwaukee carts sell for under $200, you add the shelves and nose. I would attach a photo of my first one, but you can only paste online links on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 28, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 wow, Erwin -- cool idea. I started thinking along similar lines after seeing Greg Bubb's mondo-uber-cart a few years ago. A cart built around a case with drawers is the way to go. You've had better luck with Backstage and your custom designs than I have. I went to them last year to make my cart and they really boned me. Quoted me rediculous prices for custom work (which I agreed to), led me on for my entire hiatus then never built it. I'd call, they'd say "be done next week...oh I meant the week after...it'll be the 5th...I promise by the 20th." I finally drove over, got my plans and went to a local welding shop. One week later I had a cart for a third of what Backstage quoted me. Ron B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted June 1, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Hi Ron, I had some crazy ideas, and made some crazy drawings and plans for an ultimate steadicart... It would have been to big to heavy and way to expensive (fold out compartment for the rig, integrated pull out seat, sun and rain pop up, etc).... I heard that Jeffrey Hunt actually had something similar to what I dreamed up... I saw Greg's cart also a couple of years back, but was confined by my transportation (VW Rabbit), so I made an as foldable cart as possible. It had to fit behind the first row seats. I guess lucky for all the guys that ended buying my first generation cart from Backstage. Now that I had my van... I could go crazy... kind of as it still had to fit into the van... Even though I ordered 5 carts, it still took 18 months to make the cart (still not quite as I would like it to be, but they are working on it). I met twice this week with Sig, the new version of the steadicart is starting to take shape. I had a couple of ideas that would make the assembly faster and cheaper... once they actually start to make them. It looks more and more as if this version of the cart could end up being an off the shelf item, as they are looking into also changing the AC aluminum cart (that the steadicart is based on) to the newer style assembly. Once they start making them it should only take a couple of weeks... (minimal welding and just screw assembly) and later they should have them on the shelf... and you can just pick them up at Filmtools. And of course the cases... after again a 5 months "tour de force" they are actually at that point where I was able to work with them. A last couple of changes tomorrow and I should be done... I will fly with them for the first time next week... to Hawaii. I weighted them today, they are slightly over 100 lb. each, fully loaded, I have to shave some weight of to keep them under 100. But again everybody loves them. The AC's like to work of the cart. So do I... Fly safe, Erwin "Steadicart obsessed" Landau PS: Ron I hope you and Tom and BJ etc. have fun today and tomorrow at mount witney... Arm and Vest and other stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Thomas English Posted June 14, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I am interested in a cart, dependant on price and how much it can fold down/cases come out so it can fit in my mobile cameratruck/campervan/lovemachine. Presently just have a Nalpack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burton Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I am interested in a cart, dependant on price and how much it can fold down/cases come out so it can fit in my mobile cameratruck/campervan/lovemachine. Presently just have a Nalpack Hey Tom, Do you have any pics of the love machine ? I've herd so much about it :D -matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Thomas English Posted June 21, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 due to the urban clandestine nature of my camping I have nt yet posted a picture of the beast on the interweb. Once I fully steadicam the inside of the new one Ill pop a photo on. In the mean time, turn up to most festivals this year and once you have found me upside down in the ditch and pulled me out ill show the van! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Bo Baraniak Posted August 5, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Hi there, over a year now and no news to the manufacture of this cart. Can anyone shed any lightplease? bo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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