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wired broadcast cameras on steadicam


Pedro Silva

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Hello everyone!

 

Some of the works I do for tv are with wired broadcast cameras.

Does anyone have any tricks to make shure that the cable does not destroy the balance of the sled?

 

asking this because I still have the triax adapter.

 

If someone wants to help....

 

Thank you

Pedro

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I work with cabled cameras.

I have a thin mohawk jumper cable similar to this, but 6 feet

 

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I have had to work with a standard size fiber cable and what I do is a trick I learned from Jerry Holway when he would work with cabled cameras. That is I run the fiber under the shoulder hump of the camera and down the post to the gimbal. I then run the cable betwixt my fingers on the gimbal and wrap the fiber around my arm. it goes down the back of the vest and exits to the wrangler. this photo here shows when standard fiber is used.

 

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The thin cable I run along the rig's arm and it exits off the arm to the wrangler.

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Hi Marc,

 

thanks for sharing your tricks. It seems a real good solution. I wil try and then I let you know how it Works for me.

 

Pedro

Pedro, get the fiber jumper, flying the main fiber cable is just a lost cause and will never give your operating a fare chance

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boas Pedro.

O cabo que arranjaste estás a usar com que tipo de ficha?

Já agora estás a trabalhar para quem em Portugal?

Na minha experiência eu costumo passar o cabo a passar pela lateral da camera, passa por dentro da pega e vai cair sensivelmente a meio, antes do gimbal. Deste modo mantém-te a torção do cabo mais ao centro do eixo possível.

Abraço e bom trabalho.

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James, it has been so long that I really don’t remember. I’m not even sure where mine are as i’ve Only been using fiber for years. I remember buying them from a company in Burbank. The name Gepco comes to mind. Not sure if that was the business or the brand. Laird also makes them and I believe are available from B&H. Sorry I’m not much help.

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