Premium Members Ben Semanoff Posted May 4, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I recently outfitted myself with the tools and supplies to assemble lightweight, flexible BNC cables. The cables and connectors are all rated at 75ohms, and all parts and materials are NEW. By default I'm making the cables 6' long, but I can certainly make you a cable at a custom length. Here's what I'm asking: 1x 6' Cable @ $60+Shipping 2 x 6' Cables @ $95+Shipping For custom lengths greater than 6' please add $10 plus $2.00/ft. These cables work great for composite, component or SDI signals... and their lightweight nature makes them perfect for starting an umbilical and keeping rig weight down. Every ounce counts! I accept PayPal or Check. If you have any questions, please feel free to email at ben@bensemanoff.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Sorry to rain on your parade Ben but here is just one option for considerably less: http://www.markertek.com/Cables-Connectors...ectors/MB-MB-3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JobScholtze Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Sorry to rain on your parade Ben but here is just one option for considerably less: http://www.markertek.com/Cables-Connectors...ectors/MB-MB-3/ I bought them there too 2 years ago, still going strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Job, Doc...do those cables compare favorably with the ones that, say, Panavision supplies for use with the Genesis as jumpers? nice and flexible? They are not solid-core though, are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Job, Doc...do those cables compare favorably with the ones that, say, Panavision supplies for use with the Genesis as jumpers? nice and flexible? They are not solid-core though, are they? Not sure what PV supplies but they are supple, braided core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 did he say supple? I'm sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Yeah, I thought that was some deeply sexy talk also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted May 5, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hi Guys, as far as I can tell the cable is not rated for HD-SDI, but for analog video.....anybody? Belden That's why I went with the Mogami 2964, not the thinnest, but very flexible, stranded, and HD-SDI capable.... BTX.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted May 6, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hi Jens: "very flexible" is of course very much in the eye (or flexibility-sensing-nerve center!) of the individual. I ordered a couple of those BTX cables and found them a bit stiff--not terrible, but not any better than other lightweight HD cables already in my possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted May 6, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I think we had this discussion before a few years ago. I'm doing a digital show now (F23) and we are running 444 through what looks to be 2 very similar thin BNC cables 6 feet off the camera to the back of the vest and down 100' of normal BNC loom provided from Clairmont back to the deck and experiencing no drop outs to date. I know this is discouraged by PV for the Genesis, but the DIT has no problem with it. I may add that these are much thinner and more supple (think Barry White voice) than the ones I have used from PV before. I'm no engineer but I suspect that in such short jumper runs the ratings are not applicable and they perform just fine for digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted May 6, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Meanwhile we shouldn't even be having this discussion now that fiber is around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted May 7, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Checked today and we are using Belden 9221. DIT agrees that although it is not spec'd for digital in that short of a run it works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted May 7, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I recently outfitted myself with the tools and supplies to assemble lightweight, flexible BNC cables. The cables and connectors are all rated at 75ohms, and all parts and materials are NEW. By default I'm making the cables 6' long, but I can certainly make you a cable at a custom length. Here's what I'm asking: 1x 6' Cable @ $60+Shipping 2 x 6' Cables @ $95+Shipping For custom lengths greater than 6' please add $10 plus $2.00/ft. These cables work great for composite, component or SDI signals... and their lightweight nature makes them perfect for starting an umbilical and keeping rig weight down. Every ounce counts! I accept PayPal or Check. If you have any questions, please feel free to email at ben@bensemanoff.com Hey Ben, I gotta jump on the band wagon too, sorry brother Crimpers, Cutter, 75ohm mini cable (30ft), heat shrink and BNC ends, (20 of them) = $200 I know I'm not the only one making my own BNC cables right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted May 7, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Crimpers, Cutter, 75ohm mini cable (30ft), heat shrink and BNC ends, (20 of them) = $200 I know I'm not the only one making my own BNC cables right? I haven't bought a pre-made BNC cable in 20 years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jess Haas SOC Posted May 7, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Even cheaper than Markertek and the exact same cables: http://www.sjmediasystem.com/mb-mb-6.html Been using them for a while now and still haven't had one go bad. I even closed one in the lid of my case causing a horrible crimp in the cable but it still works fine. ~Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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