Boom Pole for remote location? at DVinfo.net

Jon Braeley · January 27th, 2009, 07:00 AM

My boom poles are just too damn long to take on location!

Mainly remote tough terrain - Himalayas soon, Tibetan plateau etc. Lots of hand carrying. And also, its best not to show too much professional equipment, if you know what I mean.

I do have an assistant with me and I like to use a boom as much as possible. Is there a small boom solution - less than 24 inches folded?

cheers!

Petri Kaipiainen · January 27th, 2009, 07:41 AM

K-tek has 7 Klassic poles which are 24" or shorter, shortest is 1'4".
4 graphite Avalon poles under 24"
2 Avalon aluminium poles under 24"

http://www.ktekbooms.com/documents/K...logue-0407.pdf

that is just one boom brand...

Ivan Snoeckx · January 28th, 2009, 03:58 AM

VDB Audio also has two boom poles less then 24".

Model S: (Closed: 20 ", Extended: 7')
Model BB: (Closed: 16 ", Extended: 5' 1")

VDB Audio USA - Microphone Boom Poles

Marco Leavitt · January 28th, 2009, 11:39 AM

Man for this one I'd want rugged and economical. K-Tek aluminum I'd say.

Jay Gladwell · January 28th, 2009, 05:07 PM

Jon, did you find a pole?

Jon Braeley · January 29th, 2009, 12:57 PM

Hi Jay -

No pole yet. My boom pole is 32 inches min. length, which is OK if I take my tripod bag.
On this trip - leaving this Sunday, I cannot take my tripod bag.

I wasted a week, because I ordered a K-Tek, which turned out to be 31 inches and not the 24 inches as promised. I just returned it.

So I have run out of time I think - maybe a hacksaw to my boom!!

Marco Leavitt · January 29th, 2009, 01:20 PM

That's awful. Which one was it?

January 27th, 2009, 07:00 AM	#1
Jon Braeley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 528	Boom Pole for remote location? My boom poles are just too damn long to take on location! Mainly remote tough terrain - Himalayas soon, Tibetan plateau etc. Lots of hand carrying. And also, its best not to show too much professional equipment, if you know what I mean. I do have an assistant with me and I like to use a boom as much as possible. Is there a small boom solution - less than 24 inches folded? cheers!

January 27th, 2009, 07:41 AM	#2
Petri Kaipiainen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Espoo Finland Posts: 380	K-tek has 7 Klassic poles which are 24" or shorter, shortest is 1'4". 4 graphite Avalon poles under 24" 2 Avalon aluminium poles under 24" http://www.ktekbooms.com/documents/K...logue-0407.pdf that is just one boom brand...

January 28th, 2009, 03:58 AM	#3
Ivan Snoeckx Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belgium \| Europe Posts: 441	VDB Audio also has two boom poles less then 24". Model S: (Closed: 20 ", Extended: 7') Model BB: (Closed: 16 ", Extended: 5' 1") VDB Audio USA - Microphone Boom Poles

January 28th, 2009, 11:39 AM	#4
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Man for this one I'd want rugged and economical. K-Tek aluminum I'd say.

January 28th, 2009, 05:07 PM	#5
Jay Gladwell Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,244	Jon, did you find a pole?

January 29th, 2009, 12:57 PM	#6
Jon Braeley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 528	Hi Jay - No pole yet. My boom pole is 32 inches min. length, which is OK if I take my tripod bag. On this trip - leaving this Sunday, I cannot take my tripod bag. I wasted a week, because I ordered a K-Tek, which turned out to be 31 inches and not the 24 inches as promised. I just returned it. So I have run out of time I think - maybe a hacksaw to my boom!!

January 29th, 2009, 01:20 PM	#7
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	That's awful. Which one was it?