Kessler Crane

Sean Seah · April 6th, 2008, 10:05 AM

I had a shot with a brevis on an FX1 with the 8Ft crane. I am using it with the Manfrotto 516 fluid head. Not too bad but I would advise to keep it to 8Ft and below. 12 Ft would be kinda stressful I think!

Greg Girardin · April 6th, 2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerry Gallegos

I keep a 2 liter bottle and adjust the water to match trim for whatever cable is attached to the jib. just in case some one was wondering what the bag was all about.

That's a clever idea. One less weight to have to carry around all the time.

I suspect it might be problematic if the water sloshes around when you move the crane, but that would probably only be an issue if the crane wasn't sufficiently rigid.

Sean Seah · April 7th, 2008, 10:30 AM

nice idea with the water bottles! I think if they are filled to the max n well secured it should be fine.

Jon Palmer · April 8th, 2008, 08:07 AM

Thanks for the reply Sean.

I will limit myself to the 8 ft :) That's all the amount of air I want anyway...a few establishing shots and some rising and lowering shots elsewhere.

What sticks were you using? I have the 515mvb manfrotto legs...do you think they'd be ok? When all three stages are locked together it's pretty damn sturdy, and with the 8 foot crane I wouldnt really need to open any of them up.

Brian Luce · November 11th, 2008, 05:15 AM

They're a lot cheaper than the competition. Why?

Chris Beller · November 11th, 2008, 09:33 PM

Because we believe in providing our customers a quality product at a reasonable price. :-)

Chris Hurd · November 11th, 2008, 09:44 PM

I think "less expensive" is a much more accurate descriptor than "cheaper."

April 8th, 2008, 08:07 AM	#79
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April 6th, 2008, 10:05 AM	#76
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	I had a shot with a brevis on an FX1 with the 8Ft crane. I am using it with the Manfrotto 516 fluid head. Not too bad but I would advise to keep it to 8Ft and below. 12 Ft would be kinda stressful I think!

April 7th, 2008, 10:30 AM	#78
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	nice idea with the water bottles! I think if they are filled to the max n well secured it should be fine.