More toys

Sean McHenry · May 10th, 2005, 08:41 PM

Well my friends,
I am shooting a music video promotional piece with an old producer pal of mine Saturday so earlier this week, I spent some major money and bought the following to add to the collection of camera gear:

Century Optics WA adapter
Varizoom VZRock zoom/focus controller
Bogen 501 head to replace the 3130QR on the 3011BN sticks
Bogen 3127 dolly
Glidecam 2000
CraneCam 200

I have everything put together except the crane. I hope to get to it tomorrow evening after my Tai Chi classes.

If anyone wants to buy the nearly brand-new 3130QR (quick release) head, I'll let it go at wholesale to recoup my outlay. Make an offer.

http://www.bogenimaging.us/product/t...d=9&itemid=287

See you guys.

You can still see the last round of purchases and the camera burried under other goodies at the following:

http://home.columbus.rr.com/deepblue...nal/Studio.htm

More pix with the new stuff later.

Sean

Dave Livingston · May 11th, 2005, 06:32 PM

Thats a nice rig!

Sean McHenry · July 1st, 2005, 03:24 PM

OK, I haven't updated the list in a while but since the above was written I have added:

Century Optics WA lens,
Bogen 501 head,
Bogen Dolly,
GlideCam 2000,
GlideCam Crane (8'8" crane)
Varizoom Rock zoom controller.

New pics another day. Now I need projects... Anyone in Central Ohio working on anything they need a hand with?

Sean

Jeff S Smith · July 6th, 2005, 01:09 PM

How do you like the GlideCam 2000? How much did it cost you, if you don't mind my asking.

-Jeff

Sean McHenry · July 8th, 2005, 01:32 AM

What I paid isn't market value as I worked for a Broadcast equipment dealer for a few years until a month or so ago and I could buy all this wonderful stuff at wholesale cost.

So far I have shot the music video with it and the producer/editor tells me it looks great. I have yet to see the finished product but will this weekend I think.

Sean

Chris Long · July 9th, 2005, 10:30 AM

Sean, when you say Century Optics WA adapter, which one do you mean? Is it the .65 model, or the smaller, wider angled one (I think that one is .55)?

Hope that makes sense...

Also--how do you like that Azden wireless?

Sean McHenry · July 9th, 2005, 11:46 PM

Well, the WA is the more expensive .65 HR (High Resolution) which has clean zoom-through. I went with it as I had heard from others on the forums that the .55 might be giving folks too much barrel distortion and that it wasn't meant to be a zoom through. This one is a bit less wide but has the zoom range.

On the Azden. It aint the best I ever used but I will say that I had a rental Lectrosonic UHF system on a shoot just after I bought the Azden and the Azden saved the shoot. The Lectro kept dropping in and out. I had just picked the Azden up a few days before and threw it and the batteries in as a spare.

Worked flawlessly across a ballroom for a series of corporate presentations and saved the shoot.

Sean

May 10th, 2005, 08:41 PM	#1
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	More toys - hee hee Well my friends, I am shooting a music video promotional piece with an old producer pal of mine Saturday so earlier this week, I spent some major money and bought the following to add to the collection of camera gear: Century Optics WA adapter Varizoom VZRock zoom/focus controller Bogen 501 head to replace the 3130QR on the 3011BN sticks Bogen 3127 dolly Glidecam 2000 CraneCam 200 I have everything put together except the crane. I hope to get to it tomorrow evening after my Tai Chi classes. If anyone wants to buy the nearly brand-new 3130QR (quick release) head, I'll let it go at wholesale to recoup my outlay. Make an offer. http://www.bogenimaging.us/product/t...d=9&itemid=287 See you guys. You can still see the last round of purchases and the camera burried under other goodies at the following: http://home.columbus.rr.com/deepblue...nal/Studio.htm More pix with the new stuff later. Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

May 11th, 2005, 06:32 PM	#2
Dave Livingston New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 9	Thats a nice rig! __________________ Western Action Shooting Videos www.DaveL111.Neptune.com

July 1st, 2005, 03:24 PM	#3
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	OK, I haven't updated the list in a while but since the above was written I have added: Century Optics WA lens, Bogen 501 head, Bogen Dolly, GlideCam 2000, GlideCam Crane (8'8" crane) Varizoom Rock zoom controller. New pics another day. Now I need projects... Anyone in Central Ohio working on anything they need a hand with? Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

July 8th, 2005, 01:32 AM	#5
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	What I paid isn't market value as I worked for a Broadcast equipment dealer for a few years until a month or so ago and I could buy all this wonderful stuff at wholesale cost. So far I have shot the music video with it and the producer/editor tells me it looks great. I have yet to see the finished product but will this weekend I think. Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

July 9th, 2005, 11:46 PM	#7
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	Well, the WA is the more expensive .65 HR (High Resolution) which has clean zoom-through. I went with it as I had heard from others on the forums that the .55 might be giving folks too much barrel distortion and that it wasn't meant to be a zoom through. This one is a bit less wide but has the zoom range. On the Azden. It aint the best I ever used but I will say that I had a rental Lectrosonic UHF system on a shoot just after I bought the Azden and the Azden saved the shoot. The Lectro kept dropping in and out. I had just picked the Azden up a few days before and threw it and the batteries in as a spare. Worked flawlessly across a ballroom for a series of corporate presentations and saved the shoot. Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

July 6th, 2005, 01:09 PM	#4
Jeff S Smith Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 27	How do you like the GlideCam 2000? How much did it cost you, if you don't mind my asking. -Jeff

July 9th, 2005, 10:30 AM	#6
Chris Long Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Middletown, Maryland USA Posts: 177	Sean, when you say Century Optics WA adapter, which one do you mean? Is it the .65 model, or the smaller, wider angled one (I think that one is .55)? Hope that makes sense... Also--how do you like that Azden wireless?