FWS-01 (buy it!)

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Let me be honest and blunt, I bought this little accessory hoping it wouldn't suck. Don't take it personal Siniarch, it is just that I am used to getting little gizmo's and having to throw them away, lol...
Then again I had a bit of hope running under the skepticism because this is one of the DVXuser members who always seems to be about to build something really cool and super affordable in comparison to the options already out in the market. I am especially hoping for a release of the shoulder mount he built, hint, hint

The FWS-01 is just a little piece of rubber with two holes in it, one for the tip of a Firewire 400 cable and the other for a headphone jack. It's purpose is to share some of the strength of the phono connection with the weak Firewire 400 connection that we are all terrified of destroying by pulling on the wire while connected to the HVX.

Does it work? Well, I LOVE IT!!! But to try to share my childish excitement with you guys I though I'd do something that showed it in pictures... I know it is a bit rudimentary of an test/example but it shows how far my personal level of comfort goes with this thing mounted. While it doesn't make it feel like it is made of concrete I really felt quite comfortable while I took the pics even though the gapher take was a bit on the heavy side, bus the whole cable... I could have added something to it, but it gets the point across if you own an HVX. ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE DVrack!


What's not so great about it? I guess the fact that it isn't meant to work with the 1/8 phono pins. But I think he is going to offer one like that, I mean I guess he might this can't be a hard piece to manufacture. "FWS-02" perhaps, lol? Anyway... so if you have 1/8 headphones you have to use your adapter with it which will add a touch of extra length to the connection, but it won't add a significant amount of lever. So unless you have a crappy adapter and that's why you don't want to use your adapter I wouldn't worry about it cause this thing is waaay sturdy!

He charges $15 and sells little 1/8 to 1/4 adapters for $2. Not too bad of a price, and it is way worth it.
He's got a website going! That could only mean that he will in fact make some of his designs!!!

http://firewiresaver.silo23.com/




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I love my new camera, lol