Boompole - bottom or side exit

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Charles Scalfani

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This seems like such a simple thing, but which is better a boompole with a side or bottom exit?

I'm currently considering the K-Tek 102 series but cannot find a single opinion regarding the side or bottom exit. I do see that the side exits cost a little more. So is this a case of the more it costs the better?


Thanks.
 
hmm , i dont use internal cable at all :-)

but the bottom looks to me better option , less weight of the pool , the cable has less tension when it in the air .
 
bottom does have one really irritating disadvantage: you cant put the boom down on its end without destroying the cable (unless you get a good right angle adaptor that can take the pain)...

if you doing eng/run and gun, keep this in mind because sometimes you dont have the time to plug and unplug all the time
 
i have been doing a lot of shopping around for a new boompole and i have definitely settled on the ktek 152 with the internal cabling and the right angle xlr connection.

main reason is that i can set it down and not worry about the xlr connector.

a big side bonus is they have this end connector thing that is weighted.

its called the hodges effect. basically you can attach a weight (or more) and it helps balance the weight you have to keep controling so that by the end of the day you are in theory less tired.

ktek seems to make the nicest poles.

i have a carbon gitzo now that i'm quite happy with but i thought it would be nice to have one a little longer and to not have to worry about setting up the cable all the time.

so the 152ccr seems like the best model for me.

i didn't want to get one that was too short or too long.

i think this one is like 12 feet and if you subtract the 2+ feet that your holding onto thats only 10 feet.

my current one is a little bit shorter than that.

matthew
 
I agree. The bottom conenctor never made sense to me because of the old ruin your cable reason. Go with the side exit. I got a nice carbon Gitzo that works great. I put some velcro straps on it to hold the cable.
 
yes as far as bang for the buck my gitzo is hard to beat.

it is the carbon one, uncabled but it has the holes at both ends if you wanted to cable it yourself.

it was under $200.

not sure why i'm looking at spending almost $700 on a ktek other than the internal cabling being quicker to setup and the extra couple of feet in length.

i would never sell the gitzo. worth more as a spare than whatever i could get for it used.

btw, virtually no wear and tear if you take care of them. i was concerned about the carbon fiber but i think aluminum would have shown more wear than the carbon did.

matthew
 
I have two k-teks, one with a bottom plug, one with a right angle, and I prefer the right angle for most of the reasons mentioned above.

Phil
 
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