Cinvate Flip mOdule...just got mine.

I also have a regular Brevis, and though I like the product, I think they are in dire need of a real paper manual. It's not that complicated a device, just 1 or 2 pages would be enough.

When I had questions and problems, I also had to dig around their website, which pissed me off as well.

-Tom
 
Tom, the Brevis "Video University" will be available via one click from our website (and shortly to the public)...so hopefully that will help beyond the 1 to 2 page quick start guides. Leah is working on these right now :-)
 
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You responded in that same thread to hoarp001 but you made no mention to his lack of manual comment, after that you come back here to berate Cinevate for emailing a manual link and providing a video?

Bizarre.
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Sorry about the SG omission. Sure, they need a manual too. Not playing favorites, everything flies and fails in their own special way. Let me amend all. Whether it's SG or Cinevate or my microwave - they all should have manuals. Putting together my SG the 1st time too was a pain.

I commend all of them for customer service in terms of solving problems or replacing parts. Like I said they all get back to you. But I still find it deplorable that anything that needs careful adjustment and precise assembly not have a manual. Manuals should have gone out on the 1st batches over a year ago.

DVD is a good idea. But a small instruction sheet is standard for any piece of machinery that requires assembly and adjustment. because you don't need anything but your two eyes (and hands) to use it. You should be able to send the box to a remote location (one without internet, etc) someone should open it, read the manual and having working in 15 minutes or so.

Please don't slay me for being overly harsh. People act like a kicked their grandfather. These are businesses, that charge a sizseable chunk of change for precision optics. And enough already with the "it's a 1/10th of a PS technik" defense. What does that have to do with the price of fish? Because it's only 1200.00 should I expect things not to work or a manual no where in sight?

I still will most likely buy the Cvate flip pending a few tests ( E 2 E). It has what I'm looking for.
Dennis, even a hand drawn schematic, signed by you would be great. Just kidding. Didn't mean to bust your onions on my previous screed. I truly look forward to seeing what the flip can do. I heard if you leave it on plugged into the wall it gets rid of rodents and other household pests.
 
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No worries there. The quick start sheet + DVD was something we've been throwing around, and if this thread hadn't of been fired up, we would have stuck with the website routine that we are currently using. That won't change, but we'll make it better by adding the basic written guide.

Using an adapter brings with it a learning curve of differing slope for ever shooter. If I could, I'd require everyone to watch our Video University segments before sending them an adapter! That's not because we think they're particularly amazing, but rather that a few tips can make a dramatic difference in image quality.

Based on a few conversations with some folks deeply respected, we've decided to make our entire video series available to everone. Based on what I'm reading here in various threads, we'd hope they become a useful resource for all adapter users, not just our customers. Part 1 (of 8), Basic Setup, is 23 minutes, and will be up later this week.

Cheers :-)
 
Hello Dennis, I'm one of those guys who've constantly been trolling for any bits of information on 35mm adapters for the past year. For various reasons I have evolved from the M2, to the LE and now consider the Brevis my best choice. I feel quite knowledgeable and confident that I have "researched" the subject and all of the related parts needed to put together a complete rig.

I really like the Brevis forum, especially the "Show Us You Rigs" section. What really helped with my decision towards the Brevis is seeing video samples by your customers, their lense choices and their rig setups.

I'm very grateful to hear that The Video University will be public soon. I was a little disappointed when I couldn't find any information about how the Brevis fits up to a camera and rails on the Cinevate site. So far the only how-to info I've seen was by a another user elsewhere on another site.

I'm looking forward to checking out Video University.

-Tony Newman
Future Brevis customer
 
Tony, thanks for those kind words. The decision to "open the book" was harder for me I think than anyone else here on the team...but since "conversion" we've been working hard on some flash code to integrate seamlessly to our existing web site structure. The "Video University" was such a great experience, we've decided to expand it to cover some other topics, including lens testing, camera alignment, contrast ratio testing and a few other topics. These will be combined with what I think will be a fascinating exploration of the HV20, XH-A1, and HPX500, three cameras in completely different market segments, but all popular with our users.

I'll be in Toronto next week for Stillmotion.ca 's new studio opening, and that trip will include a visit with the DSC labs crew who are based there. We'll be using the DSC labs Ambi system and a set of their OSG's (charts) to do much of the testing.
 
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