Recent content by jwrtiger

Grant, I got to see the sealed bearings on the 3-inch idler arm that I just purchased and it is a fine piece of equipment from Kessler. Glad you mentioned noise and this setup is also extremely quiet. Here is a close-up of the truck and idler arm. Clicking on the picture will show you the nice...

I have a Kessler K-Pod tripod with a Hercules 2.0 head. I ordered the tripod with the 6-inch standard caster wheels and the setup works well with a camera or Kessler crane. I wanted to play around with a track dolly and Kessler sells a set of dolly trucks (set of 3) for around $400.00. I am...

Finally a few shots of the system. Here is a picture of the matte box and rail system without the quick release plate and another with the plate. (02 and 06) I can install the camera on the quick release plate, then on the tripod, and then balance it with flags in less than 3-minutes. A...

As I indicated in my first post I wanted to try some filters. Again since this is a hobby for me price was a major concern. I purchased the Cavision 4” x 4” Glass 5-filter set for around $200.00. Some vendors stated the filters were 3-mm thick and some stated they were 4-mm thick. The ones I got...

As promised here is my next part of the review of the matte box and rail system. October Black sorry it took so long to respond to your question about the flags falling off of the matte box. When I first got the system it did seem like that area could be a problem, especially the top French...

In this part two section I would like to discuss the rail system. This system has a quick release plate, 45 cm stainless steel support rods, shims, and some screws. The longer rod lengths should allow me to add a follow-focus system or 35 mm adaptor. Not sure if this was a packing error but...

I am planning on retiring this year and just wanted a hobby so I choose this field. I am a novice when it comes to using video so take the following with a grain of salt. I wanted to play around with a matte box and flags from Cine City and filters for my Panasonic HMC 150. I looked around on...