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I recently purchased the Zaxcom DCiRX. Ordered from Gotham Sound the day it finally arrived at their shop and currently en route. Hoping to take delivery sometime early next week. They sold me on the following promise: "The Zaxcom DCiRX combines receiver, recorder, mixer, and USB interface in...

Great question. I just happened to see a few people online/Youtube who mentioned some issues out of the box. So I think it could have been a QC issue when they were first shipping lenses. I don't have any direct experience. I would definitely think if you picked up any lenses from Duclos...

I use Quickbooks Online at the moment. I had previously used Wave a bit, mostly for estimating but not really invoicing. This was a couple of years ago, but Wave felt pretty underdeveloped in its features. I'd also spent some time using BlinkBid early on, but it was a bit too specialized for...

Jim, I also saw that C300 III deal that just wrapped up. What a deal honestly! If someone was in need of a super high quality camera that can do it all, it would be hard to go wrong with the C300 III. At $3k for a brand new unit, man oh man. I actually shot on a C300 III for a few years before...

Ah, interesting. Yeah I don't have any DZO lenses myself, but I've appreciated what they've brought to the market the last few years. It's unfortunate they're moving away from the smaller formats. Personally I've been eyeballing some S35 format zooms lately, specifically for their smaller size...

Now that NAB has come and gone, I'm curious if there were any big standouts to people? I didn't attend but checked out all of the online footage and content produced by many who were there. A few things on my list: Initially I was pretty excited to see the Deity PR-4 come to market...

Any thought to picking up a used, but well maintained, head from a higher quality brand? Like a Sachtler, Miller, etc.? You may be able to find used models online for the same price as a new model from a lower-quality brand.

I'm still eyeballing the DCiRX. Glenn mentioned in his Gotham Sound interview at the show that it would be available in 2 weeks, so I guess we'll see. I would also love it if Zaxcom came out with some slightly less expensive transmitters. I currently have a couple of Sennheiser G3 wireless...

Nice interview from NAB with Arri and Riedel here:

You've described the eternal struggle for consumers across every product ever made. "We want 'X' product quality, but at 'Y' product price". - With 'X' product always being expensive and great. The ask from consumers is always to get more for less. But there's a reason some things cost more...

I still wonder how much a cheaper Arri is doable. You make a good point about there needing to be compromise in order to hit certain price points. But then what are you left with? I've listened to a lot of podcasts, read literature, etc. regarding Arri's tech and it seems like if it was that...

I spoke with someone over at Gotham sound via phone a bit earlier and they seem to think it should be ready any day, hopefully... But they also caveated that it's been "coming soon" for 4 months.

Holy cow this looks good. Might actually be what I'm looking for over the Deity PR-4. More cost, but looks to have some insane versatility. Maybe some of my more sound-inclined friends on here can weigh in?

Yeah that definitely needs to have the option to turn off. Hopefully it does or it's getting some black gaff tape over it.

I think the last time I used a GoPro for a shot that actually made it into some sort of edit was 2008 or 2009? I strapped it to the forehead of a college swimmer for a few shots. When they first came out they were a bit of a fun novelty camera for trick shots or an underwater view but the...

Well, it looks like the releases are starting to trickle out in advance of NAB. Regarding the Deity PR-4, finally a price at $449. Not too bad, and about what I was expecting. I'm putting in a pre-order and we'll see if it solves for my specific use case. If it does then the old MixPre6-II may...

Haha, touché! It's good to be reminded of this more often I think.

Thanks for those additional notes Jim, appreciate you taking the time to put all of that together. Those are some great options! I'd actually considered some of those awhile back, but it may be time to revisit once I see where the DR-4 is priced. The Sonosax SX-M2D2 is actually something I'd...

Thanks for those comments and feedback. I think if you're coming at things from more of a sound person's perspective I'm sure you're both right. My main goal is just to reduce and simplify my current setup and the PR-4 would seem to be a nice solution, at least on paper. At the moment I'm...

Anyone on here attending NAB or looking forward to anything coming out? I've actually never gone myself, and I am not attending this year either, but I'm still excited to see what comes out. Primarily I'm looking forward to the release of the Deity PR-4. They've been teasing it for what seems...