Estimated weight of Extreme-based rig?

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Digital Muse

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I'm guessing that the following rig would be approximately 15 to 20 lbs total with sound and lighting off-camera. Does this sound about right? Have I missed anything?

1) HVX200 (~5.5lbs)
2) Letus Extreme (~3.5lbs)
3) Lens (~0.5 to 1.5lbs)
4) Carbon rails (??)
5) Mattebox (??)
6) Follow Focus (??)
7) External Monitor w/mounting arm (~3lbs)
8) External battery pack (~1lbs)
9) Misc. (filters, etc.) (~1 to 2lbs)

I want to get the best, reasonably-priced tripod (budget = $1K to $2K) to comfortably handle this setup.

Thanks,

DM
 
The Extreme is actually 3 pounds ;)
Carbon rails would be a negligible amount of added weight.
What kind of filters are you using that they will be adding 1-2 pounds?

I personally like the Libec LS-55 which will hold up to 22 lbs. and costs around $900. That should be plenty to support what you have listed above.
 
Thanks for the input folks.

DeGrey, I was adding 1 to 2 pounds for the filters plus any miscellaneous items such as a BeachTek adapter and/or Firestore recorder. Also, thanks for the plug on Libec; was curious about them but couldn't find much info on the heads/sticks... How would you rate the Libec against the Cartoni Focus and similar systems in that range?

DM
 
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Heh heh, thanks for the link. Just finished reading that review before your post... Do you have the mid-level or bottom spreader?
 
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