Dave Allen
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Camtree, Scamtree, ProAim, ProLame, Came, Cinecity, SinCity, (insert your shell company name here) etc, they all appear to be the same company based in the exact same location in India. I bought one of their matte boxes based upon their ad which they confirmed was compatible with my camera at the time.
When their junk arrived, the product was horrible. To hide all the blemishes on the 15mm aluminum rods, they heavily sandblast them to the point it is quite frosted. This makes it harder to slide and for mounts to slide on it. Plus the rail blocks were not coaxial, so when you try to slide a mount, as it travels, it ends up binding.
The swing away system relies upon a hard steel pin indexing down into a soft aluminum receiver hole. Yeah, like that will last. Not only was the hole too large, the tolerances were sloppier than a pig in a mudpen, allowing huge amounts of play. Most of the anodized aluminum parts had cosmetic dings which means sloppy parts handling during manufacture. The documentation was almost non-existent with photcopier prints.
Best of all, when one tried to slide the matte box on the rails to the fixed camera lens, one had to flex down on the rails to get the stages under the mic. When one rotates the stages, it gouges the fixed mic. So in other words, what they advertise as compatible with a specific camera, it doesn't work at all.
I emailed them and they asked for photos, which tells me they must not have even bothered to rig test it before they engaged in fraudulent advertising and misrepresentation as an inducement to sell their junk as compatible. So I had to have the matte box shipped back from a foreign country to take pics. One they saw the pics, they said once i show proof of return shipment, they will refund half via Paypal, and upon receipt, pay back the balance plus shipping.
I sent them the return shipment receipt, then they started to ignore me. Finally they said they had no money in their Paypal account! I have the email to prove it. What kind of company claims such things?!After more excuses than the IRS over losing emails, they sent back only half, no shipping reimbursement and said that was all they were willing to do. Scammed me out of over $500 USD.
I ended up getting a Chrosziel. Night and day difference on quality, and if I bend a tiny obscure threaded rod or weird mounting plate, each specific part I have been able to get instantly from Century Optics, their North American distributor who is always at NAB and accountable with great service, documentation and support.
ProAim and (insert your India based shell company names here) companies are fraudulent, they are dishonest scammers who copy others designs, and their products are total junk.
Below is a video where the victim demonstrates more or less what my experiences were with this scam company. Just look how he visually details their garbage, it's an EPIC expose'.
You've been warned!
Other than that, I don't have much of an opinion about them or their products either way, lol.
When their junk arrived, the product was horrible. To hide all the blemishes on the 15mm aluminum rods, they heavily sandblast them to the point it is quite frosted. This makes it harder to slide and for mounts to slide on it. Plus the rail blocks were not coaxial, so when you try to slide a mount, as it travels, it ends up binding.
The swing away system relies upon a hard steel pin indexing down into a soft aluminum receiver hole. Yeah, like that will last. Not only was the hole too large, the tolerances were sloppier than a pig in a mudpen, allowing huge amounts of play. Most of the anodized aluminum parts had cosmetic dings which means sloppy parts handling during manufacture. The documentation was almost non-existent with photcopier prints.
Best of all, when one tried to slide the matte box on the rails to the fixed camera lens, one had to flex down on the rails to get the stages under the mic. When one rotates the stages, it gouges the fixed mic. So in other words, what they advertise as compatible with a specific camera, it doesn't work at all.
I emailed them and they asked for photos, which tells me they must not have even bothered to rig test it before they engaged in fraudulent advertising and misrepresentation as an inducement to sell their junk as compatible. So I had to have the matte box shipped back from a foreign country to take pics. One they saw the pics, they said once i show proof of return shipment, they will refund half via Paypal, and upon receipt, pay back the balance plus shipping.
I sent them the return shipment receipt, then they started to ignore me. Finally they said they had no money in their Paypal account! I have the email to prove it. What kind of company claims such things?!After more excuses than the IRS over losing emails, they sent back only half, no shipping reimbursement and said that was all they were willing to do. Scammed me out of over $500 USD.
I ended up getting a Chrosziel. Night and day difference on quality, and if I bend a tiny obscure threaded rod or weird mounting plate, each specific part I have been able to get instantly from Century Optics, their North American distributor who is always at NAB and accountable with great service, documentation and support.
ProAim and (insert your India based shell company names here) companies are fraudulent, they are dishonest scammers who copy others designs, and their products are total junk.
Below is a video where the victim demonstrates more or less what my experiences were with this scam company. Just look how he visually details their garbage, it's an EPIC expose'.
You've been warned!
Other than that, I don't have much of an opinion about them or their products either way, lol.
