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Lensmith

Lensmith

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I have one minor pet peeve with my DVX 100a. The audio inputs.

All my short cables at present to both the shotgun and the Sennheiser G2 wireless are straight XLR connectors. When they're plugged int the side of the camera, sticking out, they add a good three inches to the width of the camera.

Has anyone used the Neutrik style right angle XLR connectors to streamline the look of the camera?

Having those connectors pointing out to the side seems like an invitation for an accident if they get banged once too often.

I'd so enjoy putting the camera in it's bag without having to plug and unplug the audio connectors each time!

Other than this one minor inconvenience...I could not be happier with this camera!:happy:
 
You know I met the perfect girl. She's young, beautiful, smart but not too smart, laughs at my jokes, has really cute feet & likes to ... well, U know, alot.

But ... She has a really small mole on the inside of her left baby toe. It freaks me out !
What should I do ?

Please help...
 
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MrBirdBoy said:
You know I met the perfect girl. She's young, beautiful, smart but not too smart, laughs at my jokes, has really cute feet & likes to ... well, U know, alot.

But ... She has a really small mole on the inside of her left baby toe. It freaks me out !
What should I do ?

Please help...
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You lost me...or maybe it's your way of telling me I was asking a stupid question.
 
Hey Lensmith,
we use the 90 degree Neutrik connectors, but we use them on the other end - on the mic.
But I know what you mean, we have to dissemble the cables due to the cam not fitting with the XLRs sticking out the side. But you will only 'save' about 25mm (one inch) using right angle connectors.
Try it and let us know how it works!

Here's the connector you are talking about (B&H):
Neutrik Angled XLR Male
 
Let me share with you a hard lesson I learned a long time ago. I was working in a job where I travelled a lot (6-8 weeks at a time without coming home). I bought the first Sony portable CD player when it came out so I could have lots of music with me on airplanes and in the hotel room. (Also, there was a big time "cool" factor...yes, I'm an early adopter and a gadget freak...maybe this is why I like doing sound so much). At that time, this CD player was like $400 (a lot of money for me then...even now). I used to just wrap the headphone cord (ear buds) around the CD player and stick it into my brief case when I wasn't listening. After doing this a few times, the headphone jack stopped working from being banged so much. $400 down the drain.

Lesson: I always unplug EVERYTHING whenever I put something in the bag for carrying. It makes for a slower set up, but that is a whole hell of a lot better than having to send the camera out for repair. (Or maybe I should recommend that every DVX user leave their cords plugged in all the time, and bang away...I'll get more jobs recording to a separate recorder. ;-)

Phil
 
With most products it's pretty simple to rip open and just replace the mini-jack. I find the opposite with mini-jack plugs, the spring gets worn out from excessive putting in and taking out. Probably my only complaint with Sound Device products is the use of mini-jack for headphones. The adaptor cable is great and I understand they are running out of space in these things but give me a phono jack everytime.

Cheers
 
Wabbit,

I agree about the ease now of replacing the mini-jack...but back then I had not a clue (nor did anyone I knew...and Sony was of no help).

As far as the question on this post, it is the XLR's that are the issue...and while I'm sure someone that knew what they were doing could easily replace them in the DVX100, I sure wouldn't even know where to start. So, I go the safe route...unplug everything.

Today, other than my iPod, I don't think I own anything that has a mini-plug (but I still have an SD 442 on my list of things to get...so who knows...). Does the 744 also use a mini plug for the headphone jack?

Phil
 
Interesting enough it was a broken mini-jack of my tape walkman back in the 80's (don't remember how much in was but was expensive for the time) that got me tinkering with electronics.

XLR are much more rugged then a mini jack. I keep my mixer bag rigged 24/7. Definately right with a DVX (or any camera), wanna break that thing down as much as possible. It definately sticks out and is begging to be damaged by some mis-handling. Ripping open a camera is a whole different beast too.

The 744t has only mini-jack for headphones (comes with a right angle adapter to phono plug) as do most of the SD products (MM1 and Mixpre do not). It's not too big a deal since you can keep the adapter plug in all the time and keep the whole thing pretty secure in your bag.

Best
 
I appreciate the feedback.

One of the reasons I had for maybe doing this was because of some concerns raised here about the phantom power of the DVX100a.

Some suggested plugging/unplugging might be a cause if it was done with the camera on. Normally I do it with the power off but...sometimes I'm in a hurry to cover some kind of news event and I'm always looking for a way to shave a second or two off the "roll tape" moment without negative affects to my gear.

I know this was kind of a silly little question in the first place.

Maybe I'll just accept the fact I should not rush as much with my DVX.

Thanks to all.
 
Hmmm...if the plugs angle toward the back, will you be able to open the tape compartment?

If they angle down, will they interfere with whatever you might have attached to the bottom (rods, etc)?

Forward...mattebox interference?

And upward...would just look silly. And probably add some extra strain to the whole thing.
 
GenJerDan said:
Hmmm...if the plugs angle toward the back, will you be able to open the tape compartment?

If they angle down, will they interfere with whatever you might have attached to the bottom (rods, etc)?

Forward...mattebox interference?

And upward...would just look silly. And probably add some extra strain to the whole thing.
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Actually Gen...I was thinking the same thing last night as I pondered this issue. Depending on which channel, there are limited directions I could position them so they don't interfere. At present, a mattebox is not an issue for me but I did want access to other things like the video out so I could hook a monitor to the camera.

You can position the direction of the connectors in more than just four "compass" directions which...after careful thought and three double gins on the rocks...I figured I'd have them in the 3:00 (East) direction. But...then, doing that, the connector would be right over the top of the little release buttons for the XLR connectors. I use the right angle Neutriks on the bottom connectors of both my Lectrosonic wireless mics mounted on the back of my Betacam. One side is positioned like this and it's such a pain to unplug the cable without using something thin like a knife or screwdriver to slip in and under, then press down on the knob to releasing the cable.

At that point, I figured maybe I was wasting too much energy thinking about this and had gin number four before I unplugged and tucked my little baby-cam into bed for the night.

She's going to Panama with me in a couple of weeks for a trip through the Panama canal for some travel show shoot so she needs all the rest she can get! :cheesy:
 
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