SD Wireless monitor

I've used a few setups on productions I was on. Granted I didn't know model numbers, wish I had asked...but they failed miserably. We ended up just going the wired route, which can also end in disaster if you DoP doesn't understand the concept of "STOP, YOU ARE OUT OF CORD!"

I guess it would make life a lot easier...if it worked. :)
 
Lol, yes. My homemade contraptions seem to only work in a test environment. As soon as I actually need them, they are about 50% reliable.

I have a glidecam clip somewhere where I say "you're standing on my cord" three times before it ends in a violent tilt. There has to be a better way!
 
Good, Cheap, Quick. Pick 2.

Wireless live transmission = Quick.
1 left; Good or Cheap?




And yes, this sucks, but what do you do?

- Mikko
 
Mikko - do you use one of these on your Steadicam?

Oh and btw... I got my Pilot. Thanks for your help in making the choice. It's a truly amazing piece of gear. Now all I've got to do is become expert at using it! Been working my practice time up daily, and getting the hang of it...

Come to think of it, if there ever was something you could truthfully say you needed to "get the hang of" this might be it, huh? : )
 
I was hoping for the balance between good and cheap. Maybe 2.4Ghz, hopefully designed for this application so I don't have to worry about designing my own batteries.
If I designed something, maybe someone with manufacturing contacts could make 1,000 of them? This shouldn't be such a difficult product to make. There's no reason it can't be done under $400, and probably much less. It's not much fancier than a cordless phone.
 
Yes I use a wiresless transmitter on my Steadicam. It's standard equipment for Steadicam operators for obvious reasons.

The gear used varies from the $3000 Canatrans (which transmits on regular TV frequencies) down to lower cost 2.4GHz units.
Personally I use a 2.4GHz system and it works well for a monitoring feed. However for bigger sets, I'll use something more powerfull. And a production signal (for live/multicamera TV) of course is a whole different kettle of fish.


Glad you are enjoying your Pilot; and yes, there is definatly a "nack" that you will get with some paractice. :)

- Mikko
 
Thanks Mikko

What 2.4 GHz transceiver system do you use/recommend for a Pilot-scale shooter (small sets, low budget, etc.)? Having the director see a real-time feed from the shot makes perfect sense...

And yes, practice is paying off on the Pilot. I may actually get good at it eventually : )
 
Ted Spencer said:
Thanks Mikko

What 2.4 GHz transceiver system do you use/recommend for a Pilot-scale shooter (small sets, low budget, etc.)? Having the director see a real-time feed from the shot makes perfect sense...

And yes, practice is paying off on the Pilot. I may actually get good at it eventually : )
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I once picked up one of these of e-bay for under $40 to play around with. [figured I could afford one as a 'throwaway' expense] - I was supprized how well it actually worked (so much for that good, cheap,quick rule..). Not good enough for a professional set, but for low budget stuff they should be ok.

There's a bunch of outfits selling those things in a veriety of output powers on e-bay. Mine are (I think) 50mw. A friend got a set that are 2w (2000mw), and they interfear with the camera if they are too close - which is a shame.
So I'd recomend a less powerfull than that unit.

Teletest (in the UK) sells the same unit in a 10mw version here.

- Mikko
 
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