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  1. I've been using them for a few weeks now as scratch track receivers w/ Immedion 2400 rechargeables. Similar battery life as others are reporting - roughly 4.5 hours. Very happy with the sound and build quality, less happy about the battery life in the receivers. I soldered up some Arri XLR5 and Red balanced mini-TRS cables and had good luck with both setups.
  2. I'm dealing with an interesting problem with an HD monitor right now. My main cart uses the BlackMagic Smartview Duo, which I've been very pleased with. Their customer support has been great, too. I just bought a new Delvcam SDI-7 for a third/small cart monitor, only to find that it doesn't support PsF signals - which the manufacturer only discovered this week when I was trying to sort out the issue. I'm still pursuing the issue with them, because it'd be a great little monitor - if only it supported the format that I'm most often given from video assist!
  3. I don't know the guy, but I can attest that 'Real Housewives' was trying to pay about 50% of our local market rate. Not the best business practice to undercut your market's established rates... at least not if you're interested in a long term career.
  4. Welcome Glen - I can't wait to visit! Will there be a grand opening?
  5. This is great news. Looking forward to seeing the store! Sales tax here depends on city and county, so my fingers are crossed for incorporated Dekalb county...
  6. Am I the only one who just wants the cufflinks? Jon, hook me up with a pair.... I've bought just about everything else you make.
  7. Here's some feedback on mine, Larry: Three days of solid abuse on actors who were chased, tacked, impaled, etc. So far, so good. They've performed flawlessly. Thanks, I'll be ordering 6 more when you start shipping them!
  8. As with all agreements, this is per negotiation! We've agreed (at least around here...) to a 10 hour day to level the playing field and make things easier for producers. There is one company here trying to change to an 8 hour guarantee. There's an easy answer: Say no. This has nothing to do with 'legality.' They are bound to the minimums of the union contract - we can hold a line for more than the minimums in terms of rate or 10 hour guarantee. And we have, for years now, held to a 10 hour day. This keeps us from having late call situations that make it difficult to unload, park, get in to a location, deal with camera department, and be ready to roll sound on schedule. Sorry for the rant, but lately many producers have been asking for special deals on every job, every time. If they can't budget properly, knowing our rates and 10 hour guarantees, that's their issue to work out. If we all stand together on this, it makes things much easier to deal with - for production and crew. My .02.
  9. I'm shocked that my 442 is older than Eric's - especially since it came from him: 030102085000. Now I wish I still had my MixPre from 2000. Congratulations on the anniversary & thanks for the years of great service!
  10. I drove one last week. A bit pokey, even with no payload. The CVT makes everything feel odd on acceleration. That being said, I might be trading in my trusty Element for one next month. It just seems like it'll be easier to work from.
  11. This is interesting, because I never realized that anyone would present it any other way in negotiations. Of course I'll charge for two wireless, because that's what they're asking for.
  12. I ended up using 6" pneumatics with top plates from Northern Tool. They're just attached at 3 points to t-nuts with 1/4-20 screws - no issues at all with the mounting, and they provide another cross brace for the frame. The tires were really awful and have already been replaced. I'm thinking about replacing them again with grey soft rubber ones. I'd love to use bigger casters, but I'm limited by the height of my current vehicle. If I end up in something larger, I'll definitely switch to higher quality 8". BTW, since it sounds like you went with the double anchor fasteners, you made the right decision getting them pre-bored. I machined all my own for my first cart. It took forever, and I spent $$$ on tooling that I wish I hadn't.
  13. And I thought I'd bought out the last of the black anodized aluminum! Have fun with the build, it's pretty much as easy as it seems to work with the stuff. I'm already thinking about rebuilding my 80/20 main cart with what I learned from building my follow cart last year. The next detail will be putting umbrella mounts on both carts to I can transfer the umbrella to the follow cart for smaller 'bag-on'cart' gigs. Let me know if you end up needing any last minute fasteners, I have a pretty decent supply sitting around. And McMaster Carr has a decent stock of 8020 parts available for intown pickup if you get desperate. Good luck!
  14. I'd certainly appreciate any documents that are public domain/non-proprietary that could be posted here, as long as it's kosher with the creators. I'm starting to slog through the application this week.
  15. On the other side of the thread: Gotta love the attitude! In most of my experience, when the camera starts making a horrible noise, the producer doesn't look first at the operator, they look right at the mixer and say "Can we live with that?" Once that question is raised, it's then treated as a sound issue. On the good side, a lot of my Red owning clients aren't idiots, so I've got that going for me.
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