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On 7/14/2021 at 5:14 PM, Michael Scrip said:

So...

 

$400 for a pair of Tentacle Sync E boxes... that *only* do timecode...

 

or...

 

$480 for a pair of Deity BP-TRX boxes... that do timecode, and record, and transmit, and camera hop, and IEM, etc...

 

Is anyone else cross-shopping these two systems?  

 

I already have a MixPre6-II with timecode... and I have a Tentacle Track E because I wanted a standalone lav recorder with timecode.

 

So naturally I wanted a pair of Sync E to add timecode to cameras.  

 

But now the BP-TRX has me tempted!

 

I love how the Tentacle devices can all be synced with the phone app.  It's a very slick ecosystem.  

 

But the BP-TRX offers so much more functionality.  It's a wireless audio system too!  That's also something I'm interested in.

 

Decisions, decisions...  🤩

Personally the form factor of the BP-TRX makes it a no go for me. Camera teams don't want a big box like that on the camera. If you often work with teams that don't care then I bet it's great but these days camera dept are used to things like the JB1 and Nano lockit, coming out with this big box is just unprofessional imo. I do like the product though. 

As others have said, purchasing cos 11d's for your G3s will vastly improve the sound you capture.  Upgrading the wireless units themselves will also provide an improvement, but in terms of large improvement for a lower cost, the cos 11 is a great place to start.  A lot of the improvements you pay for from higher tier wireless are QoL, not just raw sound quality (although this is obviously a big factor).   

Gloomy day for booming.  

That makes sense.  Any advantage of the Sennheiser IEMs other than stereo output?  

On 7/16/2018 at 3:47 PM, IronFilm said:

This is exactly what I do, except with a Lectro transmitter. 
Then my boom op can listen to the headphone output from the MM1 mixed together with a feed sent back from me so I can communicate with him.

 

What do you use for the booms ifb comm?  

On 7/18/2018 at 12:24 AM, IronFilm said:

Looks like uncorrected log footage in large parts of it.

Definitely just this.  DP probably shot in log like they always do, and passed it off to an inexperienced editor who didn't know what a LUT was. 

Gotcha, that makes sense. 

Yeah our model is fitted with a sync box, but the kit we have also comes with a comtek which as I understand it from reading through the manual, was to be used with a sync pulse coming out of a Nagra so you could keep it in sync wirelessly.  Also thanks for the info on the frame anomaly, that's good to know!   

50 minutes ago, thebrengun said:

Save the cash. In fact, on a budget, use a regular slate! Those dollars would be better served using a sync box in my opinion if anything at all. Syncing footage isn’t hard unless you’re on a tight schedule or have a lot of it.

Okay cool thanks for the confirmation. Also yeah I've plan on renting a tentacle for the project as well.   

Hey everyone, quick question, I'm currently a student, planning an equipment list for my senior thesis and I'm curious about the current line of the Deneke slates, as opposed to the legacy models from years past.  My school owens a fully operational Denecke Decode TS-1, which I've been using for a while to mixed success (not all of our cameras can shoot true 24), but I have it within my budget to include a newer model, like the TS-3 in my rental package.  From what I can see reading about the newer models, not much as changed, but maybe there's something I'm missing as I've never actually put my hands on anything other than the TS-1?   

My question is pretty simple; am I gonna be missing out on anything other than drop frame options (not an issue as we can just shoot true 24 with the camera we're using)?  I want to have as much experience with current equipment as I can before I graduate, but if there's little difference between the models I'll save the cash.

Thanks