TimoK Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Munich, Germany 4th of April 2013 Ambient Recording goes Premium with the all new QS boompole For more than 20 years Ambient Recording has produced professional carbon fiber boompoles. The tubes used for our products are not off the shelf items but specially manufactured to our own specification using upscale yet still affordable Hi-Q modulus carbon fibers. This high quality soon made Ambient the leading manufacturer for professional booms in many parts of the world. Now we wanted to go one step beyond and construct our masterpiece. The QS boompole is handmade out of Pre-preg carbon. This is an extremely time-consuming way of production but it gives us the possibility to design the tube characteristics layer by layer. Our aim was to create a boom so stiff, lightweight and well balanced that the boom op can control his microphone like a surgeon controls his scalpel but from an 18 feet distance! Besides the tubing we refashioned the screw locks for better grip when working with gloves. The result we achieved is nothing less than the stiffest, most precise boom on the market that can truly be called the best pole we ever built. Facts - Weight: 37 oz - Length: 5.1' collapsed to 17.7' extended (with optional QP 120 up to 22') - Availability: Shipping starts 15th of May See you at NAB booth C2059 and C3027 Quote
VASI Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 It's to early to talk about price (in euro)? Quote
Jon Gilbert Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Looks good, my all time favorite pole is my Ambient. Quote
rb1138 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 It's to early to talk about price (in euro)? What he said. Quote
TimoK Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Posted April 4, 2013 It's to early to talk about price (in euro)? The list price in Euro will be 690€, US price 932$ Quote
VASI Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Excellent! Also coiled or straight cable inside is available option? Quote
Nathaniel Robinson Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Any plans on producing shorter lengths? Quote
TimoK Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Posted April 4, 2013 Excellent! Also coiled or straight cable inside is available option? Our standard QP straight cabling is working just fine since we used the same diameters and lengths... Quote
TimoK Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Posted April 4, 2013 Any plans on producing shorter lengths? To be honest, we discussed that a lot and decided to watch the demand for shorter versions first... So your vote is noted Quote
TimoK Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Posted April 4, 2013 I'd take a shorter one too..... Well, that makes two... I suppose we reflect the reactions next week at NAB and Prolight & Sound and decide afterwards... The persons to convince are: Sebastian at NAB and Guenter at Prolight Quote
Gerard-NYNY Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 short and light please, 15 inches to 12.5 feet would make a great compact pole. Quote
André Boisvert Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 short and light please, 15 inches to 12.5 feet would make a great compact pole. A ten section pole? Quote
Gerard-NYNY Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 A ten section pole? i can definitely live with that. all i want is something super light, packable, with reach when i need it. i usually work with some weight of the pole behind me, and wouldn't mind a few sections in the bottom tube for balance. Quote
VASI Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 3m for ENG 6m for Film For me the perfect sizes for each type of work. Quote
Michael Kennedy Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Same again...+1 for a packable, shorter pole. Love my Ambient! Quote
RPSharman Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 This looks good. And competitively priced. I use a coiled cable pole (typical in the US), which I can see wouldn't work on this thin pole. Any thoughts on a bracket for a plug-on transmitter at the mic end? It might make it a bit heavier, but eliminating the cable might offset that. Quote
Derek H Posted April 4, 2013 Report Posted April 4, 2013 Another vote here for an ENG version with about 11-13 feet of reach and internal coiled cable option. Looks great! Quote
TimoK Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Posted April 5, 2013 This looks good. And competitively priced. I use a coiled cable pole (typical in the US), which I can see wouldn't work on this thin pole. Any thoughts on a bracket for a plug-on transmitter at the mic end? It might make it a bit heavier, but eliminating the cable might offset that. Of course we provide plug on transmitter solutions... Please meet our helpful accessories http://www.ambient.de/en/products/ambient-recording/boompoles/accessories.html Quote
Chris Campion Posted July 21, 2013 Report Posted July 21, 2013 If anyone like me is interested in a short version maybe we should all register our interest (here?) In a single heartbeat, I would buy an internally cabled sub 20 inch (closed) to 8 or 9 feet (extended) QS. I feel the current offering is too closely competing with the panamic, especially (if true) as I was told by my dealer, that it can't be internally cabled now? Cheers. Quote
studiomprd Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 " offering is too closely competing with the panamic, " that is how competition often works Quote
Chris Campion Posted July 22, 2013 Report Posted July 22, 2013 " offering is too closely competing with the panamic, " that is how competition often works aye ok mate. Quote
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