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NAB 2009 Impressions

Gearnex Gearhead -  Without a booth, CineToys’ Gearnex Gearhead still got the attention it deserves. I only saw it while shooting a video about the AJA KiPro. Both I and the camera man saw it at the same time and there was a unified “Holy Crap!!!”. For the uninitiated, a gear head is to a fluid head what a fluid head is to, well, a ball head. You get a smoother pan and tilt combined with a much more stable solution for long lenses. For this reason, you see these heads on film sets all the time. You don’t see them in smaller productions because they are very expensive (often $20,000 for the head alone). At $5995 ($3995 at the show), the Gearnex is still expensive but inline with something like an O’connor 1030 HD head. For most of us, this isn’t something we need to buy right now…but it means we’ll most likely be able to rent a Gearnex for the same price as a standard tripod ($75 in San Francisco). You do give up some high-end features (I don’t think you can change the gearing as much for faster or slower pan and tilts) but for the price, it’s a great solution. I’m already saving my pennies.

Datavideo SE 3000 - Datavideo announced the SE3000 which allows for up to 16 channels of HD video. This may be overkill for many but if you are excited ready about it (we have studio needs for 8+ channels)...there you go.

Overall, the show really had a great energy. I expected low energy bordering on depression…and was happily surprised by an industry busily readying itself for a decade of change.

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