Element Technica at IBC

[Chris Burket]

Element Technica will be represented at IBC and will be showing some new products. The booth will be located in Hall 11.G31

New things to check out:

Hand Held Kit
EVF Extension
Red Drive Shock Mounts
Cheese Stick Top Handle

Current Products that will also be there:

1030 and 2060 Dovetails
Nickel Plated Aluminum Ultra Rods
Top Cheese Plate
EVF Mount
Breakout Box
Red 15mm and 19mm Base Plate
Battery Mounting Solutions
Handle Risers
15mm Top Mounts

Look for Stephen Pizzo who will be running the booth.

Hope everyone enjoys IBC!

 

[Curran Giddens]

Will one of your raincovers also be there?

I have it on my list of "Gear to Get" from Element Technica.

The aluminum battery plate, and 15mm & 19mm speedy v-lock clamps are also on my list.

 

[Andrew Benz]

When will these products be available?

Hand Held Kit
Red Drive Shock Mounts
Cheese Stick Top Handle

I am not complaining, just in desperate need of these pieces to complete this portion of my Red Kit.

I love my ET gear btw.

Cheers,

Andrew

PS- Nice sig Curran.

 

[Chris Burket]

The raincover won't be there unfortunately. I'm setting up to take a bunch of photos today though and its on the list. So I'll show lots of photos soon.

The cheese stick and red raid shock mounts will be available on ET's website very soon. The handheld kit will follow as will the raincover.

 

[Andrew Benz]

Thank you Chris, I will place my order as soon as they appear.

I look forward to those photos as well.

Cheers,

Andrew

 

[Meryem Ersoz]

much looking forward to the handheld kit...

can we squeeze a drop of info out about this alleged ET Canon mount? as in, are you really considering it?

 

[Martin Weiss]

Looking forward to trying out the handheld mount.

Any pricing available yet?

 

[Chris Burket]

Cheese Stick

Cheese Stick

Here are some shots of the new Cheese Stick Handle from Element. This is one of two prototypes. One is here in LA in the shop for people to check out, the other one is at IBC.

As you can see, it has 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 holes tapped along all four sides. It also has tubular clamps on both ends to accept anything with an outside diameter of 15mm or 19mm. You can insert a rod out over the lens for a lens motor, or insert a quick release spud for your red monitor. And I'm sure there will be others who will use them for all kinds of creative things.

It comes with two 15mm to 19mm collars. With the collar inserted, the clamps accept 15mm rods or accessories. Remove the collar, and now it accepts 19mm.

Works with Red 19mm top mounts, or ET 15mm top mounts.

 

[Chris Burket]

Short Risers

Short Risers

Some people have expressed an interest in getting some handle risers that raise the handle up enough to get a nice grip when using the cheese plate and to clear the tube mount, but they wanted them to be a little shorter than our current 2'' risers.

So Element is now shipping 3/4'' risers. They come with stainless steel captive hardware that won't fall out when you remove the handle.

 

[Chris Burket]

Burket Camera/Element Technica Raincover

Burket Camera/Element Technica Raincover

Finally I have some pictures to show. I know its taken a lot longer than I first anticipated to get them shipping, but they will be soon. I kept finding ways to improve it and make it more user friendly and I wanted to make them available to the first customers.

As you can see it has:

Major seems welded
Waterproof zipper access for CF, batteries, menu, and drives.
windows for menus
window for lens controls
access for follow focus
access for operator run/stop
access for EVF/LCD (which will have their own covers)
Handle access to carry the camera
extension capability to use long zooms (up to 24-290 optimo)

 

[Chris Burket]

A few other photos

A few other photos

Here are a few shots featuring the 2'' handle risers, shock mount, EVF, breakout box, 2060 dovetail, cheese plate, ultra rods, and 15mm base plate.

 

[Curran Giddens]

I kept finding ways to improve it and make it more user friendly and I wanted to make them available to the first customers.

Looks great Chris. Nice work!

Is the price still around $250?

Also, thanks for the photos of the other new gear from ET. I'm sold on each of these and all future products from ET....

 

[Stephen Webb]

Hiya Chris,

I ordered the 2" risers a couple of days ago and have just seen your 3/4" here. Is it too late to change my mind? I notice the 3/4" aren't on your website yet.

 

[Curran Giddens]

I ordered the 2" risers a couple of days ago and have just seen your 3/4" here.

I also just ordered the 2" risers and now would rather have the 3/4". Actually, now that I think about it, do I even need any risers? I plan on getting the Cheese Stick Handle to replace my RED top handle + extension, but it looks like it has it's own risers.... :detective2:

 

[Chris Burket]

Yes the target price for the raincover is still $250. And yes the cheese stick has a height built into it that makes it very comfortable to grip and puts it in a position similar to the 435 and Panavision Hollywood Handle. You don't need risers for it.