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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

You asked for it!

Ok, we finally have pricing from LEMO and can give some solid pricing for the cables and record button. We're working out our shipping options and will have them up for sale on our website by weeks end and first units will ship a couple weeks after NAB. We were going to be making these out of plastic but then common sense got the better of us so now they're going to be diecast (aka bullet proofish). We ended up going with two straight connectors instead of the rt. angle and straight connector - the reasoning is that we wanted to get the cable pricing very low and the best way to do that is to use the same connectors on both ends of the cable and double the volume pricing. If enough people want the straight to right angle then we can revisit that issue and provide an option.

Origo: $110
2.5ft Straight Cable: $73
2.5ft Coiled Cable: $86
30ft Straight Cable: $98
 
CVB said:
Ok, we finally have pricing from LEMO and can give some solid pricing for the cables and record button. We're working out our shipping options and will have them up for sale on our website by weeks end and first units will ship a couple weeks after NAB. We were going to be making these out of plastic but then common sense got the better of us so now they're going to be diecast (aka bullet proofish). We ended up going with two straight connectors instead of the rt. angle and straight connector - the reasoning is that we wanted to get the cable pricing very low and the best way to do that is to use the same connectors on both ends of the cable and double the volume pricing. If enough people want the straight to right angle then we can revisit that issue and provide an option.

Origo: $110
2.5ft Straight Cable: $73
2.5ft Coiled Cable: $86
30ft Straight Cable: $98
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Hey Curt, I need an appx. 100 foot run for a shoot on an Akela crane. What are my options? Can you make 2@ 50 feet? Will it work from that far? I've got about a week to come up with a solution.
Thanks!
 
Seth Fullerton said:
Hey Curt, I need an appx. 100 foot run for a shoot on an Akela crane. What are my options? Can you make 2@ 50 feet? Will it work from that far? I've got about a week to come up with a solution.
Thanks!
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Why not go wireless? All major FF systems can start/stop the RED camera
 
Seth, not sure on the long distances. The red camera outputs a tally signal that we have to get in order to verify that recording has started... not sure how much current they have behind that signal and how well it would fare over the longer distances. We're looking into a 60 foot option so it wouldn't take much to verify 100 feet at the same time. The other option is to use Impero - it has a start/stop built in.

Anders - Making Origo wireless would make it a $500ish product instead of a lean and mean sub $200 product.
 
CVB said:
Anders - Making Origo wireless would make it a $500ish product instead of a lean and mean sub $200 product.
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So - put it into the Impero instead and I'd be willing to pay a few hundred more for that feature.
 
Ok, just received the first shots off the tool. They're off for finishing and we should have manufacturing churning these out at the very beginning of next week.
 
Hi Curt,

About your online shop, when would my credit card get charged if I ordered an inclino and an impero today?

Sorry for this dumb question, but I need to know.

Emmanuel
 
roryhinds said:
Hey Curt

When do you expect shipping on the Motor and Remote?
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Inclino and Impero are set to start shipping at the very end of the month.

Emmanuel Cambier said:
Hi Curt,
About your online shop, when would my credit card get charged if I ordered an inclino and an impero today?
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It would be charged immediately after you place the order.
 
Glad to know those bad boys will be shipping soon. Does the system include a dolly axis yet?

I've got that shot I've been mentioning to you for a while that I would love to shoot late this summer or fall. It's comping a RED daylight dolly move with a DSLR long-exposure (night stars) move. Would you guys possibly be down for a test like that at Joshua Tree or Lone Pine? It's a girl walking through a dreamlike landscape of rock formations shot at sunset/sunrise, and then comped with the moving stars behind her.

Forum member Andrew Benz, I think, wants to help out with it, too.
 
Hey Tom, I'd help if I wasn't as far away. I want to do a shot just like that too and will probably be doing some version of that as soon as I get Mirus..
 
Emmanuel Cambier said:
Hi Curt,

About your online shop, when would my credit card get charged if I ordered an inclino and an impero today?

Sorry for this dumb question, but I need to know.

Emmanuel
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I ordered this before NAB and was charged that day.


**EDIT*** Too slow...
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Hey Tom, I'd help if I wasn't as far away. I want to do a shot just like that too and will probably be doing some version of that as soon as I get Mirus..
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Jeff I'm gonna be up Arches National Park not too far from you in August shooting this type of stuff if you want to hook up?
 
Tom said:
Forum member Andrew Benz, I think, wants to help out with it, too.
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Funny you mention this... Tom, I most definitely want to help and will bend over backwards to make the schedules work (fall is football client time).

I just got a copy of Fricke's "Chronos" and while watching it the other night all I could think of was... Tom (helping you get your comp idea worked out), Red (sweet jebus, I just got it Monday! but just have time now to turn it on for the first time- :) ), the Mirus and the three months I spent back in '95 living in Giza, Egypt (watch Chronos, for those that have not and get ready to be inspired and buy a plane ticket--stay at the Mena House).

But hey, we need to kidnap Jeff if cannot come, just because... :biggrin:

I am so fired up for the Mirus and all things ViewFactor, it makes me feel like a kid with the best Legos ever...:)
 
Hi VB's

any way to know where we stand in line in the FF system? am jonesing hard
for that thang
 
Tom said:
Glad to know those bad boys will be shipping soon. Does the system include a dolly axis yet?

I've got that shot I've been mentioning to you for a while that I would love to shoot late this summer or fall. It's comping a RED daylight dolly move with a DSLR long-exposure (night stars) move. Would you guys possibly be down for a test like that at Joshua Tree or Lone Pine? It's a girl walking through a dreamlike landscape of rock formations shot at sunset/sunrise, and then comped with the moving stars behind her.

Forum member Andrew Benz, I think, wants to help out with it, too.
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We're definitely up for something like that. The production moco boards come in a few weeks then we will be able to start putting some production systems together. We'll have some solid June ship dates around that time.

Curran Giddens said:
Tom, that sounds like it will be some awesome imagery.

I vote for the MoCo dolly as the next product for VFS. Well, that and the Arca mattebox....
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We have a fairly significant road map in place... both of those are on the list.

Andrew Benz said:
... I am so fired up for the Mirus and all things ViewFactor, it makes me feel like a kid with the best Legos ever...:)
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We aim to please ;)

phaz said:
Hi VB's
any way to know where we stand in line in the FF system? am jonesing hard
for that thang
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First units are shipping by the end of the month.
 
CVB said:
First units are shipping by the end of the month.
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Man! I seriously can't wait for this system. Feels like the end of the month is forever away! Any thought on how much this will affect the life of batteries? Will it draw the same amount no matter what, or when it's not being used, it uses less. Forgive my limited knowledge of electronics. Just curious how this will affect my battery life.
 
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