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the

pods and rentals

Productions, 12700 Ventura Blvd., Studio

troduced new cranes at NAB in April, as
well as the Mojave Desert Dolly, McGrids,

Timescape collection. Orders will be
processed in Los Angeles and, in most
cases, shipped within 48 hours.
For more information: Energy

are available under the
Matthews umbrella.
Matthews Studio Equipment in¬

temporary power distribution box (TPD)
and other grip products. ITE introduced the

City, CA 91604; (818) 508-1444.

a

New 8mm Camcorders

Canon U.S.A., Inc. has expanded
its Canonvision 8 line with three new fully
automatic multi-featured 8mm Camcorders.
The
affordably

T/H 500, T/H600, H700 and H800 ENG/
Studio support system. Matthews Elec¬
tronics also showed off the MC88 Crane.

Hollywood Rentals had all the info on their

priced E40 and E65
include a new high
resolution 1/3-inch
CCD, infrared auto
focus system, gainup switch and a
character title scroll

display function
two scroll
modes. A character

with

generator on all
three models al¬
lows titles and
dates to be super¬

imposed onto video
productions during
playback when ed¬
iting to an external video source, such as a
VCR. Also, with the digital title memory
function on the E65, users can add digital
titles do videos during playback to create
more professional-looking works.
Compact, lightweight and easy
to use,

Motion Control

by

Lynx Robotics

the

new

camcorders feature exclu¬

sive 180

degree Flexigrip, a combination
rotating grip and viewfinder that makes
shooting easy and comfortable at virtually
any angle. The Flexigrip is also used as a
protective covering for the camera's A/V
terminals for convenient

access to

the

au¬

dio and video

input jacks during line-in re¬
cording, playback or editing.
Transport controls on the top of
the camera body provide easier access
during playback and a newly-designed
wireless remote control on the E61 and E65
with a fade start/stop function controls all

More than 200 systems
on

Five continents

camcorder functions from as far away as 16
feet.
For further information: Canon

U.S.A., One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY

Call

or

Lynx Robotics
Canby Ave. #117

6924

Reseda, CA 91335
Ph.
Fax
20

One

Write.

Stop Shop

Matthews

now

offers

a

"one

stop shop" to the video and motion picture
industries. Anything from grip equipment to
generator trucks, expendable supplies, tri¬

(818) 609-9620
(818) 609-8153
June 1991

Sixteen staffers from

as

far

Matthews Europe were on hand
to answer all questions.
The Matthews Group consists of
Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc.;
aways as

Matthews Studio Electronics, Inc.;
Matthews Acceptance Corp.; Hollywood
Rental Co., Inc.; ITE Camera Support Sys¬
tems; Expendable Supply Stories;
Matthews Europe, Ltd., and Hollywood

Rental Generator Co. Matthews is head¬

quartered in Burbank, CA.
For additional information call

(818)843-6715.
Tough New Microphone
Ruggedly built quality is a key
feature of Sennheiser's new MD 422 dy¬
namic microphone.
Attributes that make the MD 422
ideal for service on the road as well as in-

studio use include all metal construction
and hardened steel basket. An ingenious

11042.
For Full Function,
Professional Motion Control

fleet of

production trucks, and Ex¬
pendable Supply Stores featured the latest
in production aids.
new

spring-suspended microphone element
adds to the unit's durability while attenu¬
ating handling and other mechanical noises
that

are

duction.

often

problematic during live

pro¬
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