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jVjettf "30 footer"
Super Giant Plus
Now the
can

Jimmy Jib

reach

heights

of 30 ft. with the

Super Giant Plus
extension kit.
50 lbs.

Camera

are

available in 1,000,2,000 and 5,000W
The

company's Goya 2,500/

and tilt. New for

positive horizontal and vertical brakes for
freezing the picture on-air at the rear of

luminaire

the head.

can

illuminate wide

areas

from

single-shadow source and be used in
any mounted position. It can be used as
a broadlight for wide coverage, as a
skypan, for overhead lighting, as a
bounce light, or as a source for drops and
cycloramas.

a

is

capable of mounting either a 2,500

The extended range of the
sliding balance plate also meets
teleprompting requirements. Its spindle
drive balances the

with the

For information: Sachtler AG,
(089) 3 21 58-200, FAX (089) 3 21 58-227.

or

Van

The luminaire

Carter Car

can

camera

prompter at any tilt position.

4,000W single-ended discharge lamp.
be both

locally and
remotely operated by momentary push

Top Camera Platform
Tops' new tubular

metal van-top camera platform for pho¬
tographers and videographers is easy to

Still

buttons, and features DeSisti's hot

the most

strike for quiet operation. Other charac¬
teristics include a special ceramic glass
filter for protection against UV lamp

assemble and

emission;

For information: Harry "Carter
Cartop" Mfg., P.0. Box 298, Welches, OR

portable and
affordable jib
arm

in the

world!

re¬

an external knob for locking/
unlocking the bulb with a special cam to
guarantee bulb tightening; easy access
for bulb insertion/removal; high effi¬
ciency air flow to enhance heat dissipa¬
tion; flicker-free ballast operation; spe¬
cial safety cutoffs; and an igniter boxmounted counter that shows operation
hours for easy lamp life detection.

The unit's stainless steel hous¬

ing measures 29.4" X 20.5" X12.6" when
mounted and weighs just 37 pounds. It is
available with both electronic and mag¬
netic ballast and is finished in electro¬
statically deposed black epoxy paint with
yellow-painted stirrup and skid.
For information: DeSisti Lighting,
1109 Grand Ave., North Bergen, NJ 07047,
(201)391-1100, FAX(201)391-1104.

WHY PAY MORE
FOR FILTERS
*

Color Stability

*

High Heat Tolerance

*

Lower Cost

*

Sheets 21" x 24"

*

Rolls 48" X 25'

*

Filter Packs 12" x 12"
FOR A FREE SWATCH BOOK
SEE YOUR DEALER OR WRITE

Tripod and Fluid Head
Sachtler's OB 2000 heavy-duty
tripod has an integrated off-ground
spreader which clamps to a hand-crank
column, eliminating the need for a sepa¬
rate spreader. The tripod has rotatable
rubber feet and hinge locks that can be
tightened and clamped to prevent un¬
wanted movement between tripod legs
and the base. Besides the Video 90 panand-tilt head, the 0B 2000 accepts all

standard flat base mounts and hand-

crank columns, as well as Video Mitchell
mounts, without any adapter.
The Video 90 fluid head

weighs 31.7 pounds and
much

198

can carry as

pounds. It comes with the
patented leak-proof frictionless Sachtler
fluid damping, reproducible at any payload and temperature within range and
as

565 East Crescent Avenue

Ramsey. N.J. 07446-0506
(201) 236-0077

112

pan

4,000W discharge daylight shadow light

The DeSisti electronic ballast

Capacity

fully matched in

Sachtler heads is the arrangement of

outputs.

June 1995

can

be mailed via UPS. All

necessary parts are
a

supplied except for

Vs" sheet of MD0 plywood.

97067,(503)622-4477.
Cable Organizer
The Rip-Tie Company's
CableCatch Velcro fastener anchors

cords, cables and wires along surfaces
and has

a peel-away backing for easy
placement. The CableCatch adheres to
equipment racks, desks or walls and is
safe even for assembling cable runs
which transport high-speed data. The

fasteners - which have been used to
secure sound cables at the Cirque du
Soleil and as ID tags for ostriches on a
Texas bird breeding farm - are reusable

and can be released with a quick pull of
the tab.
For information: The Rip-Tie

Company, P.0. Box 77394, San Francisco,
CA 94107, (415) 543-0170, FAX (415)
777-9868.

Sports Broadcasting
Products

Egripment has introduced a
camera platform, sports dolly
and remote-controlled dolly for use in
sports broadcasting. The Hi-Lo Platform
is equipped with three legs and a ladder,
offering a maximum height of 5' 9". A
seat swivel support system is installed
new

on

fixed

the

platform, with

for the television

a camera

camera.

A

bracket

pedal swivel

support allows the cameraperson to
move the seat and camera by pushing the
footrests of the seat.

The

Sports Dolly camera plat¬
a platform upon which

form consists of
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