Proam Camera Crane
Where can I buy a camera jib/crane in Arizona?
Iv done some research and I cant seem to find a place that might sell jibs locally here in Phoenix. Iv been considering the ProAm DVC 200 crane but I would also like to see others in like a store. If anyone has any info it would be appreciated!
I went down that path last year in the SF Bay Area in California. I could not find a store that carried any cranes or jibs – so I just started asking around. Stay away from any that use cables to keep the stage steady – we used one at a shoot – setting up is an interesting challenge.
I thought I wanted the same unit you are looking at – and decided I needed to trust the crane a bit more with my HDR-FX1… I had to wait longer to save more $, but I really like the crane and tripod kit I ended up with… from Kessler Crane… I never got to see it before I bought it and I was, um… nervous… but I am glad I made the investment – and Eric Kessler is REALLY helpful and great to work with. One of the other cranes I looked at uses a heavy duty PA speaker stand as its tripod base. After watching light trees and PA speakers fall over because of leg failure, I could not bring myself to trust them to hold my camcorder.
I can STAND or JUMP on the Kessler tripod and it does not budge. It is rock-steady and really strong. The Hercules head is silk-smooth and the crane-arm and camera stage are steady and easy to manipulate.
After a little practice, it now takes me about 10-15 minutes from the time I start unpacking until I am ready to start shooting. That includes mounting the camcorder, setting the counterweights, mounting a portable DVD player with AV-in as the monitor mounted to the tripod-head so I can see what the camcorder is shooting and running the AV, headphone and LANC cables and making the whole thing pretty with velcro strips.
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ProAm® Camera Crane Carrying Bag $59.00 Keep your ProAm Camera Crane looking new during storage and make transport easier with this large canvas carrying bag from ProAm. It will easily hold your camera jib and accessories like a tripod or crane stand. The large front pouch holds other accessories like an LCD video monitor or LANC remote…. |
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