IBC 2011: Swedish Chameleon SC3 – funky handheld rig

The Swedish Chameleon Rig with its convenient belt stabilization is back. This time it’s called SC3 and got some updates in quality and material.

You can find more info on the nice Swedish Chameleon website and order the rigs here

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IBC 2011: New camera accessories by ARRI – ff, mb & shoulderpad

Philip Vischer, product manager of Arri showed us some new accessories they have for smaller cameras like HDSLRs or other large sensor babies like the FS100.

The MFF-1 follow focus is a great device that has it all, the new MFF-2 will combines the features of other great follow focus solutions by making the knob exchangeable. The third knob Philip shows allows for different gear translation thus resulting in a better speed for photo lenses.

The MMB-2 is a lightweight mattebox that also allows you to attach handles on the sides. This is particularly useful when there’s no space left on the rails, notice that the handles are a little short and might not fit everybody’s handheld style.

Arri now also has a shoulder pad, the SP-1 which can transform into a cheeseplate and they also have new, specialized baseplate mounting adapters for the FS100 and ikonoskop d2 cameras.

See the press release here.

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IBC 2011: FLOLIGHT CycLight – simple, effective greenscreen light

Flolight is a California based company that produces affordable lighting fixtures and I must say from what I’ve seen they’re not bad at all. The LEDs they showed at IBC had a noticably high CRI (color rendition index = good light spectrum) and high output and the fuorescent fixtures looked solid as well.

The CycLight is a special tool for those who want to quickly light a 2×3 meter greenscreen and want to forget the hassles of greenscreen lighting.

In the video the greenscreen background looks very “untidy” and wrinkly, but in defense of Flolight I must say that this was a prototype unit and they really just put a provisional green cloth up there with some ducktape. I think the final product will be quite useful.

1000€ ($1350) and available in November. They have a British reseller for European customers.

You can see and buy the other Flolight products on their website.

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