IBC 2008 review

[Charles King]

Okay!!!!! Oh well, At least you can't hold them from being original in their design...

[Erik Brul]

It was indeed very funny, 3 guys pushing forward and backwards to get the arm on the vest. Job was going all over the place, but he stood as a rock Also the post parts were moving all the time. Job mentioned that, guy from laigle says 'ok a sec pls..' he puts the sled horizontal, both hands on both parts, twisting and turning with 'nice'  sounds, still movement.
Also some strange sounds came from the topstage... everything they tried, the sled was still off balance, it even got worse by every change..  But, Job was still a gentlemen and thanked them for the 'fun'  time

Man, best laugh i had for a while.
Also funny, Job in a mini rig.. somehow that's not a picture we all know, but now we do.. !

Erik

[Charles King]

Certainly not...I don't get it. Why don't these new manufactures take the time to develop their stuff before making a fools of themselves? It seems they will never learn...

[Patrick Moore]

Certainly not...I don't get it. Why don't these new manufactures take the time to develop their stuff before making a fools of themselves? It seems they will never learn...

I'm a little dissapointed too. I myself thought about rubber instead of springs once, but didn't look into it that deep. I mean basically an extension spring is very similar to a rubber type, and you have to wonder if there is some advantage there. Just too bad they didn't do enough research and development first.

[Erik Brul]

Certainly not...I don't get it. Why don't these new manufactures take the time to develop their stuff before making a fools of themselves? It seems they will never learn...

the best part..., one of the representives or operators was asking several times 'but how do you like the looks or the look of the arm'  ?
To me it sounded like the looks are more important then the functionality of a rig..    (sorry.. still laughing)

[Job Scholtze]

Certainly not...I don't get it. Why don't these new manufactures take the time to develop their stuff before making a fools of themselves? It seems they will never learn...

I'm a little dissapointed too. I myself thought about rubber instead of springs once, but didn't look into it that deep. I mean basically an extension spring is very similar to a rubber type, and you have to wonder if there is some advantage there. Just too bad they didn't do enough research and development first.

I think rubber will dry out, and springs last longer. And i find those rubber strips to springy, i mean, it keeps bouncing forever. Try to do slow steps walking with it, and you know what i mean. Its a waste of time, its a crap design and i hope nobody trows his money in that rig, becose you will be dissapointed even worse.

Only good side is that every mailman can provide you extra weight rubber bands hahaha

[Phil Kindred]

Rubber bands!  Brilliant and the answer I've been looking for.  I can now reveal that my new arm will be made of 1/4 inch compressed cardboard with a paint finish.  Can't use it in the rain   I give them credit for trying something different, but I'd have a hard time laying out hard earned cash for it.  Rubber is susceptanle to temp changes and cutting.  It would operate differently I suspect in the Arctic from operating in Africa.  By the way, Charles, I believe GB's patent on the lift mechanism has a long way to go before it expires, since it is covered in the self-adjusting equipoising patent.

[andreas kielb]

Unfortunately I have to leave for a job but I thought I'd share some of the pictures before.
I think I can write a review on Saturday but actually I share the same opinions as the others 

[Charles King]

Please post your review regardless in a seperate post Andreas.

[Patrick Moore]

Rubber bands!  Brilliant and the answer I've been looking for.  I can now reveal that my new arm will be made of 1/4 inch compressed cardboard with a paint finish.  Can't use it in the rain

You know they probably thought GB was nuts too, just like other inventors. I wouldn't say that it sounds like a good idea, but technology has come a long way, and you never know what kind of different components they could come up with that might actually work. Steel springs also act different in extreme weather conditions too so who knows whats to come. Just like everything else in the industry, there is always something new and better coming out, and I would think that in 10 or 15 years from now, the steadicam may end up being replaced by robots, or something that requires less skill to operate. That's basically the ultimate goal, is to keep improving on something until it either can't be improved on anymore, or is replaced by something different. Just my opinion, but that's how I fell.

[Charles King]

Good point Patrick. I agree with u but in this case it would not be viable unless they are using some kind of special rubber component that no one has heard of. The concept might be innovative but in practicality it is not viable.
But i believe something better will come along that will definately give steadicam a run for their money

[Erik Brul]

I thought the patent for the vertical adjustment had run out? Pascal, are you sure it's still in effect? I wonder if the patent is for a particular construction that pertain to the vertical adjustment or just the vertical adjustment regardless?

What i think is interesting is that on this last day of the convention, Garrett and Frank both walking slow arround the hall and taking a look at all the brands. They also collecting all the brochures from all the brands.. maybe with the idea to indeed
looking at patent things ? ?

Just wondering..

[Jolink Pascal]

I thought the patent for the vertical adjustment had run out? Pascal, are you sure it's still in effect? I wonder if the patent is for a particular construction that pertain to the vertical adjustment or just the vertical adjustment regardless?

What i think is interesting is that on this last day of the convention, Garrett and Frank both walking slow arround the hall and taking a look at all the brands. They also collecting all the brochures from all the brands.. maybe with the idea to indeed
looking at patent things ? ?

Just wondering..

That's exactly what I heard to. Looking out for patent violations. Or perhaps checking the competition if there's any need to introduce a new mind boggling super fantastic monkey action support apparatus utilizing zero point energy to power the anti gravity module... that's just a guess though

[Charles King]

If that is the case then they might be in for a real surprise...but what I do not get, if it still patented then these manufacturers should have thought twice before bringing their systems to a place where big brother would be sure to be residing....

[Phil Kindred]

Never under estimate human greed.