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Functional:
The Mega III has been designed to be
a lightweight, yet highly rigid platform for the vast majority
of film cameras. It has sufficient power to swiftly manoevre
a 35mm camera with a large zoom lens. With sliprings in all
3 axes, the camera is free to move without snagging wires.
Efficient:
Set-up time has been known to be as
little as 10 minutes from arrival of the equipment on set
to "Action" being called. The system has been very
highly specified - reliability is a key factor of the system's
design, such that most of the major working parts can be easily
swapped should it be required.
Military-approved
aircraft-quality connectors have been used almost exclusively
throughout, and metalwork is hard-anodised aluminium / stainless
steel construction where possible. The drive systems utilise
zero-backlash, very low maintenance gearboxes.
Precision:
The custom-designed control system of
the Mega III has an extremely intuitive functionality such
that operators feel confident when operating or adjusting
the system.
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The
Mega III is also know for its precision, such that the camera
is where the operator has asked it to be. There is no drift,
and the head checks its position over 300 times a second
to ensure utmost accuracy, with pan and tilt encoding to
the order of over 2,500 counts per degree of head movement.
The operator has the position indicated
on an "at-a-glance" graph, along with a precise
numerical readout.
Post
Production : Recorded
moves can be stored to PC either for re-playing at a later
date, for storing multiple moves, or for output to MAYA
or compatible packages. This makes tracking the position
of the head very simple.
Also available is a real-time encoder logging system which
can store the encoder positions every microsecond, and can
be cascaded for up to 16 axes of motion capture. Please
note that both these systems are only available on request. |
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35KG / 77 LBS WEIGHT