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entire lighting kit fits into the supplied Accessory BeltPouch and weighs less than 1 pound. The Pouch can also hold an iPhone, keys and six spare AA batteries. For additional information, visit www.rotolight.com. Innovision Optics Moves with Kamtrax Innovsion Optics has introduced the Kamtrax vertical and horizontal camera slider, which provides weightless and ultrasmooth vertical-tracking camera movement via sealed ball-bearing wheels running along an anodized stainless steel track. Kamtrax is available in 3' and 6' lengths. Both ends of the Kamtrax can be attached to various mounts, including 100mm ball, Mitchell plate or High Hat. The bottom of the track features a heavy-duty ball-bearing ring, which allows the track to pivot around endlessly.

Using the Kamtrax Horizontal Kit, the track can be oriented horizontally in minutes to provide a side-to-side slider with the same smooth travel. Angular travel can also be achieved through the optional Angle Slider Kit. Optional durable travel cases are also available for the 3' and 6' versions as well as the accessory kits. For additional information, visit www.innovision-optics.com. K-Tek Packages Norbert Filmmaker Kit K-Tek’s Norbert accessory frame is now available in a Filmmaker Kit that allows the Norbert to attach to a universal rail system. The Norbert frame is a convenient way to mount accessories around a DSLR or 4⁄3"-chip compact HD camera, including cameras. Norbert allows users to attach a large array of production tools to a DSLR camera without compromising the camera’s integral shoe mount. The heart of the kit is the Norbert base frame. Machined from rugged, lightweight black anodized aluminum, it offers 17 accessory slots, numerous ¼"-20 and 3⁄8"-16 threaded holes, and 19 standard shoe mounts that allow the operator to be creative in setting up lights, audio products, video-streaming devices and monitors when on a tripod or shoulder rig. The Norbert Filmmaker Kit has a height-adjustable frame allowing for external batteries or for tall cameras, a standard quick release, two locking handgrips for quick handheld shots and an Iris Rod Clamp System, which allows Norbert to interface with traditional 15mm rail systems. This gives Norbert the ability to work around

Rotolight Ringlight Kit Gets Creative with Color Rotolight has launched the HD Ringlight Kit for Creative Color FX, which is designed for HD-DSLR users looking for a compact, lightweight on-camera lighting system for use in HD video and stills portraiture in macro and close-up modes. The Rotolight Creative Color Kit is a portable, professional, single-light creative HD lighting solution designed for photographers and cinematographers alike. The Rotolight ring light produces a natural, warm and “shadow-less” wide beam and is perfect for use on location or in a studio environment. As a continuous light source, Rotolight provides DSLR photographers a “shoot what you see” alternative to flash and delivers the classic fashion ring-light effect without red-eye reflection or unwanted blink responses. Each Rotolight contains a filter holder and a custom Lee Lighting six-piece ring-filter Calibration Gel Set for studio-calibrated color at 6,900°K, 5,600°K, 4,100°K and 3,200°K, as well as soft diffusion and neutral density gels for accurate dimming over a range of up to 1.5 stops. Also included in the Creative Color Kit is the Rotolight Color FX Gel Filter Kit, comprising 10 of the most popular Lee Lighting color FX filter gels, including eight Color FX filters for sidelight, backlight, kicker or top light, and two Cosmetic filters for skin-tone enhancement, all of which enables users to create a wide range of lighting effects from one compact, easy-to-carry Kit. The Rotolight Hotshoe/Stand Mount, also included, allows for mounting on tripods, lighting stands, rail support systems or to a standard accessory shoe for use with DSLRs and camcorder systems. The
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A continuous cable surrounds the track end-to-end, providing control of camera travel up and down the track. Camera packages weighing up to 40 pounds can be mounted on Kamtrax; to render the camera weightless, a matching amount of weight is added in barbell disks to the other side of the continuous cable. The camera can then be raised or lowered with a single finger, and the camera can be positioned at any point up or down the track without being locked off. The camera platform can also swing down 90 degrees or be locked off at any point in between for a Dutch tilt. The camera package can be mounted directly to the camera platform via 3⁄8" or ¼" threaded bolt, or with a pan-andtilt head between camera and platform to provide pan-and-tilt control. An optional bracket allows users to mount a monitor for viewing cameraoutput.
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