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Century

Powerful indexing features in¬
clude slate tone or mic; automatic/manual
take numbering; error search capability;
manual start ID and error mark; and a Fostex
ID system to identify and log PCM errors,

scope

input overloads,

The ideal periscopic

relay
for miniature, product,
special effects, and motion
control photography.

□ 1:1
view

or

timecode dropouts.

Three power supply options are

system

available, including rechargeable Nicad
batteries

or

disposable C-type bat-

Relay System. Field of

same as

for tfie

camera

taking lens alone! Permits use
of film lenses on video
cameras with no loss of
coverage.
□ Fast. f2.8,

T3.8.

□ Versatile.

Adapters

available

accommodate

most

to

professional video and

16- and 35mm cine

cameras.

Interchangeable adapters for
cine, video and 35mm SLR
lenses.

Adjustable back focus.
Highest professional optical
and mechahical quality.
Custom systems available.

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Phone: 818-766-3715

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N.

Hollywood, CA 91601
Fax: 818-505-9865

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FEATURING:

Clockwise from
above: The Fostex
PD-2 portable

-HORIZON
ROLL
-TILTING
MIRROR
-FILM AND
VIDEO

time-

code DAT recorder;

cluded.
For informa¬
tion: Fostex, 15431
Blackburn Ave.,

JBK

Cinequipt's
lightweight
adjustable Hi-Hat
Model 35M; Ewa
Marine's underwater
camera

Norwalk, CA 90650,

housing.

phone (213)921 for location sound recording. The unit makes
it possible to shoot sound-to-picture with

1112, Fax (213) 802-1964.
Underwater Housing
Ewa Marine has crafted

digital audio, ensuring that the audio can
ideally remain in the digital domain through¬
out the entire production chain.

weight, flexible

The PD-2's features include switchable 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 44.056 sam¬

tom-shaped to fit professional Sony

pling frequencies, built-in timecode genera¬
tor, off-tape monitoring, and synchroniza¬
tion via a variety of external references.
Timecode recording is possible
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ternal timecode source. The internal IEC for¬
mat

-ZOOM

teries. A four-pin
XLR for externa 112volt power is in¬

generator can jam-sync to an external

or run from the PD-2's own onboard
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can lock to any of a number of external ref¬

input

including work-sync, composite
pulses. Automatic
recording of A-time with full user access is
provided as well.

erences,

video reference, or frame

The PD-2 offers extensive moni¬

toring options via Fostex's four-head system
technology. Headphone monitoring during
recording can be via input or off-tape. Op¬
erators can monitor decoded M/S format,
AB stereo

or

dual

mono.

camera

a light¬
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durable, double-laminated PVC that is cus¬
Betacam TV cameras and similar-size mod¬
els.

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housings serve as a spacesuit for the
camera, with double-profile closing rails
that clamp securely to prevent penetration
Ewa

of water

sand.
The camera lens and controls are

or

easily accessible and visible through the
tranparent housing, and the viewfinder can
be moved freely for camera mounting on the
shoulder or at the waist. The housing's op¬
tical glass port provides distortion-free

viewing. Equipped with a convenient, ad¬
justable carry strap, the housing is collaps¬
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Pioneer Research, Inc., Ewa Marine, 216
Haddon Avenue, Suite 522, Westmont, NJ

08108, phone (800)257-7742.

A flexible two-channel

input
stage provides channel-indpendent mic/line
switching, two phantom power options,
three-stage low cut filters, mic input limiter,
and right-channel phase reverse.

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CAMERA SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

February 1993

Hi-Hat
JBK

Cinequipt announces the
availability of the compact and lightweight
Adjustable Hi-Hat Model 35M, designed for
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