Cheers, it's a lot of fun to use too :)

Yep that's the one but with different rails.

Hi, could you give me tip where I can buy a belt with this spring-loaded pole rod?

Am very happy with it, I would like a flip out MatteBox and will most probably get one in the future but for now it is more than adequate, as for the rails and the follow focus, very happy, have done several shoots now with the camera, and the results always massively out do our Panny 202

Not a prob :)

Easy, the base plate for the ProAim actually comes threaded with all major sized threads so you can mount it directly on the tripod, I attached a Manfrotto QuickRelease plate to the base so i can pull it off my Miller easily, but that is not technically necessary

Not really, I have a lot of Nikon gear, so thats why I went for the D300s. Also the body was a replacement for my aging D200 as a still shooter primarily, the video was just an added bonus. I am thinking of getting one of the Casio high speed cameras for a bit of fun over Xmas as well

Funny, don't really notice the weight once its on my shoulder, its pretty similar to a Panny 502 etc. One thing you can do to cut down the weight is to go to carbon fiber rails, Bu tthe plate really does need to be as stable and not flex, so the weight is a good thing as everything hangs off it.

For sure. With the springed pole it is amazingly quite neutral in terms of weight.

Correct I have the V2, the kit I got was an ebay one so probably not exactly the same as the link I posted above but close.

There is a little play in the gears, not a heck of a lot but it is there, to be honest the rings for th elenses I think are the primary problem as as you adjust their size the gear angle changes slightly thus you never get a perfect fit, this is an issue fo all the focus units that use springed gears to add to regular lenses, versus cinema linses that are pre-geared dont have this issue. I have been able to pull focus reliably with the Proaim and am pretty happy, long term it probably wont last as long as other units, but I tend to treat my gear with exceptional care so I am not too concerned.

Yep its the V2. Look its OK for the money, you cant really control the tension as you can with the Zacuto, which may be a problem in the future if it starts to slacken. I am pretty happy with it, and honestly, unless you are using prime cinema lenses that come pre-geared, you wont notice the difference. The build quality is pretty good, I would say maybe 80% of the Zacuto, but long term my guess is they wont last as long as th Zacuto or the Redrock units. But if you need a good follow focus unit that is reasonably priced then I would highly recommend.

Yeah I think Cinevate do some from memory.

Hi, I use a rail mount block from Cinevate, that holds a small plastic rod that has a spring slightly wider than the pole on it, it has a piece of clear hose over that that stops the spring from bending too much as it just has to flex a little, basically I just duplicated how it attaches to the full DVTEC mount, I have uploaded a photo, sorry bout the quality, it was taken on my iPhone in a hurry tdepost.com/image/cinevate.jpg

The link to your picture is not working...can you re-upload the picture? I am very interested to see what you did you the spring. Thanks

Did a more detailed parts list blog with photos here
tdepost.com/blog/2010/3/16/the-infamous-parts-list.html

All the links for all the parts are here
tdepost.com/blog/2010/3/16/the-infamous-parts-list.html

Evan the only thing that you don;t mention parts to are what spring mechanism you use for the spring support pod.

I already have a DVmulti Rig and a few support pods, but DVTec uses a QR release mechanism for their pods and I was looking for a solution t mod a cage rig that I am looking into getting.

Stabilising your camera so you get nice smooth shots

Cheers.