[Bob Cole]

Not so much. I’d follow Don Greening’s recommendations.

In case it’s back focus, you might ask your cameraman to shoot a “star chart,” focussing (on manual of course) at tele and then shooting at various focal lengths from tele to wide, without touching the focus ring.

[Bob Cole]

back focus? Check out the “flange back adjustment” of the camera.

[Bob Cole]

One last comment, I promise! I wouldn’t get this cart if you intend to use shelves. It’s just too narrow and potentially tippy, imho, to put valuable stuff up high on it.

[Bob Cole]

Liam, I picked up a used 24-105mm Canon and noticed immediately, in Movie mode, that the IS is quite audible (in a quiet room, and within a couple feet of the camera). Is this common or did I buy a bad lens?

Bob C

[Bob Cole]

Someone reading this thread who doesn’t have to take lots of stuff on location will probably think we’re crazy to get into this topic so intensely — but that’s because they haven’t had to carry lots of stuff!

Both are the same size. Actually, mine looks more like the R12NF, which is more rugged, but I paid less than $150 at ATS Comms, in 2005. (But I got the inflatable tires, which were cheaper.) I don’t like the looks of the big tire on the cheaper one – could get hung up on obstacles. Don’t know where you are, but I found ATSComms very good to deal with, near Washington, DC. One-man shop, only sells what he uses in production, good prices.

No matter what you get, you’ll be glad you did. Don’t forget that the cart itself takes up space in your car, and it should always be the last thing you load, so that you can take it out first and load up.

[Bob Cole]

[Daniel Schultz] “Seems the multicarts come in various sizes and weight capacities.”

fwiw, the cart I found most useful was the Rock n Roller 8. Pretty good compromise of size, as it turns out. Bought it in 2005, and the sum total of damage is that it has lost one spring detent that is totally unnecessary anyway.

It is a narrow cart, which is good and bad; if you have irregularly-shaped gear you’ll have to bungee or strap it in.

btw – if you airfreight your cart regularly you should get the solid tires; I’ve never done that and have only had to pump up the tires a handful of times since purchase.

[Bob Cole]

I got mine from atscomms.com.

[Bob Cole]

[matthew rivlin] “Is this folder(s) you are looking for on a shared server?”

No – Folders like Media Core in the Library. Perhaps those are protected from search?

Thanks for the Easy Find idea – I will try it!

Bob C

[Bob Cole]

You’ll like the Rock N Roller line (same as MultiCart?). Folds up relatively small, carries a lot. Inexpensive. Dollar for dollar, the best piece of video production gear I’ve ever bought.

[Bob Cole]

Thanks Rick, Jason.

Another aspect to this question is that many DSLRs (e.g. Canon 60D, 5D Mark II) will downsize the HDMI output when the camera starts recording video.

So one more criterion is whether the monitor will automatically recognize the downrezzing, and resize the image, when the HDMI output changes.