lighter camera on the Arrow 925?

[Beckytv]

I am looking at purchasing the Arrow 925 version, most of the time it will have a heavy camera on it but the camera I own only weighs 14 pounds. Will using a lighter camera on this model be an issue? will I need to add additional weight to the camera? Also any feedback on this model will be deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.

[Jason]

Hi,

Looking at the specifications on the Basson site, the minimum weight for this rig is 15 pounds, so your camera will likely be too lightweight, however, this is a problem I had when I had my Basson rig, it was suggested that I used lead flashing for house roofs to create some extra weight, it's cheap, easy to cut and fold, and make a hole it! You can easily add extra pounds by doing that, although it doesn't look fantastically professional!

The other thing I found with my old Basson rig is that it helped having the extra weight, made it easier to operate, which I found strange but it made sense, the heavier the sled, the harder it is to move and feel the effects of inertia, and I operated better with extra weight than without.

I really wouldn't buy one of Basson's extra weight plates, you can it yourself a lot cheaper elsewhere.

Hope this helps,

Jason

[optonica]

HI

get some steel plate heavy gauge and make a plate! a rig works best near it's max weight! so I would say go for a lower rig unless you going to be using cams around that weight often! I use a modded 600rc (same arm as the 800 but black and not stupid look at me yellow) and use Beta sp and can fly digi beta and even a 35mm Panavision LW $100k+ worth of camera! Don't ask I've never been so scared in my life so scared forget to get a pic!!!!!!!

Ant