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Originally Posted by David Ziegelheim
This is a 7.3# camera. Most of the heads in that range are single handled. Including the one I have. In the Bogen catalog, none of the heads for this weight are dual handled.
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The Bogen catalog I'm looking at right now shows that all of their Pro Video heads support two handles. Ignore the weight recommendation. If you're interested in Bogen then you need to be looking at their Pro Video heads, otherwise you're selling yourself short and making a serious mistake. Start at the Bogen 501 and work your way up from there.
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One may have the second handle as an option.
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I said that in my first reply... order the second handle when you order the head and sticks. So what if it's an option, the point is that it's available and you can add it to your order. An extra pan handle is cheap, usually about $50 or so.
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Few if any of the people I wanted to ask will visit this forum.
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They will now, because I did you a favor and left a re-direct in the HD100 forum to this thread. We want our members to get full use out of this site, and to not make the mistake of staying buried in any one particular camera area. That's why we have these separate boards for monitors, for tripods, etc. Plus, you benefit from the expertise of non-HD100 owners because, as I've said, these controllers are pretty much standardized and are not specific to just the HD100. Trust me. I manage one of the most popular digital video message boards in the world and I've been at this for awhile.
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Also note, this lens does not take a JVC focus unit ("An HZ-FM13 cannot be used with a Th16×5.5BRMU or S14×7.3B12/U zoom lens.") and Bogen and Bebob doen't have focus units either. They do have single handle solutions for the HVX200 though.
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VariZoom makes a focus controller that fits this lens. And it's more accurate to say that Bogen and Bebob have dual-handle solutions for the HVX200 which can be mounted on a single handle if desired. But that's beside the point, because quite unlike the HVX200, the HD100 uses an interchangeable professional broadcast video lens, on which the zoom is remotely controlled via the standard 8-pin jack and focus is remotely controlled via the geared ring on the lens barrel. These are always *separate* controllers (until you get to wireless remote controllers for 35mm motion picture cameras; you can hold a
Preston MicroForce remote zoom / iris / focus controller in one hand but it costs $20,000). Fortunately in professional broadcast video it's not outrageously expensive for a pair of controllers. For example a VariZoom focus and zoom combo for the HD100 costs less than $1000. Ideally you'll mount them on separate handles because they're easier to operate that way. Hope this helps,