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March 2nd, 2005, 05:46 PM | #1 |
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FOCUS Enhancements Now Shipping FireStore FS-4
World's first portable Direct To Edit recorder for hand-held digital camcorders (March 02,2005)
"We are pleased to begin production shipments of FS-4 after a comprehensive and successful beta test program," said Matt McEwen, product manager for FOCUS Enhancements. "The demand and significant back-orders we have seen for this product supports our belief that tapeless acquisition and DTE Technology are quickly becoming the accepted standard for field production." FireStore FS-4 is available now through the worldwide FOCUS Enhancements and Canon USA dealer and distributor networks for a US MSRP of $799, although there are several weeks of back logged orders before general availability. FireStore FS-4PRO 40GB and 80GB are expected to be available in late March 2005 for a US MSRP of $1,195 and $1,595 respectively. We are having units flown into us and hope to ship out all backorders by the end of next week! http://www.videoguys.com/FireStore.html Gary Videoguys.com
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March 31st, 2005, 09:20 AM | #2 |
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As of March 31st, B&H actually has the FS-4 in stock and have filled their back orders.
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We've been getting units in over the past 2 weeks. All pre-orders were shipped, but we're still not getting enough units to meet demand.
Our next shipment (coming next week) should be enough to get us into a stock situation. Gary Videoguys.com
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March 31st, 2005, 11:16 AM | #4 |
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Sorry Gary,
Didn't mean to step on you guys like that. I should have read the post better. I was just happy to actually be able to pick one up. I completely support Videoguys as well. |
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No problem. It's been hell getting units from Focus. They are ramping up as fast as they can, but they ahave not been able to keep up with demand.
FS-4 is a hit all over the world! B&H and Videoguys have to be patient while units go to Europe, Asia and South America. As I said, hopefully by next week we'll have good supplies of FS-4 throughout the USA. Gary
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March 31st, 2005, 10:31 PM | #6 |
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just got the e-mail from b&h. my new toy, fs-4, is on the way. delv. day monday 4.
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just received my fs-4 by ups.
did a quick lock at it, put the batt in, guess what, the cooling fan is very laud, and also, when moving the unit around, the fan blades rub on something, so i guess i have to call the service center, and see how they want to handle this problem. i wished a camera mount would be part of the unit..but greetings |
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Karl, how loud are these things in a real shooting environment? If say you were shooting a short film, with audio boomed etc, would you still hear the thing in the background? Just curious as I'd love to get into tapeless recording!
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<<<-- Originally posted by Aaron Koolen : Karl, how loud are these things in a real shooting environment? If say you were shooting a short film, with audio boomed etc, would you still hear the thing in the background? Just curious as I'd love to get into tapeless recording!
Aaron -->>> hello aaron, i like to think that i have a defective unit, since the fan is very loud. most of my shootings are in a theater setting, and at most of them i get the audio by an on board mice. it would pick up the fan noise,..... boomed out, i say no. greetings |
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<<<-- Originally posted by Aaron Koolen : Karl, how loud are these things in a real shooting environment? If say you were shooting a short film, with audio boomed etc, would you still hear the thing in the background? Just curious as I'd love to get into tapeless recording!
Aaron -->>> hello aaron, called the focus support number today, and spoke to one of their reps. he listens, he gave me a ra number, fedex number, and ask me to return the unit for a replacement. unfortunely they do not have a "store", i am just around the corner and willing to pick up a new unit. greetings |
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Thanks for the update Karl.
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Hey Karl,
Just got my FS-4 yesterday and got really worried by your post. I guess you did just get a bad unit. My fan is loud on powering up the unit, but just for about 3-4 seconds and then is unbelievably quiet. I could definitely shoot with it mounted on the back of the XL-2 without worrying about the mic picking up noise. Hope they look after you quickly. Good luck. Rob |
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The fan comes back on
<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Mitchell : Hey Karl,
Just got my FS-4 yesterday and got really worried by your post. I guess you did just get a bad unit. My fan is loud on powering up the unit, but just for about 3-4 seconds and then is unbelievably quiet. I could definitely shoot with it mounted on the back of the XL-2 without worrying about the mic picking up noise. -->>> Have you done a shoot with it? I'm pretty sure the fan will come back on periodically once you start recording. I have let it idle in an air-conditioned office and when the fan kicks on, it is still quite audible from a few feet away. |
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Re: The fan comes back on
<<<-- Originally posted by David Yuen : <<<-- Originally posted by Rob Mitchell : Hey Karl,
Just got my FS-4 yesterday and got really worried by your post. I guess you did just get a bad unit. My fan is loud on powering up the unit, but just for about 3-4 seconds and then is unbelievably quiet. I could definitely shoot with it mounted on the back of the XL-2 without worrying about the mic picking up noise. -->>> Have you done a shoot with it? I'm pretty sure the fan will come back on periodically once you start recording. I have let it idle in an air-conditioned office and when the fan kicks on, it is still quite audible from a few feet away. -->>> hello david, no, i just charged up the batts. since in my case it's not just an operating noise, it sounds like it "grinds on something. i did not want to damage the unit. it's like you said, start up in high speed, and then off/ or much lower speed, but.....was trying it several time with no change. greetings |
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Shooting with a mounted FS-4
Ah, I was referring to the statement about shooting with the FS-4 mounted on the XL-2. In my case, there is no way I would consider mounting it on my GL2 with the fan noise level, especially if I'm relying on my onboard mic.
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