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Neil Slade · September 30th, 2003, 01:02 PM

Modifying the "Super" Jib Arm to make it REALLY SUPER

I purchased a Studio 1 Superjob Arm (camera crane) for those wonderful sweeping vista shots that you see so often in big productions.

As originally configured, the Superjib does an okay job of this- but the arm only adds in actuality literally 4'4" of crane extension, from the point where the camera would be normally mounted on the tripod, to where it is extended with the jib arm. This is measured with a tape measure, though it kind of looks further on their web page photos. The photos are a bit misleading.

I invented a way to EXTEND the crane arm an additional four feet to 8'8", and it works REALLY SUPER now.

Please see the how-to instructions with photos at
http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/jib.html

Have Fun!
Neil

Chris Hurd · October 3rd, 2003, 10:35 AM

Nice article, Neil! Good job.

September 30th, 2003, 01:02 PM	#1
Neil Slade Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver Posts: 131	Superjib Arm/Camera Crane Extention Modifying the "Super" Jib Arm to make it REALLY SUPER I purchased a Studio 1 Superjob Arm (camera crane) for those wonderful sweeping vista shots that you see so often in big productions. As originally configured, the Superjib does an okay job of this- but the arm only adds in actuality literally 4'4" of crane extension, from the point where the camera would be normally mounted on the tripod, to where it is extended with the jib arm. This is measured with a tape measure, though it kind of looks further on their web page photos. The photos are a bit misleading. I invented a way to EXTEND the crane arm an additional four feet to 8'8", and it works REALLY SUPER now. Please see the how-to instructions with photos at http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/jib.html Have Fun! Neil

October 3rd, 2003, 10:35 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Nice article, Neil! Good job. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!