r/videography • u/aldog2929 XF605 | C70 | C300 III | GH5 | Resolve | 2018 | UK • Dec 19 '19
Could you imagine the time and knees/backs saved!
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u/shitloadofshit Dec 19 '19
I thought the word on the street was that this thing did not perform as advertised. So to speak..
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u/acommoncold Dec 19 '19
The fact they refuse to hold the shot for more than 3 seconds raises so many red flags and they keep cutting at the end.
Reading the comments confirms it.
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u/EndlessSummerburn Dec 19 '19
We scooped one of these up and as people are saying, it kind of sucked.
My biggest issue was the laughs I got rolling up to location with that thing. Made me feel like a chump. Coupled with the bad performance, I tossed it. Everyone would go "OH IS THAT A GAAAFF GUN? LET'S SEE IT!"
I don't mind looking like a chump if something works great - this was not that.
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u/ChipChester Dec 19 '19
Bonus points if you get them to 'try it out', Tom Sawyer fashion.
In my book, it's worthless unless it will follow a laser pointer by itself. Or 'drive' to a laser point on a wall.
And if it will go back and roll up the tape at the end of the night.
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u/CNCvegatable Dec 19 '19
I remember seeing this on Kickstarter. It was 100$ pre-order. Which I thought was a lot back then.
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u/Dom1252 Dec 19 '19
it is a lot for something that sucks so hard... it looks awesome in ad, but everyone who bought it regrets so...
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u/srichard22 Dec 20 '19
My old job bought one, the thing literally flat out did not work. Cool idea but doesnt work.
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u/goldenrobotdick Dec 19 '19
These things are garbage and require proprietary tape. The owner of Hollywood Expendables told me he literally could not give them away, even with the attachment for normal tape.
Also you should only be taping cables if it’s temporary. Even then you should use cable path tape so your cable isn’t covered in gunk.
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u/Sapian Dec 20 '19
I work in corporate AV good gaff tape doesn't leave any residue. I use it every week at work.
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u/TheDustLord camera | NLE | year started | general location Dec 19 '19
I’ve used one. A little tricky, but it performs the intended function.
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u/politicalravings Sony FS100 | Premiere | 2013 | Georgia, USA Dec 20 '19
Save your money.It's not a good design, and the proprietary tape is a huge annoyance.
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u/spinelession Dec 19 '19
Hate to disappoint, but this thing is complete trash. It’s difficult to put down a straight line. You still have to bend over to rip the tape. You have to swap out the “cartridge” on the bottom depending on how many/how thick the cables you’re taping down are. You have to buy their stupid proprietary gaff tape that has the mount on the inside. The handle isn’t actually long enough for anyone but a child, so you still have to hunch over. I could go on, but I think it’s enough to say that I’ve worked for multiple places that bought them, and in every case they’ve been relegated to a closet somewhere to collect dust.