Zacuto - NAB 2014

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An interview from the 2014 National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas with Jens Bogehegn of Zacuto. Zacuto is a company that makes a wide range of camera rigs and accessories designed for independent filmmakers, the Zacuto brand of camera accessories offer outstanding quality and support. In this interview Jens talks with us about a wide range of new products including the The Gratical LT & Gratical HD, Control Grip and Z-Motor, VCT Universal Baseplate, and introducing The Zacuto Fluid Head Tripods.

The Gratical LT 1024×768 (16×9 1024×576 3.3M dots) and Gratical HD 1280×1024 (16×9 1280×720 HD 5.5M dots) are the new generation super high resolution Zacuto electronic viewfinders. The Gratical uses an extremely powerful FPGA dual core processor and the latest micro-OLED displays, giving a hugely expanded contrast range with true blacks. Razor sharp optics with -1 to +4 diopter range and the latest Zacuto formula anti-fog protection. Key features include HDMI and HD-SDI in/out (HDMI cross convert to SDI), waveform, vectorscope, histogram, LUTS and much more. Custom cables allowing Gratical to get the same on-screen info as the camera’s proprietary EVF.

The Control Grip gives you start, stop and five programmable buttons for your cameras as well as a full menu control joystick. Custom cables will be available to control the Canon, Nikon, and Panasonic DSLRs, Sony F5/F55, ARRI Amira/Alexa, RED Epic/Scarlet, and Canon C-Series cameras. The Control Grip is fully self-powered with swappable LP-E6 batteries. Combine the Control Grip with the new Z-Motor attached to your lens to create a rocker style servo zoom lens similar to an ENG style lens. So now you can get control of your lens, placed where you need it for a fraction of the price of expensive large sensor ENG style lenses. You can make all your zoom lenses, from a stills zoom to a high-end cinema zoom, become precision servo zoom lenses with extensive camera control. It’s a whole new concept..

Zacuto is updating the VCT Baseplate for a whole new generation of cameras and filmmakers. Our new combination VCT Baseplate with built-in shoulder pad echos traditional ENG cameras but with a modern twist. Our sliding dovetail offers quick balance changes when swapping lenses for any camera set-up and the wide, gel shoulder pad will keep you comfortable all day long. Rods extend from the front of the plate and provide more open accessory rod space than any other VCT-style baseplate. Rods are adjustable up and down to make it universal with most cameras.

The Z8 is a fluid head with two-stage aluminum tripod, with center spreader and rubber feet. The Z12 & Z18 are larger fluid heads with two-stage carbon fiber tripods, center spreaders and rubber feet. The Z8, Z12, and Z18 models are equipped with graded drag and counterbalance and can carry payloads of 14 lbs, 26 lbs, and 44 lbs respectively. Zacuto accessories allow for mounting a front box and eyepiece leveler using the Zacuto Axis. These are high-end tripods, reasonably priced with availability for pre-order soon.

For more information please check out: http://www.zacuto.com/