Comments on: The Boys Are Back In Town http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: DCB http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/#comment-122 DCB Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:27:25 +0000 http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/#comment-122 I called it, didn't say it here, but it's what I expected. I called it, didn’t say it here, but it’s what I expected.

]]> By: Patrick L http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/#comment-124 Patrick L Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:21:11 +0000 http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/#comment-124 Does that big ball fly the helicopter or does the helicopter fly the ball? So you enclosed the XR in the worlds largest ball? I was expecting a little more or should I say a little less. I guess you don't have a 235 in there so it must be the Dalsa. We need some bigger balls in this wobbly business. Good Show? P.S. Next time think teleprompter Does that big ball fly the helicopter or does the helicopter fly the ball? So you enclosed the XR in the worlds largest ball? I was expecting a little more or should I say a little less. I guess you don’t have a 235 in there so it must be the Dalsa. We need some bigger balls in this wobbly business.

Good Show?

P.S. Next time think teleprompter

]]> By: General Henz http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/#comment-127 General Henz Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:24:20 +0000 http://waronwobblies.com/2007/06/22/the-boys-are-back-in-town/#comment-127 Hi Patrick, I guess there are a few things that I should share in response to your comment. First, the War on Wobblies wasn't about the launch of the eclipse. Its focus was to educate, across the entire anti-Wobbly industry, that there is a "right tool for the job" rather than a single silver bullet. To this end the feedback at Cinegear was overwhelmingly positive. Nearly all anti-Wobbly manufacturers appreciated the effort and loved the message and playfully continued to refer to "Wobbly" and "anti-Wobbly weapons". They understood the theme of the campaign, acknowledged the value, and appreciated the kind words shared about their specific anti-Wobbly weapon. Knights of the Wobbly table throughout the world who couldn't make it to the show sent us congratulatory and complimentary emails. Is the war over? Hell no. But the education and conversation has started. And that's a good thing. Second, with respect to your comments regarding the eclipse specifically, we really need to get you into Wobbly HQ to see the system. We had many aerial DPs and pilots stop by our facility Thursday night for a hands-on introduction to the eclipse - they all walked away thrilled with what they experienced. I guess that shouldn't have been a surprise as we engaged them while we were designing and developing the eclipse for their feedback and guidance. Why did we drive the design to a 36" system (the same size as the other 35mm film systems on the market)? Because the aerial DPs told us to. They wanted to be able to use a standard 35mm package with a 1000' mag and a 10:1... this drove the physical size to 36". The aerial DPs also told us they wanted flexibility with payloads due to the changing landscape of HD cameras. The eclipse enables flexibility and choice when it comes to camera and lens packages. It's a great system that received great feedback from the users. The show was a good one - the spirit was positive and there was a buzz carried throughout it by all of the Knights of the Wobbly Table. Hi Patrick,

I guess there are a few things that I should share in response to your comment.

First, the War on Wobblies wasn’t about the launch of the eclipse. Its focus was to educate, across the entire anti-Wobbly industry, that there is a “right tool for the job” rather than a single silver bullet. To this end the feedback at Cinegear was overwhelmingly positive. Nearly all anti-Wobbly manufacturers appreciated the effort and loved the message and playfully continued to refer to “Wobbly” and “anti-Wobbly weapons”. They understood the theme of the campaign, acknowledged the value, and appreciated the kind words shared about their specific anti-Wobbly weapon. Knights of the Wobbly table throughout the world who couldn’t make it to the show sent us congratulatory and complimentary emails. Is the war over? Hell no. But the education and conversation has started. And that’s a good thing.

Second, with respect to your comments regarding the eclipse specifically, we really need to get you into Wobbly HQ to see the system. We had many aerial DPs and pilots stop by our facility Thursday night for a hands-on introduction to the eclipse - they all walked away thrilled with what they experienced. I guess that shouldn’t have been a surprise as we engaged them while we were designing and developing the eclipse for their feedback and guidance. Why did we drive the design to a 36″ system (the same size as the other 35mm film systems on the market)? Because the aerial DPs told us to. They wanted to be able to use a standard 35mm package with a 1000′ mag and a 10:1… this drove the physical size to 36″. The aerial DPs also told us they wanted flexibility with payloads due to the changing landscape of HD cameras. The eclipse enables flexibility and choice when it comes to camera and lens packages. It’s a great system that received great feedback from the users.

The show was a good one - the spirit was positive and there was a buzz carried throughout it by all of the Knights of the Wobbly Table.

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