Garrett Brown; Jerry Holway - Steadicam Tango
The lightweight Steadicam® TANGO™ provides floor-to-ceiling boom range with lateral reach, full stability, and simple, economical construction. TANGO™ is a Steadicam accessory for use with today’s miniature HD cameras according to Steve Tiffen, President and CEO of The Tiffen Company. “TANGO™ is designed to be a straightforward, bolt-on addition for future Tango-compatible Steadicam models.”
The Steadicam TANGO™ balances and feels like a single sled carrying all components. It provides a comfortable, centered operating position, even at full up/down boom. It incorporates rugged, all-mechanical construction and uses a conventional Steadicam sled plus the six pound Tiffen Tango extension. “There are no electronics, gyros, wiring, connectors or power-hungry components,” said Garrett Brown, inventor of the Steadicam. “It also has a large-aperture, interior cable-path for camera/CCU interconnection. With your eyes closed, it feels like a normal Steadicam.”
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STEADICAM® TANGO features:
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Nine-foot continuous elevation and traverse with back-pan and back-tilt
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360 degree pan, ±90 , ±90 degree tilt available throughout boom range
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Optimum pan/tilt inertia at all times
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Camera fits into small openings with full angular control
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6 lb. camera payload @ 3:1 extension equals 29 lb. total
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Rapid conversion from “Tango” mode to conventional Steadicam
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Stable – when walking, running, climbing stairs
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Silent – no servo motor noise
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Fast – ultra-rapid traverse, elevation, pan/tilt
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