Kit RYCOTE'S UNIVERSAL CAMERA

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Kit RYCOTE'S UNIVERSAL CAMERA

A l'occasion de l'IBC qui se tient à Amsterdam, le fabricant anglais Rycote, bien connu pour ses bonnettes antivent, a présenté de nouveaux modèles parmi lesquels the RUCK (Rycote Universal Camera Kit), dispositif qui protège les caméras du vent et des nuisances sonores pouvant provenir de la caméra elle-même, partciulièrement en location.

The Ruck comprend les éléments suivants :

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• The InVision Video Mount microphones from 19 to 25 millimetres in diameter, including the popular flat-sided Sennheiser MKH range. The mount's dual Lyres can be placed at different distances on the mounting bar to accommodate shotgun or camera-mount mics of up to 300mm in length. The assembly can be rotated freely through 360 degrees, allowing flexible orientation of the mounted microphone.

• A variety of adaptors, all included in the kit, allow the InVision mount to be used in different physical configurations. The bundled quarter-inch screw thread adaptor and hot shoe adaptor permit the InVision assembly to be mounted directly on a video camera, via the camera's quarter-inch thread mount or its hot shoe mount respectively. Cleverly, these adaptors do not preclude the use of these connectors by other camera accessories, as both the quarter-inch thread adaptor and the hot shoe adaptor feature female quarter-inch screw threads on their upper faces, to which further accessories may be connected. Similarly, the hot shoe extension bar, also included in the kit, allows other accessories equipped with a hot shoe connector, such as lights, to be connected to the camera at the same time as the InVision Video mount. The final adaptor, with its 3/8-inch thread, allows the InVision assembly to be mounted remotely on a boom pole or microphone stand, and to be swivelled freely once attached.

• Also included are two layers of Rycote wind protection for the microphone. The lightweight, slip-on Miniscreen Windshield is made of acoustically transparent open-mesh fabric and provides protection from breeze and panning noise. For use in windier conditions, supplementary protection is provided by the elasticated Miniscreen Windjammer, which fits over the Windshield if required.

The Universal Camera Kit is available now from Rycote's international dealer network. For more information, come to stand E93 in Hall 8 at IBC, where Rycote staff will be demonstrating the new RUCK throughout the show.