[Konvas] things on eBay-- OT and more

[Camak, Lael (US - MGTTS)]

Yes, they have an interesting store.  Several companies in India seem to
be quite proficient at replicating products.  At first I thought it was
from the Ebay store dv-shop23 <http://myworld.ebay.com/dv-shop23>  .  I
bought a couple of Rod adapters from them recently (15mm 100spacing to
15mm 60mm spacing).  It was affordable ($75 compared to at least 4x that
with Zacuto) but just OK with quality.  The bolt to tighten to the 15mm
rods was a cheap plastic and I had to replace each with something more
durable.  Secondly, on each of the two adapters I bought, the bolts were
angled off the bottom of the adapter instead of straight out the side.
So if I set the rig down, the bolt would be hitting the ground.
Thankfully I was able to heat the rings up a bit and turn it to the
side.  Finally, I had to do some sanding to get the adapters to actually
fit on my 15mm rods, but I didn't really hold that against them.  I've
done that with Arri adapters too.
 
Anyways, my advice is not to take too big a risk with these companies
unless you know someone who had a good experience with them.
 
All the best, 
lael

On Behalf Of H. W. Stone
Subject: [Konvas] things on eBay-- OT and more


No kidding, and look at the pictures.



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