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FS: Canatrans UHF video transmitter (global) + Tandem receiver + Decimator 2


Jack Lam

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Up for sale is a complete kit with Canatrans UHF video transmitter (Global version), Tandem UHF receiver, a Decimator 2 converter, and a Liliput 7-inch LCD TV w/ batteries.

 

Cosmetically, everything is in mint, like-new condition. Functionally, everything works perfectly.

 

Due to the lower frequency and long wavelength of UHF, the Canatrans is able to pentrate through walls and propagate among obstacles better than most HD digital wireless systems, which operate in 2.4 or 5.8GHz band. Another advantage of UHF is that transmission quality degrades gracefully over distance, whereas digital signal would suddenly blackout or skip frames when signal strength drops below a threshold. Then it usually takes time for a digital signal to recover, while an UHF signal requires no recovery time. For these reasons, Canatrans is still the preferred choice of many professioanl Steadicam operators even when HD cameras are the norm nowadays.

 

I am also including a custom-made aluminum bracket with 15mm rod clamps that integrates the Canatrans transmitter with Decimator 2 into a one-piece solution, completed with a battery plate to power the setup with a Sony NP-F750 battery. This way, you can mount the Canatrans+Decimator combo as one piece on to any 15mm rod. Works perfectly for cameras like Alexa, EPIC, or Sony F55.

 

You may also power this combo from your camera's main battery system via a custom-made P-tap cable that I am also including here. This cable splits out to feed Canatrans and Decimator simultanously.

 

A complete list of included items:

===Canatrans kit===

1x Canatrans transmitter global version

1x Decimator 2 HDSDI-to-Composite+HDMI converter

1x Liliput 7-inch LCD TV

2x 12v batteries & charger for Liliput TV

2x antenna for Canatrans

1x P-tap cable for Canatrans + Decimator

1x P-tap cable for Canatrans only

1x 4-pin XLR cable for Canatrans

1x 3-pin 24v Arri-style cable for Canatrans

1x custom-made aluminum bracket w/ 15mm rod clamps

 

===Tandem kit===

1x Tandem UHF receiver

2x antenna for Tandem

1x Shark fin antenna by Canatrans

1x Sony battery plate for use with NP-QM71(91)D batteries

3x Sony NP-QM71 batteries (one of them is third party)

2x Charger for Sony NP-QM71 batteries

1x Pelican case

1x P-tap long cable for Tandem

 

The kit costs more than US$5800 according to this latest listed price.

 

I'm selling the whole kit for USD2300 with free global DHL shipping.

(The kit is currently located in Hong Kong.)

 

Please email me at info(AT)Jack-Lam.com

* replace (AT) with "@"

 

Jack Lam

 

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