Do you use an RFU?

[The_Guest]

Also, known as remote focus unit. Is it a big help to you? Are you getting one? Does anyone have one of those fancy wireless palm pilot device?

Here is mine...
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[RandyBraunm]

Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em.

Really nice in most venues. In a smaller area, it's kind of silly, but nice when you're doing focus by yourself.

[The_Guest]

Totally man, what kind do you have?

[digitaltec]

I have used several. They help you out alot. I use them mostly for moving lights via a wirless PDA. Practly every console comes with one now a days. Not a bad idea if you have alot of lights you need to work with.

[RandyBraunm]

I've just got the standard that comes with the ETC boards (Not standard with them, but the ETC RFU) Not sure on what model number though. Very nice, can do pretty much everything but record a cue with it. (Great to have a go button while running a spot at the same time

Wireless PDA as an RFU? That's a great idea, definitely think I'll look into that.

[zac850]

Originally Posted by The_Guest

Are you getting one?

HA! I laugh at you implying that I have a big enough budget to get one. I wish i was though. The regional theater i'm just staring to do stuff at has one. I've never used it, but it seems to come in handy a lot.

Originally Posted by The_Guest

Does anyone have one of those fancy wireless palm pilot device?

Again, HA! I laugh at you implying that I have an even bigger budget to get one of those! I did see them online, and they look very very nice. I'd love to get one. If your doing a focus alone you could just go up on the genie (or whatever you have, my school has ladders and scaffolding) and go to the lights and do the first, and just reach into your pocket to turn on the second one. How nice would that be..... *thinks about it and drools*

[The_Guest]

Yeah those wireless ones look so amazing. No offense, but this isn't about bragging/budget, its about RFUs. Just trying to get a nice discussion going, thats all.

[bdesmond]

Originally Posted by The_Guest

Does anyone have one of those fancy wireless palm pilot device?

Yar ... Strand makes a wireless ipaq gig.

[The_Guest]

ETC as well.

[jmsinick]

I've got a couple of Stand Designer's Remotes (multiple spaces with the same board). They work well except that I had to memorize where the keys are in a blackout for focus, because the keys are not backlit but at least the display is. The other problem is that someone skimiped on installing RFU jacks because the places you need them, they aren't there. Those places are also the farthest away from the board like the balc rail, voms, torms, and one out of two coves. But they did put one in the spot booth. Awe well, I guess that is why they make long cables.

Jeremy