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Bogen / Manfrotto 523PRO Telescopic Pan Bar Style Lanc Remote Control for Sony & Canon Camcorders | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bogen
Category: Photography
List Price: $444.00
Buy New: $399.90
You Save: $44.10 (10%)
New (5) from $399.90
Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 17.9 x 3.3 x 3.1
MPN: 523PRO
Model: 523PRO
UPC: 719821246404
EAN: 0719821246404
ASIN: B000FA7PP8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Controls record/stop button, power on/standby button, zoom, and a push autofocus button | | • | Pan bar attachment | | • | Compatible with Sony and Canon LANC-enabled MiniDV and HDV video cameras |
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Product Description
The 523 remote control works with both Sony and Canon LANC-enabled video cameras to give you greater control over the zoom functions of the camera from the pan bar of your video head, where you can also maneuver the camera itself with the same hand.The main feature of this version is that aside from the record/stop, focus and power on/standby buttons also found on the 522 LANC models, it gives you three different zoom speed control buttons. The unit ships with these buttons as general use presets, but you can rapidly customize them to your own personal zoom speed levels!The zoom speed buttons set the upper limit of the range of movement of the zoom wheel and determine whether the zoom is progressive as you exert more pressure on the wheel, or fixed no matter how far you push the wheel. Being able to set a fixed zoom speed is an obvious advantage, since you can cut out the risk of accidentally putting too much pressure on the zoom wheel and ruining the shot half way through. The progressive set speed feature is even more flexible: the zoom wheel in full min-max range has 8 different speed positions, so as you gradually turn the wheel further, it steps up gradually from a slow to a rapid zoom. By selecting the lowest zoom speed, the whole arc of movement that normally covers all speed steps only covers a few of them, meaning that you can easily keep zoom limited to a slower range that you might find more suitable for your subject.Whether you choose a limited progressive zoom range or a single fixed speed, the features of the 523 mean you can easily repeat zooms precisely in subsequent takes of the same shot.
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| Customer Reviews:
Great product, although expenseive November 16, 2008
If you're a serious video maker: professional, prosumer, or serious amateur, having this remote as a replacement for the tilt-and-pan lever on your Manfrotto tripod will make a big difference in the quality of your finished videos. I use it with a Canon GL-2 to record stage productions, and it makes for smooth movements and zooms, instead of groping for the controls on the camera. It's high-quality as I'd expect from Manfrotto; and built like a tank. Its $400 price is high, and I paused a long time before purchasing it. But it's been worth every penny.
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