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The C6D Package Build
Follow these steps to build the Canon EOS 6D motion picture camera package. First gather the Pelican 1600 case labeled C6D1 or C6D2, a blue WorkPro soft sided case containing the camera cage and one of the black and red Miliboo tripod cases. The label for the camera package is just above the pressure release valve. Inside the case you'll find the following (clockwise from the top left): Canon EOS 6D body, battery charger, the SmallRig field monitor mount, 7" field monitor, SD Card wallet, 50mm cine lens, 35mm lens, (the empty slot is for an 85mm cine lens), camera manual, filed monitor battery and HDMI cable. The blue WorkPro case contains all the components for the camera cage to complete the package. Locate the tripod case, remove the tripod and set it up with a single riser height. Attach and adjust the pan handle so it is parallel to the surface of the tripod head. Level the head by loosening the main head bolt (under the head) and adjusting the attitude of th...
Field Audio Production
Follow these steps to build the field audio package used with the C6D camera package build. Once the C6D package is ready, locate one of three filed audio kits contained in a Pelican 1500 case. They are labeled FA1, FA2 and FA3. Inside the case you'll find the following (clockwise from the top left): Sony Studio Monitor, mounting clamp, the Tascam 60D MKii mixer, a Rode bag (underneath the shotgun pop filter), the Rode Shotgun pop filter, the Rode NTG2 shotgun mic with wind suppression filter, AA battery charger, the Rode wireless receiver (RX), and the Rode Wireless transmitter (TX). First, attach all the components needed for field audio acquisition, the Tascam 60D mixer and the Rode wireless receiver. Remove the mixer and attach it to the D-frame on its 45 degree angle. Line up the quarter inch mounting thumb screw, ...and tighten until the unit is snug against the D-frame. Make sure the mixer faces up for best access. On the top right of the D-frame locate the 3/8t...