Miller Camera Support Equipment
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| Founded | 1954 |
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| Founder | Eric Miller |
| Headquarters | Sydney, NSW Australia |
| Products | Tripods and Fluid Heads |
| Website | Millertripods.com |
Miller Camera Support Equipment is the commercial name of R. E. Miller Pty Ltd, an independent Australian manufacturer of tripods, fluid heads and various accessories for professional camera systems (dollies,[1] spreaders and other camera supports such as monopods and pedestal systems). The company supplies ENG/EFP equipment to broadcast and government.[2]
Miller is also the distributor of Lowel lighting equipment in Australia.[3][4]
History
Eric Miller, an Australian engineer from Sydney, invented the fluid head for motion picture cameras, receiving a patent in 1946. He founded Miller Camera Support Equipment in 1954, manufacturing fluid heads and tripods. The same year, he developed the Miller Viscosity Drag. This invention greatly improved image quality in films by applying user-variable dampening to the pan and tilt movements of the camera.[5]
Miller products are widely used in Australia, and since 1958, have been exported to the US, Europe and Asia.[6]
Location
Miller Camera Support Equipment headquarters and manufacturing are based near Sydney, Australia. The company also has service facilities in London and in New York, plus branch offices in Canada, California, Hong Kong, China, and various European countries.[7][8][9]
Main current products
Fluid heads
- 75mm bowl
- 100mm bowl
- 150mm bowl
- Skyline 70
Tripods
- Toggle : lightweight tripods with traditional locks and 75mm bowls.
- Solo : spreaderless lightweight tripods with concentric locks and 75mm or 100mm bowls.[14]
- Sprinter : fast setup lightweight tripods with 100mm bowls [14]
- HD (Heavy Duty): sturdy tripods with 100mm or 150mm bowls
References
- ^ Miller Solo Dolly AV Specialist, February 2006 (p2)
- ^ Miller Supports Beijing Coverage Content + Technology July/August 2008 (p38)
- ^ "Company details - Encore Magazine Australia"
- ^ "Lowel Dealers"
- ^ ACS magazine, June 2006 (p22). Australian Cinematographers Society president John Leake presents his 40-year-old Miller tripod to the National Film and Sound Archive
- ^ Miller History on Power House Museum
- ^ Encore magazine 8 October 1999 issue - Miller Opens London Facility (p34)
- ^ Broadcast Engineering News, June 1998 - Steady as she goes with Miller
- ^ Miller office in New York, NJ - Broadcast Engineering News
- ^ Encore magazine Australia, November 1998 - Miller moves ahead
- ^ Release of the Compass range at the 2009 Sydney SMPTE show
- ^ Compass pre-release - Vizcom technologies
- ^ Arrow range - Broadcast Engineering News
- ^ a b c . Studio Monthly. 1 February 2006 = "Field sticks!" http://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/searchlist/5997.html = "Field sticks!". Retrieved 29 July 2009.
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- Statement of significance on Power House Museum
- The ACS visits Miller - ACS.
- Australian VideoCamera, June 2006 – Miller history (p52-53)
- Miller turns 50, Broadcast Engineering News Australia, February 2004 (cover and p10-12).
- Field sticks! - Studio Monthly, 1 February 2006
- ROI Review Solo/DS10 system - Studio Daily
- C+T Technology Development Award 2007 for the Sprinter II - Content + Technology, 2007
- Australian VideoCamera, December 2006 – Editor’s Choice Awards (p10)
- Miller Arrow 50 head - TV Technology magazine
- A Head for All Seasons at Miller - Australian Cinematographer, March 2003
- Solo DV - AV Specialist, January 2006