What the thread found

• Cooke anamorphic lenses normally require counterweight mounted at the rear of the camera.
• The Cooke 65 mm Macro with two focus motors could not use rear counterweighting: extending the SAM-2 sliding plate rearward created excessive length, requiring the balance ring to be positioned too high and blocking access to the plate and weights.
• Solution: positioning weights forward and beneath the lens eliminated front-clearance problems, allowed the balance ring to sit lower in its travel, reduced the need for full rig extension, and preserved sufficient room above the gimbal head for mode switching between High and Low.
• This setup was developed for an operator of larger stature working with smaller performers, requiring the shortest possible rig configuration.

Depends on

• SAM-2 plate geometry and available rear extension space
• two focus motors adding weight forward of the lens
• operator height and performer scale

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