|
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,〔(Miller Solo Dolly ) AV Specialist, February 2006 (p2)〕 spreaders and other camera supports such as monopods and pedestal systems). The company supplies ENG/EFP equipment to broadcast and government.〔(Miller Supports Beijing Coverage ) Content + Technology July/August 2008 (p38)〕 Miller is also the distributor of Lowel lighting equipment in Australia.〔("Company details - Encore Magazine Australia" )〕〔("Lowel Dealers" )〕 == 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.〔(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 products are widely used in Australia, and since 1958, have been exported to the US, Europe and Asia.〔(Miller History on Power House Museum )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miller Camera Support Equipment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|