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How Much Weight Do Boom Operators Hold? Sound Speeds!
It's often been guessed at but never before quantified exactly how much weight a boom operator holds over his or her head. In this video I investigate just that... how much weight does a boom operator hold?

I start by measuring a very light combination of microphone, shockmount and wind protection - a DPA 4017B microphone in a Cinela Osix shockmount and wearing the softie included with a Rode NTG5. For this test I'm using a Camry Luggage weighing tool with a tare feature which allows me to zero out the empty weight of the device before placing a boom in the loop to be weighed. For the last tests the long shotgun microphone is a Rode NTG8 inside a Rycote Windjammer and a HWC.

Links to products used in this video:
DPA 4017B: https://geni.us/4017B
Cinela Osix shockmount: http://www.cinela.fr/catalog.php
Windscreen from the Rode NTG5 kit: https://geni.us/RodeNTG5
Deity HD-TX Transmitter/Recorder: https://geni.us/DeityHD-TX
Rode NTG8 Long Shotgun Microphone: https://geni.us/RodeNTG8
Rycote WS11 Zeppelin Kit: https://geni.us/RycoteWS11
Rycote Hi-Wind Cover: https://mymic.rycote.com/products/windshield-solutions/hi-wind-cover/
Camry Luggage weighing tool: https://geni.us/CamryScale
ShowMaven C-Stands: https://geni.us/CStand

The microphone, shockmount and windscreen weight 5 ounces together!

Results for 2 feet between hand and the pole extended 13 feet to the microphone:
Base - 10.8 lbs downwards (base)
External wrapped Canare cable with Neutrik EMC-F connector - 12.3 lbs
Retest base - 10.6 (2% difference)
HD-TX - 13.5 lbs
Small Zepp - 13.5 lbs
Long Zepp - 17.1 lbs
HWC/Cat - 27.2 lbs
Full stick with everything - 42.7 lbs

I also measured the up/down force on the rear/front hands...
2 feet between hands, boom extended 9 feet:
Front (holding up the pole) = 6.4 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 3.4 lbs
3 feet between hands, boom extended 9 feet:
Front (holding up the pole) = 5.6 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 2.3 lbs
2 feet between hands, boom extended 14 feet:
Front (holding up the pole) = 10.6 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 7.5 lbs
3 feet between hands, boom extended 14 feet:
Front (holding up the pole) = 8.8 lbs, Back (pulling down on the pole) = 4.6 lbs

For this test I used an Ambient QSM, QS and QS inside a QP-120 extension.

To watch my 3BO Boom Operator Training Series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpPR2HcQu7YIYoynp0ULZ8BY53Pgj0HbJ

Gear Commonly Used In My Videos:
Panasonic Lumix FZ-80: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixFZ80
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixDMCG7
Aputure Amaran AL-MX LED Video Light: https://geni.us/AputureLight
Tascam DR-40: http://geni.us/TascamDR40
Sound Devices MixPre-6: https://geni.us/SoundDevicesMP6

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