iPad iPad2 iPad3 iPad4 iPad Mini Teleprompter R810-10 with Beam Splitter Glass

I got this cause I was looking for an inexpensive way to have a teleprompter small enough I can go to location shoot, I got myself a tripod dolly that would help me push the tripod around smooth floor and the teleprompter would be ideal for on location 'moving shots with prompter'.

I asked the company at first to make sure it works with my setup: I have a Canon t2i camera and a HVX200 camera. I got a quick response for the answer and after a week, I placed my order.

So, here's my experience with the prompter:

1. Setup

It took me a bit to figure out the instruction how to assemble the pieces together since the instruction with picture was done in b/w color, it was hard to figure out the 'bottom part' of the metal plate, if the curve area should face up or down, after 30 mins of monkeying around, I got it right.

The screws for the prompter were not as 'accomodating', when I got all the pieces screwed together, the screw head was still sticking out a bit. I figured it would be ok... Keep reading, I was wrong...

the Glass was good, the clothe that came with it is of a fabric that can easily attract animal hairs or foam, so I would suggest if you can, switch to a clothe typed that wouldn't be attraction prone.

2. setting it up with my DSLR T2i camera.

I was having a hard time to use the wing nuts to secure it to my tripod (which was a vivitar cheap tripod), the tripod's head screw was shorter, so it managed to secure it. When I screw the wing screw to the t2i, I had a hard time put my fingers between the top and bottom plate (it would be easier if you unscrew the prompter and do rescrew it back). then once I had the t2i on with the prompter, I realized it was wabbly.. Yeap, the screw was longer than the intended hole on the t2i. My thought, maybe I have to get a bolt cutter and cut it shorter, but then I realized, I can easily just get 1 or 2 washers and there, it secured.

HOWEVER, as mentioned, the screws that were used to put the prompter together doesn't stay flat on the surface, your camera would be a bit 'elevated' from the plate as it touches the screws' head.

Ipad was very much 'just flat laid' on the prompter, so if you 'hit a bump' the ipad may falls off, a easy solution: use velcro, tape one part of the velcro on the prompter and the other on back of your ipad case and viola! It is secured :)

2. Using it with the HVX200 and Manfrotto 351mvb2 with 501HDV head. Boy, this WAS a pain, because the prompter's screw's head was not flat with the plate, the quick release for the manfrotto 501hdv would NOT allow it to slide in. So I have to unscrew the top and bottom plates, put the quick release of the tripod on, secure it and then slide the quick release with the bottom plate back to the tripod, and then put the screws back to tighten up the top and bottom plates.

Oh and there is ONLY one hole you can use secure the tripod's quick release to, as the two plates washers to secure the screws are sticking out from the bottom, it is 'JUST about' made it to the corders of the Manfrotto 501hdv head... So you can ONLY tighten it in the 'middle' hole, and then.

Once the top and bottom plates are secured, you can then place the hvx200 on it, sort of secure it (the plate's screw heads gets into the way).

So that means, if I have to take this with me to location shoot, the best thing to do is bring a screwdriver and do the assembly on the stop. :)

Other then that, the prompter does work well.But the extra hassles doesn't warrant a 5

Like the title says, this is a great little tool to have in the studio considering the price but it's not exactly perfect. Insight Reviews has a video review on YouTube that goes into more detail and can explain better than I can in writing.

Just search YouTube for R810-10 review.

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The simplicity of this product is nothing short of genius. I was initially concerned that about sacrificing video quality with my mid-level camera but if anything the addition of the cloth has improved the video quality. If you're looking for a working prompter this will work for you and leave you room in your budget to improve other aspects of your videos.

I was disappointed when the product arrived with the glass broken but the seller responded quickly and went above and beyond to make sure that I had a working teleprompter on my first shoot. The product was a little difficult to put together (I'm not mechanically inclined) and again when I contacted the seller they responded quickly and didn't let me go until setup was complete.

The chances that I'd write a positive review after having the product arrive broken were slim and none but the customer service really was above and beyond any experience I've had when faced with similar problems. I'm happy to support more people who run their business like these folks.

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This product does exactly what I needed for it to do. It is a no frills TelePrompTer at a very reasonable price.

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You really can't beat the TelePrompter for the price...it works as good as the higher end ones. I did have to modify some of the screws it came with so the mount would fit with my camera...very minor issue though.

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