Sachtler Gs to Extremes with Dan Campbell-Lloyd

Sachtler Goes to Extremes with Dan Campbell-Lloyd 10 Dec 2013

Today it is the Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii, next month it's the King of Hammers off-road competition in California next year, who knows, probably a skiing feature. Wherever Dan Campbell-Lloyd goes, it's to capture extreme sports with his creative eye and with him goes his trusty Sachtler support.

I've been using Sachtler for over ten years and simply couldn't do a project without them, Campbell-Lloyd says. Each of my tripods (Sachtler Ace L and Video 18P with CF100L tripod) have out-lasted and out-performed any other similar equipment that I or my friends have had. The equipment just works in every condition; from the freezing cold mountains in Alaska to being jammed in the back of a kayak on the Congo River. Sachtler is simply smooth, tough and reliable every time.

Right now I'm shooting the Triple Crown of Surfing, he explains. I'm using my Canon 7D, Red Epic and my Ace L and Video 18p. Sachtler helped capture images of the first big swell of the winter. The surf was big and so was the crowd at Waimea Bay.

A piece of cake for Campbell-Lloyd compared to some of his other challenges. In the winter of 2012, I was shooting for MSP Films in the Tordrillo mountains of Alaska, he recalls. Normally, on these trips, we would have two or three shooters and a photographer. This trip was just three athletes, two guides and me up in the helicopter. The cool thing was that we could just fly around and ski anything we wanted. The hard thing was I could only bring so much gear. Without my very light and stable Sachtler tripod, none of the shots would have been possible.

Having my Sachtler on the Congo for The Grand Inga Project' was super important, he explains. The rapids are sometimes a few miles across so a super stable smooth tripod was a must have. We were filming the first decent of the Inga rapids, where there where no retakes. This was a one-time deal and I had to nail the shot first time every time. (http://ingaproject.com)

Australian borne cameraman/photographer and former professional kayaker, Dan Campbell-Lloyd, offers a unique eye into the world of action. His visuals can be seen in the Rush HD series, FOCUSED.

For more information visit www.sachtler.com or contact: Sachtler, 16 Progress Drive, Shelton CT 06484, Phone: 1 203-929-1100, Fax: 203-925-2684, Email: info.videocomamericas@vitecgroup.com

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