Jump to content

Daniel Munteanu

Members
  • Posts

    5
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Reputation

0 Neutral
  1. Elliot, I tried to make the Merlin VERY bottom heavy. it reduces the problem I have presented in the video, though it does not eliminate it completely. Then the Merlin becomes extremely bottom heavy with a very rapid drop time and a pronounced pendulum effect, as expected. If I lower the weights with half a weight and adjust the drop time, still keeping it too bottom heavy in my opinion, the problem of the balance only at a cerain angle shows up more. I have contacted Tiffen and so far they think it might be something wrong with the gimbal. will await more news And yes, Bryan, I think that, if top heavy, the Merlin should be impossible to balance at any angle, with an impossibility to remain perfectly still and in balance only at a certain rotation on the Y axis. but then, I'm just a beginner in this, though losing my trust and patience with this issue... :(
  2. if video was still private: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XYwyaxJgGpQ
  3. I'll ask all over the place, I need to make certain what the issue is... also already sent an e-mail to Tiffen, see what happens. thanks for the replies so far. If there is something wrong with the gimbal, an alignment problem, I think it will have to be replaced as it's not serviceable as far as I know :(
  4. Nothig is moving or vibrating, no strap or cable. The issue is completly different. I've made the video public, sorry about that
  5. I have recentely purchased a steadicam Merlin. Balanced it after 30 min, put on an accesory and haven't manged to balance it again for days and days. Watched all tutorials and videos, read through many forum opinions and links, read all instructions, cookbooks, magic formulas and the like Camera: 5D MII, 17-40mm Canon Lens. Merlin on hole "N" with nose weight 1 mid+1 finish, lower weights 3 mid+ 1 finish. drop time under control After I discovered a strange thing about my Merlin, by mistake. I wonder if it's normal or if it's damaged in some way and thus my impossibility to balance it properly. I have the Merlin set up on the original bracket so it's easier to handle. Please watch the video, it's a much better explanation than the textual one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYwyaxJgGpQ&feature=youtu.be This is the strange issue: I can only balance it if I turn the grip at a certain angle (25-30 degrees) on the Y(vertical) axis, relative to the position of the grip with the place where you put your fingers aligned parallel with the Merlin spars. If the grip si facing forward (as the Merlin nose weights are, for example) I can not get it to balance whatever I do, even when bottom heavy. If I turn the grip at that certain angle something seems to turn with (inside?) the gimbal and I have a steady point to balance the Merlin on. Is it normal to be able to balance the Merlin only under those conditions and not to be able to rotate and turn the grip independently with the camera holding steady? I don't think it should be... As seen in the video, the Merlin displays some friction between one edge of the ball holding the gimbal and the inner wall of the cylinder ring, if rotated (camera un-mounted and stage turned on a side). I would like your opinions on this. Will send the video to Tiffen as well. Is this behavior normal as I'm a beginner at this or is there something wrong with this particular Merlin unit?
×
×
  • Create New...