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  10. Packing for travel - advice on cutting down on total number of checked-in items

    in General Discussion

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    Hi Steadicam mates, 

    I'm flying a lot recently, and I get the feeling I could cut down on total items with some optimisation by using different cases / dividing systems. 

    I'd love to see some examples from others who have managed to really optimise space. I have an M1 with Volt, Exovest and XARM. I'm wondering perhaps if I should be trying to fit the arm in with the sled in a two-layer system? 

    Any advice would be golden. Thanks!

  14. FS - Walter Klassen Slingshot

    in Steadicam Marketplace - For Sale

    Posted

    I am selling my Walter Klassen slingshot. I have decided to go for a Steadicam arm instead, and I want to get a full sized Vest for that. This package comes with a lighter version of the WK Flex Vest http://shop.walterklassen.com/products/copy-of-slingshot

     

    Includes:

    Slingshot,

    FlexVest (Slingshot version)

    Two grades of silicone rope

    MoVI bar

    Quck detach connectors (works with MoVI bar) as well as generic connection

    Handle extension posts (for high mode or holding the rig at a distance greater than one's reach)

    Pump for Flexvest bladder

     

    I paid 7900 USD for this around 2 months ago. It's been used about 30 days total (and mostly just the vest, which I used in conjunction with the Easyrig arm (using the Easyrig adapter from WK)). The product is covered by Walter Klassen's 5 year warranty.

     

    I would like to get 6900 but I am open to reasonable offers

     

    Cheers,

    Brett

    twitter.com/_brettharrison

  16. Steadicam talks with MoVI: Garrett Brown in conversation with Tabb Firchau

    in General Discussion

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    Axel, thank you for that very considered and thorough commentary.

     

    I would like to point out that the MoVI can be quickly changed into a system that allows for manual Steadicam-driven pan by turning off (effectively) the pan motor (and locking the pan arm mechanically). There is also a single-user mode which would give the Steadicam operator control of tilt (and even roll in future firmware)

     

    Also there's a definite aesthetic difference between manual horizon leveling and a brushless motor system that makes 100 adjustments per second. You get a dolly-like aesthetic (like the AR). The AR is a single axis system, the MoVI is a 3 axis system, which allows the post to point forward while allowing for a constant tilt, for example; the operator could move within the scene without altering the camera position (even watching their steps while another person maintained framing).

     

    The use of two operators for the one camera isn't a new one in film, and can work well together provided a well rehearsed shot. Certainly a single operator would be preferable in many circumstances (but in others is either undesirable or untenable). As the software for the MoVI develops this combined system will become more functional and rewarding.

  17. Steadicam talks with MoVI: Garrett Brown in conversation with Tabb Firchau

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by brett harrison

     

    Be sure to watch the first 5 minutes which features Larry McConkey using the MoVI on his Steadicam rig to great effect.

     

    The key distinction made here by Garrett Brown is that the Steadicam is an instrument, and the MoVI is a stabiliser - in a more pure sense.

     

    I also happen to believe that the MoVI is an instrument, however its nature is closer to that of the synthesiser, whereas a Steadicam is like a guitar. Each has its place in the form.

     

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