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  1. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Pro Cine Live owner here, same issue, won't hold level with 90 degree pan test. I've triple and quadruple checked that all things are lined up from the camera to the bottom of the sled etc. It won't even hold level at an almost 1.5-2 second drop time. 4 Second drop time it's wildly out of level if I pan at all from where I static balance! Hope someone knows if there is a provision to center the gimbal or if I just need to send it back to Pro.
  2. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Looking to fill that weight gap between 2 black Cans & 2 black 2 blue on my arm!
  3. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Sam, On the big rig I have a docking collar on both the top and bottom of the sled. For the Zephyr if I’m doing low mode I tend to extend the center post just enough to get the docking bracket into the collar right above the bottom electronics. Don’t make the same mistake I have of thinking the post clamp assembly is thick enough for docking! Hope this helps! Best, Francisco
  4. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Find a nice drop time by using primarily the gimbal placement and some post extension. I found that with most heavier builds (requiring 2 batteries) the paddle ended up almost straight down. Hope this helps!
  5. Francisco Orozco Jr
    I had great luck with dynamic balance on the Flyer and Flyer LE. I had great luck by first finding and marking the center of gravity of the camera build. Place that directly over the center post. Then you use the battery paddle to find your static balance. Thats it!
  6. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Smaller rigs such as the pilot, scout, flyer and even the zephyr state the camera payload capacity. That means the pilot is rated for up to a 10lb camera. (The arm max is about 15) the big rigs tell you the arm max. They changed this on the new Aero small rigs by naming them after their arm max weight (A-15, A-30) hope this helps!
  7. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Biggest Difference is the bottom having dual rods to fine tune monitor and battery placement for pan inertia, as well as the option for 2nd battery plate for 24v power. This is a good reason to consider getting a zephyr since used they are around the same price as a new A-30. Also the A-30 is all made overseas and the gimbal does not have the nice flush clamp style locking.
  8. Francisco Orozco Jr
    There's a few threads on this discussion. Basically the LE has a carbon fiber extendable center post, a beefier gimbal with larger diameter grip, weight capacity raised to 19 lbs from original 15 lbs. Hope this helps.
  9. Francisco Orozco Jr
    If the gimbal fork isn't bent then you could try centering the gimbal again by following the instructions for the ultra 2 gimbal. http://www.tiffen.com/images/content/U2_GimbalCentering.pdf
  10. Francisco Orozco Jr
    I Inquired about that back in February of this year, here's what Joe W. at Tiffen said "Also, the new style Aero dovetail holder has a different design and won't attach to the Zephyr. The Aero is replacing the Zephyr. However, it has less power options, less video options and is made overseas. These are some of the reasons that the Aero is more affordable than the original Zephyr." I know that they share the same center post but I believe that the top stage & gimbal are different.
  11. Francisco Orozco Jr
    If you don't mind me asking, where could I find the PDF file of the Zephyr assembly with part numbers? I've always wanted to open and clean my gimbal as well as service my top stage.
  12. Francisco Orozco Jr
    It looks to be the 12V XLR cable that comes with the Zephyr. He seems to be using it with a battery plate adapter (http://www.antonbauer.com/en-US/Shop/products/batteries-and-power-accessories-so-xlr-gold-mount)
  13. Francisco Orozco Jr
    http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=15550&page=1
  14. Francisco Orozco Jr
    There's a whole topic already on the forum related to those two question. It boils down to whether or not your camera power cable is wired for 12v or 24v, a menu setting in Alexa for voltage warning, and the zephyr having too thin wiring for the load required by the camera!
  15. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Interesting to hear that arms have been getting damaged for being used at 30 lbs of combined sled & camera weight on the arm? I've found that my zephyr arm floats fine and horizontal up to 43 lbs! I'll keep that in mind as well. I try to keep the camera payload below 25 lbs to be safe on the gimbal & top stage.
  16. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Would you mind sharing a pic of your Alexa build on the zephyr?
  17. Francisco Orozco Jr
    I won an auction on eBay recently for a flyer LE kit, seller decided to cancel due to them "misplacing the arm and batteries" during a move. If it pops back up for sale you might be able to snag up the sled itself fairly cheap.
  18. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Complete kit or just sled?
  19. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Terry West South Bay Film & Video Services 531 N. Paulina Avenue Redondo Beach, CA. 90277 techrat531@verizon.net 310 621-5063
  20. Francisco Orozco Jr
    I'd also say the Volt for something lightweight or the Merlin 2 for non vest-arm operating on DSLR cameras. I tried out the Solo for a while, even at its lightest (without any counter weights) it is not meant for hand held operating!
  21. Francisco Orozco Jr
    There are flyer/scout vests on eBay from time to time. Maybe talk to Tiffen about getting the aero 15 vest? It's no longer plastic!
  22. Francisco Orozco Jr
    Typically Tiffen asks you to send it in for maintenance, however I've in the past used contact cleaner (no residue) to clean out the arm while wearing it and then giving it some ACF-50. Once I couldn't get my hands on that so I used "Tri-Flow" in a pinch but I'm not sure about it since most folks here go for ACF-50! Best of luck
  23. Francisco Orozco Jr
    I personally went with the Ultra 2 vest as I found the EXO not to feel right for me at the time (weight distribution). However you do get the added benefit of the back mount for the EXO. I'd probably be happier with thinner pads on the U2 but aside from that it's solid. I'll hopefully get to try the Pro Vest one day as it always seems to sneak into the conversation haha
  24. Francisco Orozco Jr
    According to the Owner's Manual "It has the same center post that is used on the Steadicam Zephyr model sled" If so these are the measurements another member had posted when he first received his Zephyr on another thread: - Zephyr grip diameter: 1 3/4 in - Outer post section: 27mm
  25. Francisco Orozco Jr
    What size vest? Asking price?
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