mark morgan

glenn m8 it's tgalland@tiffen.com

m1 wins the shootout

hey glen i maybe doing this to my artemis but i'll be going with the m1tiffen gimbal to accommodate the volt,this is who you want to talk to at stiffen Tyson Gallard, tgallard@tiffen.com

On March 2, 2019 at 11:47 PM, Frank Schwaiger said:

Hi Mark,

Tom's question was if you are balancing the camera in the vertical axis. You just confirmed the other two axis. If you are not balancing the camera vertically this may lead to issues with the wave's behaviour. So you have to take care about the height of the CG of the camera as well. Therefore most of us put small counterweights on top of the Alexa mini or attach the viewfinder to the top because the mini's CG is lower than needed with the wave with most setups - or all setups I had at least.

thank you frank i'll do that this week 

i'm going to look at the m1 volt at NAB but i do own a "wave" and it works wonderful a majority of the time, but i do also use it on my two axis remote heads to create that third axis which is a bonus and there's other applications you can use the "wave"(hand held,the betz twister,easy rig or on your dolly) and this is where you can't use the m1 volt

On February 13, 2019 at 5:44 PM, Tom Wills said:

Hi Mark, 

The big question is - are you balancing the camera's vertical CG in the Wave? As in, can you unlock the Wave (when powered down), roll the camera to either side, and have it stay there without issue? It should be balanced so that the camera is totally neutral inside the roll cage of the Wave. If it is "bottom heavy" (aka seeks the center) in the Wave, it becomes almost impossible to operate as any deviation from absolute level will cause the rig to want to fall further and further off level.

The method Larry McConkey figured out early on, and that I also use (and many other ops) is using a set of small counterweights on a Noga arm to raise the CG and be able to adjust it precisely to where it needs to be. I am also working on the design of riser plates that will allow you to raise a camera's CG with a very light, small plate, rather than the heavy and often too-tall Wave Rider, to limit how much weight is needed.

yes i do balance it side to side and for and aft

On April 5, 2018 at 10:30 AM, Ramon Engle said:

No real way to positively lock the roll cage. Just power down. Theres always a tiny bit of play when powered down.

 aloha roman, i've bee using mine and the locking pin seems to keep it solid but my question is, what's the best drop time for the wave it sometimes seems to throw me off when it's correcting the horizon not often but from time to time,it starts to feel top heavy and i'm at a bout a 2.5 second drop time

On June 19, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Jarrett P. Morgan said:

not that I noticed. It was a very solid build. Amira with the UAP-2.

 

I didn't do very much full on running though. I would be interested to see some actual sprinting with it. When I get some downtime next week I can do some tests.

i used it on the 2018 ironman event in hawaii and i did some serious sprinting and it was solid on the horizon 

i bought one and it had a lot of ramping so i called them and they said there are three levels of ramping but the new multi axis doesn't have the ability to change that so i sent mine in so they could take the ramping out lets see what happens when it comes back and they offered to send me a lender til mine got fixed but other wise that for the price it could be worth it

Mark,

Thanks for posting and the kind words. Nice stuff. I love the opening dude on the motorcycle. You've got nice control of the rig and some pretty long takes in there. Good stuff. One shot seems to have some vibration. Hopefully that was in the cam mount and not the rig but be careful of that. I've had that happen to me and it's such a bummer. Hope your knee gets better and thanks for sharing. If you ever need someone to cover you on the islands, I'm always game for a trip!

yes the vibration was from the red camera the lens mount wasn't tight after changing it to pl mounts from nikon

mounts we found out later

aloha everyone to start my hats off to all steadicam ops and a hugh thanks to dave chameidas your shit ROCKS been watching your work for many years and thanks for a great thread so okay lets try this :rolleyes: after blowing my knee out thought i would put together a reel not all my favorite stuff but stuff i had available to work with and there is one shot that has a lot of vibration which wasn't my rig but a red camera with some loose screws on the lens mount we found out later but it was a super fun low mode shot and both the dp and director liked it :unsure: so i threw it in and also i included a oner music video we did for a 48 hour film contest

mark morgan

www.steadicamhawaii.com

 

Nice thumbnail ;)

 

i know right lol thought i load a video but NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you could go with a garfield mount to a fisher 11 dolly probably with a camera riser,might not get as high as a ramp but it would go from low to a bit higher than normal and still very clean

just my 2 cents

haha i was just thinking the same thing eric

Hey Mark! You seem to be running short so I thought you might want to borrow these:

 

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LOL SO TRUE AND DO YOU ALSO HAVE A FEW MARBLES I CAN BORROW ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I SEEM TO HAVE LOST A FEW

i have to chime in here,i have been using my sachtler artemis efp pro hd,sdi rig for the last 6 years on live events and other various jobs,the upper junction box comes with 3x bnc lines all work with hd sdi signals and sd signals thru the post,2x camera power ports,2x follow focus power ports which can double as tally light power and signal thru post,1x aux power can also double as upper tally light output,lower junction box has 3x bnc's,1x monitor power and 1x aux power also doubles as tally light out,the sled will do 12volt and 24volt switchable and will also do in the 12volt mode switch from one battery to the other for monitor and camera as the main one is dying,i've been able to fly anything from dslr's to arri 535's and all those in the middle except never done 3d "YET"with no problems,but i did change to the XCS gimbal with ergo handle because i really love that handle but both gimbal bearings feel nearly identical just the sachtler handle was to short for my big hands and the monitor view is much better with the ergo handle

awesome work

that was killer and so inspiring for all operators

ya'a i took notes hehe

i've tried the pro and it is a very nice vest

but the sachtler vest was a touch more comfortable

and i want that on a long haul for sure anyday

it's just more comfortable

Hi Guys,

I have been waiting to talk about the new Phantom-V Sled until after Cinegear but now that I can't go and the New Sled won't be there, I figure I'll let y'all in on my new digs.

 

The Phantom-V (V for Vuona) but for all intensive purposes V for Video, is a rig I modified with Tiffen/Steadicam to make a turn key Live TV rig. It can obviously do everything else but it was designed for live TV.

 

Quick summary of Changes to the current Phantom Rig:

 

• It has a shortened Post by 4 inches, I'm vertically challenged ;-)

• 3 HD Direct lines

• 1 Analog only line

• Changed out the RCA video in/out to a BNC

• Tally to the monitor and to lens shade or prompter, (so both illuminate together)

• Tally Connector changed out to 4 pin lemo

• The nose box has been shorted to about an Inch

• and the newly designed Return Monitor bracket, 1/4x20 or velcro plate (Adjustable to different width rods

• Transvideo's new 8" Ultra HD Daybright monitor with integrated Digital Bubble level through the sled along with Frame lines and all the other hundreds of things you expect from Transvideo

• and Shortened the Monitor and battery rods by 2 "

 

The Zoom control and return monitor don't come on the rig

 

Price is to be determined by Tiffen/Steadicam and the motorized top stage with the stubby nose is apparently being looked into to.

 

Oh ya, I customized the case using Innerspace Cases and a SKB Case, basically the same as a Pelican 1650, or a Storm 2950 only it's lighter and has nicer Latches

 

Enjoy:

aloha rob

do the rear batteries rotate up and down to lower the weight

did anybody check out the microlite hd system at nab

HAHA I GOT THE SAME SHIT I NEW IT WAS A SCAM RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE

BUT I HAD A GREAT TIME STRINGING HIM ALONG

Preping my first Epic/Atom job,

 

 

 

I take some pictures on set this weekend.....

 

The rig is definatley on the heavy side, "ready to shoot" about 68lbs on the arm. (so...camera/rig/sled/batteries etc..)

 

The rig and cameras themselves weigh in at 38lbs. So in handheld mode your dealing with about 40lbs. So not so bad.....but Since you need to counter balance all that front heaviness on the steadicam with the balance weight and your post things add up quick.

 

Using this shoot this weekend as a test since I'm getting ready to operate atom/epic combo for about 8 weeks on a different project. On that one we will make use of a handsfree segway for most of the shooting......

hi pedro,

now could you mount or flip the rear balance mechanism up

so that you have more room for pans and freedom while operating

i know it may change your post length since you probably don't

want to go any heavier at the bottom of your sled,

by the way i got to do some live 3d stuff with the

element technica guys and they were great to work with

best regards

yes it can handle big loads and is one

of the most comfortable vest out there