Eric Fletcher S.O.C.

I run my bearings dry. Oil is in a bearing for two reasons and both of those reasons the bearing needs to be spinning far faster than we will ever get it spinning. Oil is their to transfer heat to the races and cool the bearing and to float debris out of the balls and ball channel

For what we do dry is actually the best

NTSC VHF band

It's a 2B due to space considerations

No it's a pro res camera only

22lbs for the sled??

Great stuff ! I used to have a printed set of these. Interesting that in Plate #1, Ted indicates that an X/Y Top stage is a "mod", when in fact the IIIA Stage was the first Steadicam rig to present side to side adjustment on the stage. I wonder if he was using his Model III for these templates and by the time they were released, the IIIA was out with that feature?

You are correct Peter, the 3A played catchup with both the panaglides X/Y camera mount, and the Derose side to side mod that was originally built for the model 2

Because those cameras had 200degree shutters

Sorry but I beg to differ None of my sleds have been Dynamically balanced by the method that you advocate Jerry/Chris. They all have been Micky/90 degree drop balanced. No cameras or even top stages mounted when the Under gimbal masses were balanced.

XCS Ultimate spinning "Flat" while rolled 90 degrees

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zz6radtqhuu6fz0/XCS%20Ultimate%20Neutral%20DB.MOV

PRO Cinelive first build, DB'd the day before in my shop with no camera mass

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w09yjjiuqzixa0i/Cine%20Live%20Dynamic%20Balance.MOV

Flemming

Heres the issue. I asked about doing racks and was informed that they are done at a predefined speed. That doesn't work, that's where the focus pullers art comes from. See the good ones listen to the music and then time their pulls off that. The speed of a head turn, the unplanned tag. maybe they put a shape on the pull by changing the acceleration on it. Ever hear the saying "Drum machines have no soul"? same difference. the reason that Kenny Arnott, Buddy Rich, Neil Peart and Carter Beauford are such great drummers isn't their fantastic time keeping but lies in the subtle errors in that time keep and the "shape" they put on what they do.

When I tried to explain that I got the answer that they built a unit that provides 100% perfect forces for every frame, and couldn't understand why that's not what we want

According to them it's a automatic follow focus device that they claim will provide 100% in focus images for every frame shot. When I asked about focus throws or filling dialog it was met with "huh?" I asked them what makes this different from the cMotion and he couldn't answer that

They called me trying to sell me on it. Their pitch was painful at best

I didn't say that in 2005 they changed bearing suppliers I said in the intervening years they did. and if you honestly thing that you can't tell the difference between a bearing with a "Load of thick oil" and one that doesn't, well then you need to fly some other gimbals.

Bearings make difference, period end of discussion.

Both PRO and XCS have changed the bearings they have been using over the years. I said that in my first post.

Products EVOLVE there is no unfair business practices.

Love the idea, not the color

Howard, That was then, and again It's not my opinion or my experience now. Both PRO and XCS upgraded their bearings in the interim. I have flown your gimbal recently and it simply does not compare to what the PRO or the XCS gimbal fly like. Both the PRO and The XCS gimbal fly better.

I am pretty convinced that most gimble discussion is based on superstition. The coefficient of friction is SO unbelievably low in most modern well serviced gimbles that it simply is irrelevant. Maybe some don't sit right at a 6 second drop time but your moving and tilting and panning anyway.

 

I am not saying that superstition isn't a very important part of focusing the mind and getting the best work but I do think that; Just get to work, do your shots, enjoy yourself and find a good school for your kids.

No it's not, I own both the XCS Gimbal and the PRO Gimbal and have owned the MK-V, there are much different levels of performance between the PRO/XCS and the MK-V and then there is a difference in feel between the PRO and the XCS. There is no superstition, just experience

 

 

And while that was true in 2005 it's not my opinion now. Both the PRO gimbal and the XCS Gimbal exceed the performance of the MK-V gimbal that I owned in the past.

How and what makes PRO and XCS gimbal performance better than MK-V?

Can you give more detail?

 

Based on your statement, today PRO and XCS gimbal are much better than the gimbals they made before 2005?

 

Cheers,

 

Ken Nguyen.

Bearing technology. Both PRO and XCS have bearings custom made for their gimbals. The MK-V gimbal uses two taper roller bearings which is great for inversion but ultimately has higher friction than high tolerance ball bearings

And while that was true in 2005 it's not my opinion now. Both the PRO gimbal and the XCS Gimbal exceed the performance of the MK-V gimbal that I owned in the past.

$40K

 

Oh man. I had hoped that they had lowered the price more. It will be a way tougher path to go now to convince producers to go for this camera.

 

http://www.hdvideopro.com/blog/editor/2014/01/arri-now-taking-orders-on-doc-style-amira-camera-priced-at-39999.html

Lets see Alexa look and quality AND 200FPS recording to the much less expensive CFast cards? This camera is a winner

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Afton .25" in plate height isn't going to make a difference. What will make a difference is stiffness and adjustability

Get yourself one of these and be done with it.

http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=19892&hl=

Few thoughts. The battery you bought a few years ago and has never been charged is probably no good. For long term storage you want your AB Batts sitting on a charger.

As for how many batteries you should carry, I suggest as many as you can afford. the last thing you want is production sitting around waiting for your batteries to charge. HD cameras are power hungry, and then there are the accessories that you have to power. Follow Focus, Transmitters, and anything else that the AC and DP hang on the camera. I carry 12 batteries. and have charger positions for 10, also all my chargers are simultaneous and they are fast chargers. the 27xx series from AB work great.

Think of it this way. 1 set on the rig, one set as backup, one set on the chargers and the set everyone forgets the set that just died and you don't have time to get back to the charger