Joe Lawry

Update on the Gimbal, I have just received it back from a full service at a precision engineering workshop. It has been fully cleaned out and the pan bearing is now much smoother. Like new. I have not replaced the pan bearing as I am still unable to find them locally. But to be honest it will fly great now. Price remains the same. $1200 ono + shipping.

Sold. thank you.

Man, if this had been around 3 years ago.. I would be in a much better situation than I am right now.

yep. 2 epics.

The rig is a very old 3a.. half that video was shot in NZ.. but it wasn't me.

Pro monitor arm for sale. Fits standard 1.5" post. Good condition. Will post a picture soon. $300usd + shipping. Paypal accepted. Joe.lawry@gmail.com

Im looking for 1 or 2 pre loved Dovetail plates that will fit a DBII, any floating around on the 2nd hand market before I have to go buy new ones?

bump. still for sale.

$1200 USD ono. + shipping I also have a Pro 1.5" gimbal wrap for sale for $130USD.

Buyer pulled out. Thanks for wasting my time. Gimbal is back on the market. I also have a pro 1.5" grip for sale that goes quite nicely with this gimbal.

Thanks for all the emails but this has now sold.

A very good read, thanks guys.

Another vote for the Axis1 - http://hocusproducts.com/axis1.php

Selling a 3a Gimbal I purchased on the forum a few months back, it did its job and I have upgraded. The pan bearing is a little rough and I received it in that condition, once under load on a sled you don't notice it however. joe.lawry@gmail.com

http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2013/04/17/movis-network-debut-a-lucky-winner/ Movi on NCIS LA.

Yes you need a down converter to get composite. Also depending on your lens package you may not need a weight plate. The camera is light, but throw some ultra's on there, R5 recorder, Vlock battery, FIZ, Mattebox.. it'll get heavy quick.

Yea, 20 pound version coming.. have fun running around with an alexa like that. Sales of Bartech's are going to go through the roof. Very interesting though..

sent you a PM. joe.lawry@gmail.com

Im trying to replace the bearings in my 3a gimbal as well. That part number above has not helped me. I've been asked by the supplier what size the bearing is, does anyone know? it obviously has a larger inside diameter than 1.5".. I am currently busy on a job and dont have time to pull my gimbal apart otherwise i'd just take it in to the bearing supplier. Cheers

Hi Ian, yes! the Boom op was running a wireless pole.. it was about 2am in the morning.. so we weren't thinking straight.

Just spent 2 nights using the Bolt on a Horror Film, my results were very mixed. Night 1 I did a long tracking shot down the driveway, into the house and through out to the back deck. With correct placement of the RX (and running a line back to VideoVillage), we had signal the whole way through. Probably going a max of 30-40 feet and through thin house walls. Night 2 I was working in a much closer area to the RX. We started with the RX 12ft behind me but as soon as someone (boom swinger) walked between myself & the RX we lost picture. We ended up finding a better spot for the RX to the left side of me (6 ft away) and things were solid. The sound department did complain about the RX's Fan however once we had relocated the RX to be hidden in the set very close to the actors. All in all I liked the unit. However the performance just isn't there yet & I wont be buying one until it is. This was a loan unit from my usual dealer. Also I really wish the RX had some external Antenna's, but I know thats all to do with the PCB...

Dont worry, it could be worse, I just had a Flyer/5D job canned to be replaced by someone using a GoPro..

interested...

I am interested in this question as well.. I am currently in the market for center post, electronics & battery base. I was set on ProHD until this came out.. Any idea when pro will announce pricing? CineGear?

Greg, your best bet is to probably go old school and just use an epic or scarlet as a normal follow cam setup. Heh, the gopro suggestions here make me laugh.. Brainfarmcinema.. using gopros.. heh.