Joe Lawry

Both great videos, that kitchen looks tight! Well done Chris.

I bought a 2nd hand package in a neighboring country that started me off great. $30k For sled, Steadyrig Arm, 3a Vest & 2x Analog Bartechs.

It started fine but then I unfortunately had a lot of issues with the Sled in the end the manufacturer and I came to an agreement and I returned it.

I was then lucky enough to stumble upon a Pro1 which had been on the market but awhile but no one wanted to touch it. I purchased it for a steal at $5k and picked up a steadyrig battery hanger from Hugo. Terry West wired it up for me before it was shipped down under. Add a cinetronic monitor bracket, a transvideo cine3a SB, Decimator 2 and a few new kip handles and I had a wicked sled for around 10k. Still only SD but works fine.

How did they move the glasses on the table before it starts to shake up and move all over?

 

Fishing line! heh You can almost see it in the uncompressed 1080 master i've got on a drive somewhere..

Heres a music vid i did a few years back. Single take, although they added a cut in post as the label decided they wanted the clip to finish how it started with a VFX so needed to make up some time.

Very low budget, 5D with a 15mm lens cropped extremely tight (directors choice) Shot 1080 25p and slowed down by 50% in post (hence the motion artifacts)..

This was done with my first rig.. the Steadicam Pilot..

Funnily enough i've done a few oner's since and i havent liked them as much as this. Wish i had the original take, everything looked great at real time.

Turnover is used here by all 1st's... only over eager young directors call Roll camera in NZ.

Set and frame both get used. I find Set more related to steadicam as our frames are ever changing :-)

I am flying almost an identical sled. works extremely well, someone buy this!

just noticed my rather freudian title to this thread.. i of course meant WTB.. if i mod feels like changing it.. go for it. heh

I am after a backup Transvideo Cine IIIa SuperBright as a backup monitor for my rig.

Does anyone have one they don't need anymore as they have upgraded to HD?

Preferably with the 8pin lemo mod but I can survive without.

There's one on ebay/the forum but if i don't manage to win that auction i thought i'd ask here.

joe.lawry@gmail.com

cheers

Sold. Thank you

Does it take a standard Arri Fisher power connector?

Is the power setup the same as the Alexa?

Bump, now accepting $3200 ONO. Shipping to West Coast is around $120 including insurance.

I use this manfrotto QR plate between my weight plate and whatever rod mount camera plate I am using.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/241139-REG/Manfrotto_577_577_Rapid_Connect_Adapter.html

Its not ideal but its done the trick so far.

I designed my own weight plate. Every 2nd hole is extremely counter sunk with no thread, a standard 1/4 20" or 3/8th screw fits down there then threads in whatever you need to attach. The other holes are just normal 3/8th threads for attaching dovetail plates to.

I can't remember how both looked sharpness wise, i just remember the cineroid having an overall more pleasing image to my eye..

Im saying all that, im still using the old Zacuto.. which i hate.

The 5D2 used a 3.5mm jack, the 5D3 uses the USB connection, as does the 7D.

The 2000 is enough for a 5d3, battery grip and 16-35. Not big enough for the 70-200 realistically.

However you won't be flying the 70-200 with out a lot of practice and probably an arm and a vest. It'll get heavy on your wrist quickly.

So 4000 if you plan to upgrade to larger stuff at a later date. As noted above, anything wider than a 24mm on a full frame 5D won't be very useful without a wireless follow focus.

Still for sale. New pics attached.

I noted above a spare motor cable is included and I have purchased a hard case for the unit to be shipped in.

joe.lawry@gmail.com

Edit: oh also, as you can see in the pictures, i have swapped the XLR power cable out for a D tap power cable. Much more useful.

I've seen the cineroid and alphatron side by side. the cineroid wins, however the alphatron has better build quality.

zacuto have 3 new evf's coming at NAB next year, all oled, all hdsdi. they will be different 3 res panels, this is what im waiting for.

In the mean time, here's how I predict the Steadicam will work with the Movi:

 

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Put the Movi on top of the Sled, balance it up nice and neat, and make sure it passes the spin test. After the sled is in dynamic balance, get rid of the 2-3 second drop time. There won't be any need for it because the sled won't have to stay upright. That's what the Movi is for. Also by balancing the sled to neutral gravity, you won't have to fight with it in low mode. The sled will stay wherever you put it.

 

Now let's take it for a ride.

 

With the Movi/Steadicam combo, You won't have to watch the sled's horizon anymore. The Movi will take care of this for you. Re-locating the monitor on the Steadicam arm puts it directly where you need to look. This is particularly useful with Don Juan shots. No more craning your neck to get a better look while hoping you don't trip on something. Just a forward looking view with the ground in your line of sight at all times. This also works for high to low mode shots as your rig just became a jib.

Wow, this clearly shows how little you understand about balancing a steadicam and also what a brushless gimbal is actually capable of!

best place to find those sort of things i've found is the Cam-Tec store

http://shop.strato.de/epages/61417979.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61417979/Categories/%22Motor%20Rods%20/%20Extensions%22

If anyone has any other sites that I haven't come across please let me know.

What's the new plate Eric?

Weight. Its all just extra weight which you don't need. Get a dovetail plate for your topstage that has a 15mm rod on it.

nice video.

sold.

Sold.

Price Drop - $3200 + Shipping.

It now includes a back up Motor cable I just found in my spares bag.

I think'd you'd be surprised how cheaply I can ship to you, but no worries.