Trenton Hoshiko

I came to the same conclusion as you did Jonathan. I am going to look into the workshops also, sounds like something that would be a good idea. I really appreciate both of your help and patience with my battery questions. Both you Brian and Jonathan have helped more than you can imagine, esspeccially with me being new to steadicams. Thanks for the info about your rig and how you compensate for it being to light, Jonathan, seeing as mine will be light it helped a lot and actully made me not have to do more research. Thanks for both of you guys' help, if I do find a rating button for profiles, I'm going to rate both of you highly because you have helped so much! Take care, -Trenton Hoshiko

I understand now, thanks, I guess I was over complicating. I have been in video production for a while but with a lot smaller camera, and I have been a photographer for a lot longer so some of the technical terms and equipment that is specific to larger cameras and systems is somewhat new to me. I have never actully tried a pilot or flyer, but I have used a merlin for a while(no vest or arm). Thanks for the workshop idea I will look into that. Everyone has been so helpful, I just want to thank the both of you for your help, insight, and patience. now that I understand the battery situation, and that I was over complicating it, I feel a lot better about the package I was looking into. Take care, Trenton Hoshiko

Thanks for your input! That helps me a lot, so are the power cube things compatible with the v-mount, or are they a/b? I'm more of a visual learner so I have to learn everything peice by piece lol. I actully went to the a/b website and did their "help me choose" process and it told me for my camera (canon xlh1s) I should use the dionic 90 battery to run it. So I am kind of confused, does that mean I would be putting the battery on and it would run my steadicam, and it would be able to work in my camera, but I can't use it to power my camera while on the steadicam, due to the step down issue? Meaning that either way I went with batteries I would still need to power my camera off its own battery? Other than that, what do you think of the flyer le? Does it do its job well? How easy was it to set up? I'm hoping that when I get mine ill be using it with the canon xlh1s and the redrock micro m2 encore dof adapter (which will be about 16 pounds, the origional reason I looked in to the flyer le instead of the pilot) I do appreciate everyones help I can't belive how fast and easy it was to get my questions answered here, hopefully when I get my own steadicam I will be able to learn about it and pass the knowlegde on, through these forums! Have a great day guys, -Trenton Hoshiko *note, please excuse errors in my posts, all of my posts have been typed on my g1, most of the time while outside with lots of glare, so it is hard to catch/edit mistakes I made while typing.

Thank you for all your help, I only have a 3 last questions before I think I'm set. One, do you know if there are step-down transformers or a simmilar device that is made to reduce the amount of volts to the proper number. Two, what are the batteries that would be used in the {lyer LE called, so I can look for them in the packages. and finally, Three, is there a place where I can give you a profile review or something of the sort because you deffiently deserve a 10/5 stars! You have been a tremendous help answering all my questions. Many thanks, -Trenton Hoshiko

Thank you for your information! It was very very helpful, and exactly what I needed described in very good detail! Maybe you could explain the 4 pin thing you mentioned. I'm glad to hear that you can use the battery that's for the camera to power it so you don't need to waste the other battery. Just to make sure, not all othe the models or packages come with the battery to power the staedicam moniter, and I will have to buy it myself or find one that does? Thank you for your help, hopefully now that my questions are being answered now I will be able to finally add the steadicam flyer to my list of gear! -Trenton Hoshiko

I have been searching for an answer to these questions to no avail, so I now have turned to the forums. Are the AB batteries and V batteries powering the steadicam or the camera or both? I'm very confused on how this all works and need a good explanation. Also if I buy the Flyer le complete package, does it come with the batteries that I need to power the camera, or the steadicam or both, or do I need to purchase them somewhere else? Also, would the Flyer LE work with the Canon Xl-H1s? If not why not? Thanks, best regards, -Trenton Hoshiko Youtube.com/masterofthefreeworld

This is the closest topic to my question, and I really need an answer. Are the AB batteries and V batteries powering the steadicam or the camera or both? I'm very confused on how this all works and need a good explanation. Also if I buy the Flyer le complete package, does it come with the batteries that I need to power the camera, or the steadicam or both? Also, would the Flyer LE work with Canon Xl-H1s? If not whay not? Thanks, best regards, -Trenton Hoshiko Youtube.com/masterofthefreeworld