David M. Aronson

Who's out there representing team steadicam this year?

I might add, "A Steadicam is not a slider and trying to use one to do a minute long slide across 2 feet is not saving you any time or money"

How long before someone tries to arrange a group buy for them?

A friend of mine sent me this. Though you guys might enjoy it

Osvaldo, when I got my M-one, it only had the .6 for fuji and .8 gears with it. For the most part, it's never been an issue. I'm renting a second bartech for this and handing the focus to the 1st and the Iris to the DP. I've made it very clear that Iris is not something that can be pulled from the sled.

Thanks Magnus!

I'm needing to pull iris on a Fujinon ENG lens for a shoot and the camera I'll be flying isn't set up with any kind of wireless telemetry. Does anyone know the lens gear pitch for the iris ring on one of these lenses? I've read it's 0.4 pitch, but I want to make sure about it. Pic attached is of the lens I'm going to be flying.

I've really liked the Heavy duty converter, but I'd go with the battery converter if I had to choose again. I haven't had any of the issues that the older models used to have(going poof when plugged into anything more than EXACTLY 12v) The heavy duty converter is kind of heavy and a bit big to mount, but the battery converter is quite a bit narrower and works better on a rig.

I hear you can even hand the chicken to the DP so that they can control the framing of the shot.

So that's what that's for! It's been sitting on my shelf for months now XD Yeah, making an spare shouldn't be too hard either. You could probably hand machine it if needed.

DSLR Shutter action? match in front of an aerosol can? Stuff getting thrown into a box fan? Something something Lisagav?

Is that just something that you get used to? Yeah. Does hitting the bottom every hurt/ruin your shot? I've never had a shot ruined by hitting the ends of my arm, but I've had other things ruin shots. Do any other operators share my preference resistance at the end of the boom range? Yup. Feedback and muscle memory go a long way. Also,I prefer Audi. Audiworld forms have a great user base.

Simple answer, it doesn't. Admittedly, human arms aren't bad isolators, but it takes a lot of effort and still isn't perfect. With something like an Epic, or even a decently rigged DSLR, it won't be isolated for very long. Most of the images I've seen of the Movi rigged on Steadicam arms or Easyrigs still have a cable between it and the support, so you'll get some side to side and up and down with both. Steadicams have no such play in them. With a full Steadi sled, you have at least twice the weight too, even on the lightest rigs and weight that's spread farther apart, so you'll have physics on your side with inertia too.

Looking more closely at how it's set up, I'm kind of curious what happens when the DP calls for a shot at eye level.

Well, there's some apparently been some advances in the Movi. After a month of brainstorming, careful planing, and R&D; they've stuck it on the end of a Steadicam Arm and Vest. Link to original post Edit: Damn, didn't read the far enough back. Well, better picture of it and they're publicizing it a bit more.

Wow. Pot calling the kettle black. Are you going to tell us more about how arms are made? I knew Satchler made lower end rigs in the withing the price range of the Zephyr and I should have clarified. Tiffen makes a camera stabilizer, the Zephyr, that can be purchased for around $10,000US, and can fly 24lbs cameras(assuming the arm pin is inserted from the top). I don't know of any other systems that can fly that weight capacity, that are well made and user friendly, that are within that price range. I am by no means an expert on stabilizers nor do I claim to be one, my point was that the products line of companies like can't be equality compared to Tiffen's lower end stabilizer systems simply because they don't have anything in their product line that is within the same price range and weight capacity of the tiffen systems. David, I know how arms are made. I've built parts for my Model 1, 2 and 3A arms. I consulted on the newest arm from PRO, please continue to impress us with your vast knowledge and experience base. There are plenty of rigs that you could get for $10,000 that are BETTER made that fly a sub 24lbs weight range Maybe you should leave this discussion to the Experts... Wow, I'm very proud of you. Building parts is a very hard thing to do. It seems strange that you can do such complex things, but fail in the form of courteous human communication. Have a nice life Eric, I'm sure you're actually a nice guy, but I don't think I want to continue any kind of interaction with you.

Wow. Pot calling the kettle black. Are you going to tell us more about how arms are made? I knew Satchler made lower end rigs in the withing the price range of the Zephyr and I should have clarified. Tiffen makes a camera stabilizer, the Zephyr, that can be purchased for around $10,000US, and can fly 24lbs cameras(assuming the arm pin is inserted from the top). I don't know of any other systems that can fly that weight capacity, that are well made and user friendly, that are within that price range. I am by no means an expert on stabilizers nor do I claim to be one, my point was that the products line of companies like can't be equality compared to Tiffen's lower end stabilizer systems simply because they don't have anything in their product line that is within the same price range and weight capacity of the tiffen systems.

Even If you don't like the company, Tiffen fills a hole in the market. Where is XCS's $10,000 rig? They don't have one? Oh, What about PRO? None you say? Yes, there are better brands on the market, but none of the better brands make rigs that fall into the price range of prosumers. Would the world be a better place if the best low was system was Glidecam?

Well uh, Will, I'm pretty sure it was about vests, then arguing, then back to vests, then more arguing, then something about Tiffen, and then more arguing, and then arms, then arguing about arms, and then arguing about blenders, and I'm honestly surprised Baldwin hasn't chimed in more. Is Jumbo's having some sort of special?

So, I'm a new Blender operator and I'm having trouble getting the blades in dynamic balance. I'm spinning a Cuisinart HD-2000 that I modified to blend cinder blocks. Should I take a workshop?

I'm really curious where this number comes from. Care to share? Once again curious where this number comes from. Every source I've seen has said that the Zero G4, the arm that looks like a G series arm, costs around $10,000, not the $6000 you state. As for it being the exact same arm, I'm pretty sure the G-70 has a 70lbs max load, not the 36lbs quoted in the Equipois's spec sheet. If anything, The G-Series arms are cheaper for the equivalent models. The Zero G 4 would cost around $11,00 with arm posts and a socket block, without the upgraded springs. The G-50x is $11,000 ready to fly. If you're trying to stat a conspiracy, please cite your sources and get your figures straight. Edited for clarity.

"Then there is their pricing model, the G70 arm has $1900 dollars worth of parts in it...... That's it, NINETEEN HUNDRED, they sell it for nineteen THOUSAND.... Equipos ( http://equipoisinc.com/documents/EquipoisBrochure-2011.pdf ) which sells the EXACT SAME ARM for industrial use sells it for SIX THOUSAND........ and that includes a tool fixture which is a gimbal!" I'm curious now, I know the price for the G70 is readily available, but where are you getting the figures for how much the parts are. And is that $1900 in parts alone or $1900 in parts, labor, and machining? And if the Equipos is the exact same arm, has anyone tried using it on a rig? It seems like you could spend about another grand on a socket block and arm post and have a $19,000 arm for $7000

I'd say workshop. I learned by using a friends rig and then buying my own(still need to take a workshop at some point. Insurance and liability stuff) and just from hearing/reading other operators talk, I already know I've learned some bad habits that I'll need to break if I want to get any better. Buy a rig if you want to be "pretty good" Go to the workshop if you want to actually learn how to operate

Where is the unit located and is the price in USD?

Holy shit. Amazing work. This is how you move the story and not just move the camera.