Tommy Rorvik Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Really cool picture :-) Your being very helpful. Thanks :-) Am starting to lean towards getting a Flyer since I figured out that our "large" camera with everything I need for a standard news-story (minus battery) weighs just a little bit over 15lbs. Can you power both the monitor and the camera from the battery (Anton Bauer or other) that is at the sled? Is there some kind of split cable, with one for the monitor and one for the camera? Or is that something you would have to buy seperatly? From what I have understood the weight limit of each steadicam model is the camera and other equipment you put on top of it? The battery, monitor and weights at the bottom doesn't count toward the weight limit? Am i right? I never said "officially" |-)~ It'll definitely work, even if you're not counting on the battery weight. If you are, you can take that battery off and add that weight to the bottom of the sled. But if you end up adding other stuff to the rig that you didn't count on, don't stress out the gimbal! 24lb camera set up+3lbs worth of batteries I do adamantly recommend NOT doing this for a shoot: http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sn...8_6935436_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Rorvik Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks for posting the pictures of the backpack. It was hard to understand from other pics I have found on the net how the vest fitted in it. But now I know :-) The size of it doesn't sound too bad. I almost got all the information I need now to buy but have one last question. I guess the weight limit of the flyer depends on the arm, not the vest or sled? If I get one of the older Flyer systems, is it possible to exchange just the arm with a newer more solid Flyer arm or LE-arm later to be able to carry more weight? Or are they completly different so I would have to buy a complete new system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brian Freesh Posted June 19, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 The Flyer comes wired to power the monitor off the on-board battery. To power the camera, the Flyer comes with a power cable to power 12v 4pin XLR, which is probably what you are using. The Flyer also comes with one BNC to send video from your camera to the monitor. You should buy a backup of each cable you have, and if you need any other cables make sure to buy 2 instead of 1. The Flyer weight limit is more defined by the gimbal actually, as the arm will take as least as much as the gimbal. As many on the forums have discovered, the arm will often take much more than the official limit of the Flyer. The whole point of my picture with the Arricam LT is that my rig CAN take the weight, balanced and everything, but because of the gimbal I should NOT do that, as the gimbal may not last too long under those conditions. My understanding is the Flyer weight limit is total payload of the Sled, which means you would have to include the batteries mounted on the bottom of the sled as part of your total weight. Tiffen doesn't know what batteries you are using or how many, so they cannot include the battery weight in the total payload. Brian |-)~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gish Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 If I get one of the older Flyer systems, is it possible to exchange just the arm with a newer more solid Flyer arm or LE-arm later to be able to carry more weight? I'm not a Flyer expert, but I know that the Flyer-LE uses a carbon-fiber sled, and the older Flyer does not. So that could be one of the reasons the Flyer-LE can carry more camera weight - because the LE sled weighs less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brian Freesh Posted June 20, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Good point Dave. Although, the LE actually has 2 posts, one is internal and extends for a longer sled, as well as a larger grip on the gimbal, though made from a lighter material as well. So I wonder if all that balances out, or if it manages to still stay lighter than the Flyer sled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Amando Crespo Posted August 17, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I never said "officially" |-)~ It'll definitely work, even if you're not counting on the battery weight. If you are, you can take that battery off and add that weight to the bottom of the sled. But if you end up adding other stuff to the rig that you didn't count on, don't stress out the gimbal! 24lb camera set up+3lbs worth of batteries I do adamantly recommend NOT doing this for a shoot: http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sn...8_6935436_n.jpg ...mmmmm.... Seriously... It´s very, very difficult to belive in good shot results....Ahhh!!! it´s Photoshop?... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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