Sam Morgan Moore Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is there a Tango Thread ? Pics ? S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted April 11, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 A quick pix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Morgan Moore Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is is a steadicam ? Surely the hand away from the gimbal ruins control ? S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Daigon Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) Since I dont see a monitor in the shot...how do you frame it? Wait..I think I do see one now Edited April 11, 2010 by Tom Daigon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Paul Gardner Posted April 11, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 "NAB Steadicam Preview - Reminder" has the first 11 posts for this subject including a photo. Have at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mark Schlicher Posted April 11, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Wow. Very clever. Trying to wrap my head around all the possibilities... I see that the right hand booms the arm, but does it also contribute to booming the jib? Or is the left hand solely responsible for booming the jib, as well as pan & tilt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Paul Gardner Posted April 11, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 I started a new Topic under the heading "The Tango" for the many future posts since this thing is way cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted April 11, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 tiny bit of info: 9 ft boom range; bigger payloads than 5 pounds quite possible, but designed for 5D, SI2K, and the like. Operating normally, left hand pans and tilts, right hand places in space (as one does conventionally), left hand can contribute to booming and arcing - you can go really fast, whip pans at any height... and, with practice, have all the control at the camera head end that we now have with "normal" Steadicams. One monitor in the typical position - it's in the photo - other monitors likely, as one can get into some strange positions with this thing. Tilts up and down 90º (with some restrictions), about five 360º pans if you wind up the cable. the quick pix again, as it is a new thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sydney Seeber Posted April 11, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 bigger payloads than 5 pounds quite possible cool, I was a little worried about that earlier... The DSLR setups can easily reach 5 lbs pretty quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Garrett Brown Posted April 12, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Larger 'Tango' payloads are certainly possible. At some point north of 5 lbs we may have to counterbalance above the 'mini' gimbal ('slave side') so the total payload might amount to 2x the camera weight. Of course that counterbalance may include focus-motor receivers, additional 'slave-side monitor, camera battery, etc. Only penalty is that you stick up a bit higher on the 'mini' side. So far, the most satisfying rig seems to be 'lo-mode' camera, which acts like a little snorkel and can be threaded through stuff if you desire... very interesting. In that event, since the central gimbal is at the balance point, you would either need more weight on the 'master' side or would have to move the gimbal toward the 'slave' (mini) side. That will certainly work, but will only mean that you have less extension for ultra-high or ultra-low shots. BTW the Tango rig we showed Friday night only weighed 29 lbs total, so there is lots of latitude to increase the 'master' side weight to increase payload or extension. We're still figuring this thing out. come by in LV if you can and give it a spin. I made the point at the open house that this represents an old dream of mine -- to move the lens from 'floor-to-ceiling.' I didn't know how to do that in 1973 (and barely know how even now!) but this seems like the answer! It's only been made possible by the flood of future, small, lens-chip camera combos that seem to be heading our way! best regards, GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Stone Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) Very intrigued by this. What is the dry weight of the "Tango"? Edited April 12, 2010 by Andrew Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Garrett Brown Posted April 12, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Tango is technically just a Steadicam accessory. all-in, without the 'master' sled, arm or camera payload, Tango weighs a bit less than 6 lbs. Will be a bolt-on addition to future Tango-compatible Steadicam sleds. (The Steadicam can be removed and used conventionally in a couple minutes). GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 12, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 And here some more pictures of the Tango: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 12, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 oops... wrong one... You are not kidding Garrett, you were working on it for a long time... what was that 1973 ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Morgan Moore Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) Fresh DV has a little video with GB.. The speed of booming up is pretty stunning (you see it on a monitor on the rig) FreshDV Edited April 13, 2010 by Sam Morgan Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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