Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 30, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 I remember when we used to talk about steadicams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members William Demeritt Posted May 30, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 I remember when we used to talk about steadicams Really? You must be old! I don't remember a time before "I'm new to Steadicam" advice threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sydney Seeber Posted May 30, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Sydney, We get it, it's not for you, move on, seriously give it a freaking rest. Like you said in your post, at this point in your career you're not exactly qualified to tell me what I need on the shows I do It doesn't work for you, but for me and quite a few others it's the perfect solution. Now drop it This response is exactly what I expected. Keeping with tradition is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brant S. Fagan SOC Posted June 27, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Anyone have real world experience with any of this gear lately? VERY, very interested in getting something working onboard my rig for my next show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Stone Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Anyone have real world experience with any of this gear lately? VERY, very interested in getting something working onboard my rig for my next show! Brant, as far as I know, the Hyperdeck Shuffle has not even made it into the hands of outside beta testers. Of the other ones that are available there is the nanoFlash that has been out for almost 2 years. It is light, steadicam friendly, noiseless but it costs about $3500 to $3750 once you factor in media. I have one and love it as it just works. Set it and go. Of the others, Sound Devices Pix240 is the one to watch for. But it will be heavier than the nanoFlash. It should be a set it and go device. It will probably be in the same price range as the nanoFlash once you factor in media and gak although it spits on 10 bit material whereas the nanoFlash spits on 8 bit but footage from it has been sanctioned by many TV outlets as acceptable for broadcast. Also, there is the ATOMOS Ninja and Samurai units. They are getting a lot of good press but largely from well executed PR. Their Ninja unit just hit the streets but I haven't seen much in the way of peer review on it. The device is HDMI based. Their other unit, the Samurai is HD-SDI based but, I believe, isn't scheduled for release until late summer, early fall. Finally, there is the nanoFlash people's new, Gemini 444 unit which records uncompressed to SSD drives. The idea is that you conform your video after the shoot to the codec of your choice doing an injest from the unit to your computer at the end of the day. It is in the 6 grand price range so half way between the aforementioned and the Cinedeck 444 unit that many know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sydney Seeber Posted June 28, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 as far as I know, the Hyperdeck Shuffle has not even made it into the hands of outside beta testers. I have one on preorder, I was told it would be 2-3 weeks before it ships to me. Of course they said something similar 2-3 weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Offenberg Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) as far as I know, the Hyperdeck Shuffle has not even made it into the hands of outside beta testers. I have one on preorder, I was told it would be 2-3 weeks before it ships to me. Of course they said something similar 2-3 weeks ago I have mine here. It works quite fine with a OCZ Vertex 3 Though I have to say it's really absolutly basic. No menu, no screen, nothing. But: all outputs are active at any time - you have a SDI out and a HDMI out at any time. I like it - now we only have to wait for the SSD prices to drop. Best, Christian Edited July 6, 2011 by Coffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Robert Starling SOC Posted July 6, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Steve Fracol has a nanoFlash. He likes it and in think it even saved the day on a show and made it to broadcast due to a lost take or something. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sydney Seeber Posted July 11, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I have to say it's really absolutly basic. No menu, no screen, nothing. But: all outputs are active at any time - you have a SDI out and a HDMI out at any time. I like it - now we only have to wait for the SSD prices to drop. Best, Christian finally got mine. There's that issue, plus the fact that it only works with a couple of cameras I've tried it on so far. So if you're looking to buy one, make sure the firmware supports it. The lower end the camera the more of an issue it will be I think. The cameras that have a specific dedicated HDSDI port have not been an issue as the signal sent through that port is more standardized. The HDMI port however... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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