Premium Members Osvaldo Silvera SOC Posted July 22, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Is this an issue a firmware change in the cinetronic 2 is going to fix? Right about now is where the ops with a 3A sled (updated wiring and 2 batt plates) and a decimator are saying "what is everyones fuss?, I get the signal just fine on my greenscreen" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted July 22, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Firmware or hardware, Chris is working on it. It will hopefully be resolved since this puts "us" in a situation where you always have to be concerned if the specific camera will work with this monitor or not. does anybody have experience with a cross converter like the aja or decimator to just convert the signal to a usable hd-sdi one? http://www.decimator.com/Products/MD-CROSS/MD-CROSS.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Justin Besser Posted August 13, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Couple of pics from that shoot, was a fantastic experience .. Video can be seen at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard James Lewis Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 A little bit of me dies every time I see a bridge and base plate being used to attach a lens motor. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Justin Besser Posted August 14, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) why is that Richard ?what is the best way ?still learning here .. Edited August 14, 2013 by Justin Besser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Joe Lawry Posted August 14, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Weight. Its all just extra weight which you don't need. Get a dovetail plate for your topstage that has a 15mm rod on it. nice video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Justin Besser Posted August 14, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 ah, well there was a reasoning behind using that, and yes I usually try and get rid of the baseplate and just use the dovetail, BUT, the dovetail plate I had could only be mounted so that the rod poked way out infront of the lens that I couldn't get the focus motor to engage where the focus ring was .. I didn't have access to any other adaptors or mounts so the F65 baseplate helped to eleviate that problem .. trust me , I was trying to shed weight whereever possible .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Afton Grant Posted August 14, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Justin, I guess the response would be to outfit your kit with the usual rods and dogbones that we all should have that allow us to get those motors wherever we want. It's one of the few things we can buy under $100. In an effort to "shed weight", you were carrying probably 3-4 lbs more than you needed to, in addition to raising the camera way higher than is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted August 14, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Justin, Your gimbal is in a good position but to do it, you've extended your post and are carrying four batteries (yuk!). I'm a firm believer in having bags full of motor mounting tricks that range from rods that mount to our dovetail plates to dog bones to rosette mounts to others. Be sure to carry your own 15mm and 19mm light weight rods in various lengths too. I'm pretty sure I've always been able to mount 19mm carbon fiber rods I have to the top of the F-35/F-65 and hang the motors, but its been awhile so I may be mistaken. I hate raising the CG of a camera (unless I'm doing it intentionally for a very light camera). Lots of tricks out there that seem to be getting forgotten by the next generation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Justin Besser Posted August 15, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 definitely good points, and need to invest more in purchasing all the little bits and pieces, but has to be at a pace that matches the work, already a large invest in steadicam in the first place - the Australian market is quiet small, I am coming in as a new operator, and through a live TV background, so cant be expected to have every trick and solution sorted .. this forum is a great help though..are there any lists of manufacturers of bits and pieces for steadicam out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Joe Lawry Posted August 16, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 best place to find those sort of things i've found is the Cam-Tec store http://shop.strato.de/epages/61417979.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61417979/Categories/%22Motor%20Rods%20/%20Extensions%22 If anyone has any other sites that I haven't come across please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted August 16, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 http://www.cinewidgets.com/ http://film-stuff.com/remote-focus-accessories.html http://www.steadimoves.com/parts.html http://shop.artemis-hd.com/index.php?sid=f5de6289b97d5ce675520491001c38aa&cl=alist&cnid=e218a463a837a335b0e0124427c26095 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sanjay Sami Posted August 22, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I think she should have been in a white dress for the big wide helicopter shots ... she kind of gets lost in that dress. Was the camera weight very off centre left to right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max volokh Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) http://www.innocinema.com/eu/camera-support/stabilizers-page3.html http://shop.strato.de/epages/61417979.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61417979/Categories/%22Motor%20Rods%20/%20Extensions%22 a lot of good stuff too 8-)) Edited October 11, 2013 by max volokh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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