Premium Members Peter Abraham Posted January 6, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Please tell me us were not serious. I'm in Charles...I need all the help I can get on my downward spiral!! Nowadays I can only get work if I pay for post stabilization, which comes out of my equip rental. If I can spend a fraction of that cost on a gizmo that helps me hold a horizon...I AM ALL IN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members nick franco Posted January 7, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Please tell me us were not serious. I'm in Charles...I need all the help I can get on my downward spiral!! Nowadays I can only get work if I pay for post stabilization, which comes out of my equip rental. If I can spend a fraction of that cost on a gizmo that helps me hold a horizon...I AM ALL IN!! It's just the Lisagav fumes talking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members GregBubb Posted January 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Your to late! It's already been done. Greg B. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators Louis Puli SOC Posted January 16, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Your to late! It's already been done. Greg B. Hi Greg Ok tell us you had this device sitting around right . Tell us more . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted January 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Greg is always good for a surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted January 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Greg, you been teasing us with all these hints of me products for months! Is Cinegear going to be filled with new products, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Votintsev Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Cool, but for Ultimate only :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Louis Puli SOC Posted January 17, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Igor I hope you are wrong with all the other rigs out there I don't think Greg would be so short sighted in building what looks great but for so few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members James Davis Posted January 17, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 That looks like a very cool bit of kit.....I hope it fits other rigs too apart from XCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Benjamin Treplin Posted January 17, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm sure it fits all rigs that work with a XCS doce tail plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rich Cottrell Posted January 17, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 As an operator one thing that might feel strange is a monitor that was not physically level due to the post not being level, but still seeing an camera image that remained level... That said this still sounds cool. but what about taking this idea one step further. What if you keep a neutral balanced sled so tilt is still easy to hold in lockoffs, but you have one of these 5% contraptions on the top and also one on the bottom of the sled... I fly the XCS Ultimate so i am picturing the batteries sliding back and forth to counteract the shift in balance from the cameras COG shifting its position. Maybe you center balance the sled as you normally do then you turn the leveler on and tilt the post the 5% so the camera is still level. Now you "re-trim" the bottom 5% contraption so the sled is still neutrally balanced. Then the processor locks those two settings together. When the sleds post returns to vertical, the top slides to center, and the bottom goes back to its starting position. Maybe you would only need to motorize the bottom stage like the Tiffen rigs offer on top. That would actually be cool too, because you still need to be able to turn this thing off for dutch angle shots, and maybe you want to have a shot with a single dutch at the end, but you want the 5% correction for the other parts of the sequence. rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Kolb Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Sounds like a lot of money, weight, and opportunities of mechanical failure to accomplish something that can be learned with practice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted January 17, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 looks like I can finally start that 529. Greg...where have you been hiding this thing (and the hd bubble?!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted January 17, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Your to late! It's already been done. Greg B. $weet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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