Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted April 21, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 http://letushelix.com/ I got a chance to check this out a little at NAB. Seems pretty cool, but it wasn't working 100% at the time. It actually looks like the same concept as the Lynn Axis. Looks like it has a Steadicam Dovetail built in for roll axis correction, and it has industry standard connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Louis Puli SOC Posted April 22, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 This post should be moved to "Whats new at NAB" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted April 22, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 No, this post should not be moved "to what's new in NAB" as that thread is a mess. Indeed, let's keep the discussion here in a new thread that people can find later. I'll likely close the other soon when I have time to move posts around. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Thomas English Posted April 22, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 What kinda price point and how vibration robust did it look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted April 22, 2014 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 It felt pretty solid. They didn't have a price yet, though I heard under $2,000 for the single axis version for Steadicam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Blake Waldock Posted November 17, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 No news on this? Anyone had a play with one on top of the rig yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Justin Besser Posted November 19, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I've got one, hasn't had too much time out of the case but put it on top of the steadi a few times.. What did u want to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariano Costa Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Found this some time ago: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Christopher Kechichian Posted January 15, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Has anyone fully tested this stabiliser? would love to hear about it, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Marc R. Berger Posted January 17, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hi Christopher, I had one. Above video was my configuration (not with the same steadicam). It was working like in the video above as long I didn´t walk a bit faster then he walks in this video. Once I walked, it started to vibrate and bump in the vertical axis. Could not use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members John Brankin Posted January 17, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Same issue as Marc. I had it set up with a C300 with a 16-35mm and a FS700 with a 24-105. Walking slow was fine, but any quicker walk would cause an unusable about of vibration. I sent it back and had it upgraded with a stronger dual clamping bracket, but the problem still occurred. I suspect its from a slight play in the motor. On the plus side, It was awesome to use outside in the wind. The rig would get knocked around a bit and the horizon stayed locked. Luckily Letus is a smaller company so I have been able to talk on the phone with engineers and owner to troubleshoot and refine the product. Their customer service is amazing so I'm planning on working with them to find a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Marc R. Berger Posted January 17, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hi John, the play was 8mm here. IMHO it should be locked with a ball bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members John Brankin Posted January 17, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I have the same amount of movement from the end of the camera mount plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASEY_BASSETT Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Hey guys has anyone got this setup to work? It would potentially eliminate the biggest problem to steadicam's being the horizon tilting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Emmanuel Dinh Posted February 19, 2016 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 What about this one ? http://www.letus35.com/helix-1-axis-pro/According to Letus, this model "can achieve more robust moves mounting on the Steadicam sledge without any translation vibrations.". Much more expensive, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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