HazyChestNutz Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Do I add more weight to the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Emmanuel Dinh Posted February 25, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yes, you should, so as to keep your sled feeling (looking) as when using a heavier camera, gimbal close to the stage. Do not hesitate to fix accessories (mic) on your 7D as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted February 25, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Adding weight to a light camera is a good thing. It will increase inertia which will lower shake and vibrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonChamp Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 You can get a weight plate to attach your 7D to. If you contact some steel manufactures they will be able to make you one a lot cheaper than buying it from a proper camera shop and that if you can find a decent one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted March 8, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 It also helps to add weight behind the camera, adding inertia and making the camera act like a longer one. I usually attach my Hyperdeck to rods and clip an Anton/Bauer on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Vladimir Peeters SOA Posted March 9, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi dear friend. The battery of Canon 7D is on the right so it is not properly balanced. When mounting the 7D don't use the holes in the center of the dovetail plate, but use those in the left column. Add all the weights on the top (front and back). Use the wrench key to move slightly the bottom of the sled to the front. Extend battery and monitor to exterior. Use a drop time of 2 second for exemple. You can build antlers it will be way more difficult to fly, but so much rolling steady. It helps a lot for the wind with those lightweight rigs. And release your left hand if you are a regular operator :) Let the stead do his work (when properly balanced) don't try to over control it with your left hand. All the best in your carrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members chris fawcett Posted March 9, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yes, by all means, add weight, lots. I usually add a V-Lock battery and plate, plus a Transvideo Titan HD Tx, plus 10lbs of steel to balance those thingies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Merryman Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 My typical setup is a Pilot on 7D as well, one of the best things I did was add a battery grip on the rig, it doubled up the batteries (only option I could afford at the time) but also made quite the difference in weight distribution. Since this raises the lens height I also added a cage to top mount the matte box and this gave me enough weight to give a much better feel. I belive (and have been taught) to always look for practical weight additions first, but in the end do what you have to for a heftier weight on there. Adding some behind the camera weight will make a world of differece as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members chris fawcett Posted March 27, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hi Thomas, In that steel is cheap and dense, and can be rigidly mounted, I'd count it as being 'practical' weight too :) All the best, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members brett.mayfield Posted March 28, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 ya weigh down that top stage. this is a build i have for a very light 5D shoot a few months ago. this was the initial build, we reconfigured it, but i think alan is right about spreading it out a bit. brett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted March 28, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I systematically use a weight plate with DSLRs and even light weight cameras. Janice's weight plate is a great option to mount everything to it with it's cheese plate design. You design your whole camera around the plate, giving you a lot of realeastate to attach the millions of adapters and accessories needed. As Chris says, it is practical in the sense that it will make your sled fly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Merryman Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hi Thomas, In that steel is cheap and dense, and can be rigidly mounted, I'd count it as being 'practical' weight too :) All the best, Chris This is very true, when I was taught that rule I always took it to mean that if you had gear that might be needed on the shoot but not all the time then build the rig out with it even if there was only a chance of using it, such as with a mattebox. Of course following that rule on anything bigger than a DSLR or maybe a Black Magic rig would seem rather pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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