T.O. Lawrence Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hi all! First time post so my apologies in advance on any departures from proper decorum. I am negotiating the purchase of a steadicam pilot vl with vest, arm, mounting stand, one battery, backpack, etc. for $1575 but have encountered a problem getting the monitor to accept the hdmi out signal from my GH4. The Atmos H2S has been recommended to deal with this issue in other, older threads and I was wondering if this was still the case? Not having my hands on the rig, I assume I will also have to purchase a Sri --> rca cable as well as a short microhdmi to hdmi to connect camera --> atmos --> pilot. Finally, as this adapter is an additional $295 expendature, is the purchase of the rig still a value worth jumping on? Thanks so much for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.O. Lawrence Posted December 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Another attractive option would be a monitor recommendation which would require no additional conversions (plugs into the same 12v power cord) and a 6-8' HDMI-->HDMImini. If there are any reasonable options others have used under $300 I would love to hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Frank Born Posted December 27, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hi T.O., there is a cheap solution that for most frame rates works okay and is powered by HDMI Out from the cam: http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=22397&view=findpost&p=110563 Also some other solutions are mentioned in the thread. Best, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.O. Lawrence Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Frank - thanks! I saw that thread and it seemed, besides the $300 downconverters at least, there weren't many cost-effective solutions to getting the monitor running for an HDMI out line as per the GH4. Although it sacrifices screen brightness, I may settle for purchasing a ~$250 HD monitor with HDMI in and 15v power, plug it into the sled's power and run a cable up the central pole. Keeping in mind I don't have either unit on hand so "plugging it into the sled's power" might not be as simple as it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Frank Born Posted December 28, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Hi T.O., the converter I linked to is under 20$ - try a search for "hdmi2av mini". The sled's monitor is not THAT bad at all (okay, the colors are), but at least it's non-reflective and quite daylight viewable. Enough for framing. A really better and bright enough replacement starts beyond 1,000$ and you'll probably have to change the wiring. ;-) Best, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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