Zoran Vincic Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Here it is, Alexa mini with a focus motor, BM sdi to analog converter, sennheiser audio receiver all bundled up on a Pilot with a 155wh battery on the sled, together with a Marshall 651stx monitor. We used Cooke S4 mini lenses, mostly 50 and 31mm and just a few shots were done with the 18 (which is the lightest of the bunch). As the title says it flies but it is not ideal. The arm is drooping just a bit too much and I had to use my right arm to lift quite a bit more than normally. And I was not relaxed while operating it. It really did feel like a struggle. If the rig was less than a kilo lighter it would had flied beautifully.And if you're wondering what's that cable from the monitor to the top stage, Pilot's power wiring would melt if I powered Alexa through it so I made a D-tap extension which ran from the d-tap port on the battery to a 4 port d-tap splitter that was on the top stage. Worked like a charm.So yes, it can be done.No, I wouldn't like to do it again.v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Shawn Wang Posted May 7, 2016 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 u should bongee cord wrap the arm that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Vincic Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 And for those of you who are curious how exactly did the Alexa fly with a rig this small, here is the finished video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3mvuMLiTAo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Hajin Rhim Posted June 1, 2016 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 did you put a flyer gimbal on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Frank Born Posted June 1, 2016 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 That should be a 3D-printed grip by Frederic Sturm. Works nicely on a Pilot with the original Gimbal. Best, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Vincic Posted June 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 That's correct Frank, it is the addon grip Frederic is making. It really does make a huge difference in handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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