Premium Members Damien Tessandier Posted November 9, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Interested about what are the good and bad reviews about the almost 3 years old on the market M1. Share please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gregory Dupe Posted November 10, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Hello Damien, I received mine in January 2016 . I have had a few component issues with it at the begigning but Tiffen quickly made some upgrade to fix them. I am now very happy with my gear, it's solid !!! after two years it did not take any play ... and I have no vibration issues As it had be said on this forum the masses (battery/monitor) are incredibly easily adjustable A questionable point would be the tilt head which raises the camera a lot. and the top stage with the tilt option is quite heavy. But the tilt head remains a choice!! Something that I regret is that there is no adapter to use all the arm post with PRO GPI size/ to my knowledge for the moment there is only one lenght available (The gimbal handle is removable so why not made a handle that simply fit on pro arm/or machine a kind of ring reducer... Like that we could use any lenght size of PRO arm post) You can PM me if you want more details on my opinion or call me, I am also a french operator :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted November 10, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I like the idea of a gimbal handle with the 5/8" arm post hole. Suggest it to Tiffen. They at long last are trying to be more supportive of ALL Operators and letting Ops mix & match gear. A welcome change! Otherwise, it seems to me you'd need some custom arm posts and D-Bracket (F-Bracket/J-Bracket) made by someone like Robert Luna. I've played with the M-1V twice now and have been truly impressed. I confess I was mostly checking out the "V" part of the gimbal and not the sled as a whole, but its a lot like my PRO 3/XCS hybrid, but with a built in tilt plate and the "V" gimbal. Interesting times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted November 10, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 A link to the Owner's Manual which I was just looking at the other day: http://www.tiffen.com/userimages2/Steadicam/2015_Steadicam_Price_Lists/M1_manual_LIT-815000_sm.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Damien Tessandier Posted November 15, 2017 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Thanks Guys! I own an Ultra 2 for years now, tilt head is an important tool for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted November 15, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Just one thing; RE arm post diameter - there already exists an adapter for 5/8ths to .740 (a sleeve) which comes standard with the slanted F-bracket. Also, it's easy enough to have 5/8ths posts with .740 ends made. I'm sure someone makes these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted November 15, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Robert Luna will make whatever you need for arm posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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