Premium Members brett.mayfield Posted October 9, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 is there a wave 2? i see wave 1... whats the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted October 10, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 NO. The "1" stands for one axis stabilization.... At least until they come out with a "2" in which case the "1" stands for obsolete ;)- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mike Murphy Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 The V1 stands for the manual for versions until 2016, the V2 is the manual for all S/N after 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Wish to gawd that he would make a more Steadicam friendly version. I see how he made it for multiple applications but I would have to guess that the vast majority of the uses (or all?) is on a Steadicam. It would be amazing to have a wave an inch shorter, a pound lighter, and an 8 to 10 degree correction vs the current 20+ to reduce the width (basically what Greg Bubb came up with 8 or 9 years ago). Love how well it works but the balancing hoops to jump through are tiring. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members brett.mayfield Posted June 8, 2020 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 but these xcs versions are gone now rite? i did hear that David Hable has done some wave mods to upper junction boxes reducing the height by about an inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JobScholtze Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, RonBaldwin said: That looks interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Job, as usual Greg was ahead of the game with his version by at least 4 or 5 years. Alec has spoken to him about this as well as me. Probably will never go any further than the pictured prototype. This went right on the post replacing the topstage/jbox which as Brett mentioned David Hable was playing with by adding some connectors into the wave itself and a bayonet on the bottom. Sweet idea...though losing the topstage on the rig means course adjustments only unless one flies one of Greg’s sleds with the lower x/y. Never was a fan of the lower x/y but I understood why he did it — though deleting the jbox and x/y platform (saving 2“ and 2 lbs) definitely makes me see the light and consider a sled change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted June 8, 2020 Moderators Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 I too would love a smaller, shorter and lighter Wave with less degrees of travel. I have never actually had the chance to see Greg's prototype in person, but had he continued with this product, I'm sure he would have hit a home run. The Wave on an XCS sled is a nice combination since the XCS sled design inherently keeps the center of gravity so low. Alas, a smaller/lighter Wave would only help this cause! On another note, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that a Volt is made for an XCS 2" gimbal as then we would have both options which would be terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 I keep asking myself what I would prefer...a volt or more steadicam friendly wave type device. A bit easier to call now but if changes/improvements were made...hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted June 9, 2020 Moderators Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Ron Baldwin, I hear that! Might depend on the circumstances and build. I love the Wave and have reservations about cables and belts on my gimbal but more and more, the Volt seems to be improving. While the need for any of these is lessened by the inertia of a 35mm film camera, I can't imagine wanting to use anything that raises the CG of such a camera (Wave) so the Volt seems very attractive. A Mini, on the other hand???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted June 9, 2020 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 For anyone reading this who may not know, Alec’s XCS sled with the wave is the same length (shorter maybe?) than my Pro2 without it. The weight distribution on that sled is like no other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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