Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted March 11, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 what Erwin said. Though I bang my leg/knee when extending more than a few inches...it would take a lot for this old fart to get used to a longer sled. rb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted March 11, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Interesting how much longer the MK-V is with the same payload. Like Howards ego :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Grammatikos Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 ok lets start something new ,what the weight of 4 stage mk-v post ?/xcs 2stage post ?/and xcs 2 stage plus the xcs supperpost ?/betz 4 stage post? ,sorry tifen and pro-gpi users only 2" posts (its unfair to copmpare 2" with 1.5", i suppose) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JobScholtze Posted March 11, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Interesting how much longer the MK-V is with the same payload. Like Howards ego :rolleyes: I knew you liked that ;) Funny, but so true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted March 11, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Interesting how much longer the MK-V is with the same payload. Like Howards ego :rolleyes: I knew you liked that ;) Funny, but so true Yeah that had me laughing this morning. and you are right it's sooooo true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted March 11, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 ok lets start something new ,what the weight of 4 stage mk-v post ?/xcs 2stage post ?/and xcs 2 stage plus the xcs supperpost ?/betz 4 stage post? ,sorry tifen and pro-gpi users only 2" posts (its unfair to copmpare 2" with 1.5", i suppose) Having owned a MK-V four stage and now owning a XCS I can tell you that the XCS post's are MUCH MUCH lighter than the MK-V post's. that's even with the XCS having proper wire gauge and high current connectors running up the post. The XCS Gimbal is also MUCH lighter than the MK-V and the XCS Gimbal feels so much nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted March 12, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 look at the distance between the Gimbal and the film-plane, good luck holding the horizon........... What exactly do you think the distance between the Gimbal and the film plane has to do with holding a good horizon? Mike O'Shea is an excellent operator who could hold a nice horizon with a whiffle ball bat and a case of girl scout cookies as the counterweight but having more distance between the gimbal and film plane will not really affect the ability to hold good horizon other than actually helping a bit by spreading out the mass of the rig much like spreading out the lower mass of the monitor and batteries. The rig reacts slower like turning a battle ship compared to a jet ski. The part that does apply is that once you get off level, it takes longer to get the rig back on level. Tilting will also be a bit farther from nodal tilting as well but that is not a horizon issue. Jerry Holway has had a bit to say about this somewhere on the forum as well I believe. Grayson Austin "having more distance between the gimbal and film plane will not really affect the ability to hold good horizon" i disagree.... look at the physics, it's very simple. just picture the mast of a sailboat. the top of the mast is swinging/moving much further than the bottom where it is connected to the boat, to accommodate the motion of the boat....same happens here.... best, JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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