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phally
06-14-2006, 08:33 AM
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=45972&page=98

here is a link to some hand grips/camera rig i made for under 20 bucks

directions coming later so enjoy the post and pictures of the rig.

http://astro.temple.edu/~phally//rig/1.jpghttp://astro.temple.edu/~phally//rig/2.jpg
http://astro.temple.edu/~phally//rig/3.jpghttp://astro.temple.edu/~phally//rig/4.jpg
http://astro.temple.edu/~phally//rig/5.jpg
Robert Pottorff
06-14-2006, 10:43 AM
is it front heavy with the adapter on there?
MattinSTL
06-14-2006, 10:48 AM
I'm rackin' my brain... I want to be the first to guess it... I'm guessing fan chassis?

"Show me FAN CHASSIS!"
phally
06-14-2006, 11:17 AM
the rig is pretty a little heavy by itself,
the handles bar part of the rig are fairly light, but the steel supporting bracket is made of 4mm thick punch-steel. So that is where the most of the weight is from.

with the adaptor, dealing with a 50mm and smaller lens, it feels soild. and easy to move holding two hands
but with my 70mm-210mm zoom, it is GOD-HAN heavy, but not so heavy that a average steadicam or fig rig cameraman/woman could use. The support bracket could be changed to a lighter metal, if a person finds the rig heavy.

a LANC controller is in the works to be mounted along with a light LCD screen that have for my FIG RIG.

as for the chassis?

nope not Fan Chassis, but a very good guess. I found it at the home depot

chassis = 5 bucks
steel punch steel 3' = 15 dollars
1 1/4" rod 2 feet long = $2
1/4 nuts, bolts and fender washers = 2$

and i used an small buck brother hacksaw = 3 clams
with some wrench that i had lying around

I will post the chassis later after my boss leaves
Chris Stearns
06-14-2006, 12:27 PM
I'm rackin' my brain... I want to be the first to guess it... I'm guessing fan chassis?

"Show me FAN CHASSIS!"

I was looking at these as well, and I believe that it is used for holding ho's, I mean hose.:)
phally
06-16-2006, 07:32 AM
the answer is ladder holder
TeamJoeDawn
07-14-2006, 05:10 PM
Seems cool, Phally.. I bought a less beefier (lighter) version at Wally-world today.. hoping to use it on my little mini-DV. Feels comfortable, for sure. Instead of foamy handles, I bought tennis grip wrap tape.

Got any footage to see how it helps the grip?

Thanks!

J
phally
07-15-2006, 10:27 AM
Hey Joe

The handgrip works well, but the it is not balance so it wears out my arm when i am using it. You musta need GOD hand to use it for prolong time. I wwent back to using the PVC fig rig to do long takes.

I'll post later

phally
MiniMan13
07-15-2006, 02:09 PM
kinda off topic, but What the heck do you have mounted on the Lense of that poor TRV900?
phally
07-15-2006, 03:35 PM
What is mounted on the TRV is my 35mm adaptor with a 50mm lens.

if you are shocked, I have new pictures of the camera mounted on the fig rig with varizoom monitor (btw has a flip option on monitor)

enjoy -

p.s. the fig rig works better now with all the weight

phally

http://astro.temple.edu/~phally/50mmfig.jpghttp://astro.temple.edu/~phally/70-200mmzoomfig.jpg