101 with Hague camera crane

Sparky874

Sparky874

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Hello again.

I picked up a camera crane from a company in the UK who do really good price camera grip equipment. The link to this jib is:
http://www.b-hague.co.uk/hague_camcorder_camcrane_k10.htm

This was the first time I unpacked it, and just took a couple of shots from within my front garden - not especially interesting but I wanted to give it a try before I use it on a shoot at a golf course tomorrow. The full height is 4 metres. It wook two 5lbs weight to counterbalance it. I'll post some of the golf course scenics shortly.



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im surprised at how little weight it took to balance it at the end. whats the distance between the pivot point of the crane and the weights. My crane is in the diy section and at full extension - 9ft+ i have 55 lbs of counter weight. - but i do have a heavier end unit i think
 
The distance between the pivot and the weights is only about 3 1/2 feet. It's a clever design with a 'sliding weight bar' you can move along this bar to finely balance the camera. You can just see this here on the picture on the right.
 
Jeremy_Sawatzky said:
im surprised at how little weight it took to balance it at the end. whats the distance between the pivot point of the crane and the weights. My crane is in the diy section and at full extension - 9ft+ i have 55 lbs of counter weight. - but i do have a heavier end unit i think
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Sorry I meant to say it was counter balanced by two 5KG weights not lb ones! Might explain the difference. It has a motorised head as well which may come in useful which runs from 4 AA batteries.
 
Wow, nice test and a great deal, Sparky!

My two questions:
How/are you monitoring?
Any concerns the support is not on wheels?
 
I've placed an order myself and I guess it'll turn up in a week or so. Have an upcoming gig this summer where such a crane can get me some very nice shots.
 
groveChuck said:
Wow, nice test and a great deal, Sparky!

My two questions:
How/are you monitoring?
Any concerns the support is not on wheels?
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I haven't attached a monitor as yet, but you get a fair idea of what you are covering by looking at the lcd screen. I set exposure and focus first on the camera and then shoot away. As long as you are using a wide on the front you'll know pretty much what you are getting. Not concerned about the lack of wheels, althougt that would be a bonus. It's not a heavy rig to transport and the legs are very, very solid. These aren't easy shots to pull off, you really have to pan up or down and 'reveal something' in the shot for them to work well, or have something very close in the foreground. The other thing is, it's a shot you'll cut to once, so it does eat up a lot of time to get it that one shot - but there again it adds terrific value to a production.
 
Sparky- hope the golf shoot goes/went well. it will be nice to see some reveals on the golf course (from trees or players?), or maybe craning down to the hole?

And maybe a "Hitchcock shot" of you playing? :grin:

What wide are you using?
 
The Tokina 11-16mm. I didn't get too much chance to play with it as it was a busy day and I had a lot to cover, but I'll post a couple of shots shortly. Looking back at the 101 footage I shot during the day, some looks amazing, and some not so great. I'm not sure what makes the difference, but when it's good, it's great.
 
I think you have to use the movement of the camera to make it feel like flying past objects or go up and down and use as many axis as you can for it to look great.
 
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