A customize Full Rig
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MadHMC150
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:happy:Very interesting arm design.Is this the arm you built?
Lol, yeah nothing special but the basics...
Gary Sconce
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You will find it is a true heavy weight of a camera. I have flown it now with both a Glidecam and my own Hypercam. My Hypercam was actually made to fly the RED and does a much better job with it. Load all of the batteries, hard drive and other stuff as low as possible and you should have no problem overcoming the higher center of gravity.
LOL... Have your 'dock' close at hand to dump it after each take.
rogar-BigGrin(DBG) (Saves the old back...) :kali:
charles
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You will find it is a true heavy weight of a camera. I have flown it now with both a Glidecam and my own Hypercam. My Hypercam was actually made to fly the RED and does a much better job with it. Load all of the batteries, hard drive and other stuff as low as possible and you should have no problem overcoming the higher center of gravity.
LOL... Have your 'dock' close at hand to dump it after each take.
How did it handle?
Nick Walters
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I havn't changed much on it, as it's functional the way it is.....I havn't even gotten a monitor for it yet, but just got a bit of cash and am getting a Marshall 70p. Once I have this I'll start expanding the rigs abilities like pushing YPbPr through the whole thing, making the weight on the bottom adjustable(monitor on one side, Tekkeon on the other).
It's actually become a regular piece of equipment, and I drag it along to almost every gig I do....by far one of the best purchases I've ever made.
MadHMC150
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There is one on ebay for $500 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330378404906&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Nick Walters
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I havn't actually gotten it yet, but B&H sells the hdmi version for about $950 usd:
BHPHOTOVIDEO.COM
Of course that's the Panasonic mount version.....I have extra panny batteries, although I'd primarily power it via my Tekeon.
I'm planning on buying a rail mount system, and putting it on the bottom stage. I'll put the monitor on one side, and the battery on the other....I'm sure I could go more DIY for cheaper, but I figure that easily adjustable equipment pre-exists in rail systems.
Hopefully I'll have the monitor within a week and a half....then the whole system finished off within 3 weeks...I'll post more on HBS once everything is more set in stone.
charles
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Two versions of the sled. The pro-like is the one I'¨m going with and the third one which I will post later. But I like options, as you can see. Being able to re-arrange the sled to fit a certain style or configuration to suit a shoot is a big plus. Every configuration may not work for everyone or every situation but having the ability to be flexible is A+.
MadHMC150
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Charles, Have you see this before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jijW310xvp4
Its an amazing way to weld aluminum... I saw it in action at a car show and the weld is tougher than the parent metals... This got my gears spinning a little when it comes to working with stabilization systems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jijW310xvp4
Its an amazing way to weld aluminum... I saw it in action at a car show and the weld is tougher than the parent metals... This got my gears spinning a little when it comes to working with stabilization systems
charles
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WoW!!! This version looks really nice Charles. It is amzing how you made all 3 versions into one sled. I like the first and second versions the best.btw how is the book coming? I really like to read what you done to the rig.
Thanks. The book is delayed for a little while longer 'till I can test it fully. I am waiting on some springs and new plugs. I know I keep delaying but I like to give my feedback on the rig after so many years trying to put it together.
Yeah, I know. Slow