C300: Allsteady

[New_Zealand]

Is anyone using the Allsteady? I wonder if you could use the C300 on it. I called the company all last week and no one answers so not sure if they are even still around? I did see that it can handle the Red Epic and Black Magic 4k

http://www.turboace.com/allsteady-6-gimbal.aspx

 

[IronFilm]

I'd recommend to go with this:

https://www.came-tv.com/collections/came-prodigy

But you'd need arms of steel!

Gimbals are a tough workout over a full day even with lightweight mirrorless cameras, let alone a C300

 

[mizzar]

I bought a used Movi M15 on eBay (with case, extra accessories, 8 batteries, etc) for $1,900. It flys my C300 Mark II like a dream and is super light weight.

 

[puredrifting]

Take a step back New Zealand. Why do you want or need a gimbal? What is the purpose? Will clients pay you more for using one? If you're shooting pieces that NEED to be shot on a gimbal, go for it. But taking your A and possibly only camera and rigging it on a gimbal, then pulling it off to shoot tripod, handheld, or shoulder mounted, then putting it back on the gimbal is a huge PITA, and time consuming. I highly recommend buying a second camera and dedicating it as a gimbal camera. If you haven't done it, you cannot fathom what a huge PITA it is to only have one camera and use it on a gimbal and off in a real, high pressure, time is valuable production scenario. I have three colleagues who have gimbals and none of them end up ever using them simply because clients won't wait for them to balance, rig and unrig their cameras from them. My producing partner has a Ronin M, he is selling it because it never gets used and he bought it to make money. Another colleague has a MoVI 10 and used it once all of last year. Gimbals seem to be one of those things that you think you will use a lot but when it comes down to reality, they often don't get used because they are a pain in the rear to deal with. Kind of like my Rhino EVO Motion Control sliders. I love them but I rarely use them because they are a PITA to set up and rig with a small crew and tight deadlines. If you have the luxury of time, toys like sliders and gimbals and drones are great but in these days of shrinking budgets and tighter deadlines, I own all three but rarely put them to work because of lack of time and crew. YMMV.

Since you have a good, solid, heavy and bulky C300 MKI, I would suggest you buy a second camera and dedicate it to gimbal. I would also suggest something small, light and cheaper like a GH5S or even an iPhone. To me, buying a gimbal for your A camera when you don't have a B camera is not very practical, in the real world. Even if you don't have clients and just make hobbyist films, you will still be losing tons of time on set and on schedules, messing with rigging and unrigging your gimbal.