Game changing stabilizing device?

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This definitely looks cool and like a great tool on set. It's not cheap, so it will be a rental for a lot of people before it becomes a purchase.

Chris
 
It'll be amazing to use, but it's not a revolution but an evolution. 15K is too much for most people. Can't wait till the Chinese and Koreans make their own for under 1K.
 
I don't know, I could do that whole thing with my new stabilizer design and a Sony Action Cam or GoPro. It would even have the grainy washed out look perfectly :)

Seriously, though that thing is pretty amazing. I know some guys that have been doing the exact same thing mounted on blimps for a number of years now. Those systems are upwards of $30k though. They do all the aerial work for the Travis Pastrana Nitro Circus movies.

To bring something like that down to a hand held rig is pretty cool.

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Pete
 
That's a cool set up, pretty expensive but looks like its doing the job well. I've been shooting handheld with gyros for a while and then adding warp stabilizer in post to get similar effects and shots (I have a ks-4) but its only for mos shots because of the noise it makes- would love to try this out with my rollerblades on : )
 
Footage looks great and this will be a huge time saver compared to setting up dolly track, and allow for dolly shots in tight places where you can't set up track anyway. Steadicams generally require a pro operator and this looks like just about anyone could use it so that's a big plus as well. This tech plus the new smaller digital cams mean more freedom of movement and faster set ups than ever before which is really cool.

It's obviously not affordable for the low/no budget indie shooter right now, but new tech is always expensive and just like HD DSLRs it will come down in price quickly as competition ramps up.

I think Laforet is right, this is a game changer.

These look like the Gyros from Ken Labs and they aren't cheap, they look heavy, and very noisy.




here's one on Ebay for about 2k:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSLR-GYRO-K...698?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ba7e7d9a
 
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I think you'd still need some experience in operating this to balance the camera and lens on the gimbal to begin with. I bet it's not a 5 minute job...
 
I don't think you'd get the full set-up under $1000, gimbal alone yeah OK, but add on IMU, reciever, transmitter, HDMI wireless, monitor, follow focus... $3000. :grin:
 
Gimbal alone should be around $600 (now its $669 but with servo motors), than 3 brushless motors will be $150, stabilization board below $100. Receiver, transmiter, hdmi wifi, ff is something you have to buy separately with moVI too..
6 channel rx/tx is not expensive, wifi hd tx is probably paralinx or similar (not freefly for sure). Follow focus is not included with movi and you can always add it if you need one...
 
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Follow focus is not included with movi and you can always add it if you need one...
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Really, jeez, it really is a bit of rip off on price then. I can put a gimbal airbourne for the price they're asking, I took it for granted it would at least include the receiver, programmed and the follow focus.
 
Why would piece of equipment that you can buy for $1000 (wifi follow focus) make that big difference to $15000 in your decision ?
 
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Why would piece of equipment that you can buy for $1000 (wifi follow focus) make that big difference to $15000 in your decision ?
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Given the videos feature complete kit you'd assume given said kit is needed to use the gimbal effectively at least some part of it would be included in the price, I can't see a typical photographer wanting to learn RC gear, picking a transmitter, connecting the receiver and programming it.. Gimbals from multirotors typically do not come with a follow focus so one would assume a good part of the time and cost taken in this design was dedicated to getting the follow focus system working and well balanced.
 
Anyone who has been even casually following the relentless march of remote motion-control tech shouldn't be the least bit surprised by units like this, and at 15k its definitely not a 'game-changer'. Completely programmable, repeatable robotic camera support should be available at this price point in the near future, and asian knock-offs of the 'movi' can be expected in 4 to 8 months at 1/2 the price.
 
Well they will probably have package with included transmitter and receiver and similar stuff but it will cost even more ;)
 
What game did this change again? None of those shots were all that astonishing and none of them seemed impossible to accomplish with already-existing gear. Gear that costs less than $15K, too.

Disappointing, to say the least.
 
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