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I've seen a lot of videos of the Ronin M but wanted to quickly share my use of it with a GH4.

I shoot handheld all the time but I've never flown a gimbal and it is taking some getting used to.

I've also never shot a skate video but there's a park right by my office so I figured why not?
Plus, you can see a bunch of amateur skaters land not one trick...

I spent about 30 minutes down at the skate park filming and then edited this in Sony Vegas. This was shot in c4K 24 mode and cine-D. I had to create proxy files in order to edit the footage even on a powerhouse workstation.

I intentionally left some of the jerky pans and swings of the gimbal in there so you can that this thing doesn't always react the way you want it to. Sometimes it has a mind of its own. I've seen videos where people do ramping to hide the mishaps, and I've also seen some pretty great footage from a cam off the Ronin-M. I can't say that mine is that great.

I'm just not that good at using it, yet.

It's a pretty awesome piece of gear and I can definitely see its uses. It took me a while to get the durn thing balanced and the settings in the app right. I'm still working on those TBH. I plan to do a few more random shoots with this thing before I can ultimately say that it is worth the price.

That's what I can think of for now but if anybody has questions, I can try to answer them.
 
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Thanks for the info, let us know how you progress with it. Seems like a cool gimbal for the price, but it's understandable there is a bit of a learning curve. I imagine you will produce far better footage with it before long.
 
Question: do you walk with your knees bent or bolt upright? I'm trying to learn the best stance to cut down on the 4th axis: up and down while walking
 
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Question: do you walk with your knees bent or bolt upright? I'm trying to learn the best stance to cut down on the 4th axis: up and down while walking
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I walk and run with my knees bent and I tend to crouch a lot.

TBH, With this thing I am struggling to keep the camera at eye level. Maybe if it had longer handles, I could hold it near my chest but keep the camera at eye level. My arms and body tend to hold it a certain way naturally giving me a lower shot than I expect, especially since right now I'm not using a monitor, just the camera and Ronin.
To get eye level shots, I have to hold it with my arms up and slightly over my head. I can see this wouldn't be a problem for someone who is 6'2 or something...

I shot some 96fps footage today and will upload it after a while.
 
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can you hold it inverted? does it support that upside down mode? I forget....
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The specs say you can hold it upside down. I believe you then have to flip it in post or something. I haven't tested that particularly aspect of the device.
 
I don't know why, but I still can't get over the robotic feeling of these gimbals. I just prefer the organic physics of the Glidecam and Steadicam. It'd be nice if the companies producing gimbals would create a ramping algorithm for when the motors begin to move.
 
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I don't know why, but I still can't get over the robotic feeling of these gimbals. I just prefer the organic physics of the Glidecam and Steadicam. It'd be nice if the companies producing gimbals would create a ramping algorithm for when the motors begin to move.
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I think the use of 96fps would've really helped the posted video.
 
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