Has anyone ever heard of or used one of these?
- Thread starter Richard J. Johnson
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I've never used one but I've seen them in action. It was a bunch of years ago and wasn't that exact brand, by the looks of it, but there was a Discovery Channel shoot and they had more than a couple guys running around with these.
As far as making the camera weigh "next to nothing" you could say the same thing about a steadicam arm full of springs that are used to support the weight and that push the camera up from below.
As far as making the camera weigh "next to nothing" you could say the same thing about a steadicam arm full of springs that are used to support the weight and that push the camera up from below.
SomewhereinLA
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Great for fishing...
Kevin McElroy
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Haha, that's exactly what came to my mind too!
I just watched the sample footage and it looked...well, not so great. There are much better & less expensive options out there that will give you a much much smoother result.
...plus with that rig you have a pretty good chance of getting hung up on a low branch. And while your feet are dangling, trying to touch the ground, that's where Nelson comes by to pants you followed by a point & laugh combo "HA, ha!" :evil:
PaPa
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It is not the same thing. Gimbals vs non gimbals will not give them same effect, nor is it balanced the same. Worlds apart.
Avenger007
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Looks very promising. Anyone who has used an EasyRig can attest to its benefits for handheld work. Its not so much about mimicking a steadicam but more so alleviating the operation weight for standard handheld off the shoulder. Great to see that its getting action with the RED. Operating 12+ hour days for narrative work with a 30-35lb camera is no easy task.
Has anyone here actually tried it? I'd like to see how well the carbon pole flexes and how well it mounts on the vest.
Has anyone here actually tried it? I'd like to see how well the carbon pole flexes and how well it mounts on the vest.
:huh: And clearly you were referring to gimbals and balancing when you said "By making the camera weigh next to nothing, you get what he achieves in that video"
I never said that this item worked in the same way as a steadicam. I didn't say it worked as well as a steadicam. I never said that it balanced in the same way as a steadicam. All I said is that your claim that this item worked poorly because it makes "the camera weigh next to nothing" could be said of a steadicam as well.
Fourth Line
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If I remember correctly, the DP / camera operator for Rize, a fabulous doc about Crunk in LA, used something like this. I think in the extras on the DVD he is wearing it.
I actually have one. It's definitely not a replacement for a steadicam.
Like someone mentioned above, it's great for easing the weight of heavy rigs.
There's no way I could go handheld all day with a 20 pound rig and focus properly at the same time without it. The handle and weights included are kinda pointless for my purposes.
This is a link to a video I shot using the atlas. It was about 6 straight hours of handheld using a 35mm adapter...
http://www.vimeo.com/3062717
Like someone mentioned above, it's great for easing the weight of heavy rigs.
There's no way I could go handheld all day with a 20 pound rig and focus properly at the same time without it. The handle and weights included are kinda pointless for my purposes.
This is a link to a video I shot using the atlas. It was about 6 straight hours of handheld using a 35mm adapter...
http://www.vimeo.com/3062717