NewYorkLion
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Miller Solo legs + Vinten Vision 3 head? are they compatible?
Miller Solo legs + Vinten Vision head
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donjohannes
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This is an old thread, but others might come across it via the search function, so here my 2cents - based on first impressions / handling.
As of yesterday, I own that exact setup: Miller Solo Carbon fibre legs and the Vinten Vision 3. They fit. No problem there.
I took a long time reading though the posts on this site, was close to order this and that and in the end decided for that combo which I ordered through b&h.
The investment at 1850 USD (including shipping) was hefty, but I think it will be exactly that : an investment! I needed something that would not ruin an otherwise great picture from the camera.
Coming from an Manfrotto 501 HDV I'm naturally excited with what I unpacked last night. After inserting the spring for the weight I was a bit discouraged noticing some very slight "back-pull" (for lack of vocab describing that better) when panning. One of the reasons I decided to put some money on the table had been to get rid of exactly that - and the 501 suffered a lot from that pull back. Other than that with the 501 you had to decide between stickiness and unacceptable speed variations in pans depending on your drag settings.
Now it turns out, that by tweaking the weight of the camera or spring to a more optimal setting (in my case adding the follow focus to the rig) I got the butter smooth pans (i.e. the perfect start AND stop) I was hoping for.
As weight varies (greatly) with different lenses attached to the 35mm adapter and changing the spring all the time would be inconvenient, I have also looked at different adjustments one could do on the operator side and found that the right amount of pressure, the handle bar position and the hand resting for 2 seconds on the handle bar after the pan yields great results even if the camera is not optimally balanced.
Hope this helps the undecided. I feel with you. I spent hours reading pros and cons and am happy with what I'll be working with from now on.
Greetings,
Fr. Johannes
As of yesterday, I own that exact setup: Miller Solo Carbon fibre legs and the Vinten Vision 3. They fit. No problem there.
I took a long time reading though the posts on this site, was close to order this and that and in the end decided for that combo which I ordered through b&h.
The investment at 1850 USD (including shipping) was hefty, but I think it will be exactly that : an investment! I needed something that would not ruin an otherwise great picture from the camera.
Coming from an Manfrotto 501 HDV I'm naturally excited with what I unpacked last night. After inserting the spring for the weight I was a bit discouraged noticing some very slight "back-pull" (for lack of vocab describing that better) when panning. One of the reasons I decided to put some money on the table had been to get rid of exactly that - and the 501 suffered a lot from that pull back. Other than that with the 501 you had to decide between stickiness and unacceptable speed variations in pans depending on your drag settings.
Now it turns out, that by tweaking the weight of the camera or spring to a more optimal setting (in my case adding the follow focus to the rig) I got the butter smooth pans (i.e. the perfect start AND stop) I was hoping for.
As weight varies (greatly) with different lenses attached to the 35mm adapter and changing the spring all the time would be inconvenient, I have also looked at different adjustments one could do on the operator side and found that the right amount of pressure, the handle bar position and the hand resting for 2 seconds on the handle bar after the pan yields great results even if the camera is not optimally balanced.
Hope this helps the undecided. I feel with you. I spent hours reading pros and cons and am happy with what I'll be working with from now on.
Greetings,
Fr. Johannes