GH4 Something New.................and a question?

Last Friday Illya gave me a sneak peek at the Kung Fu system & I came away impressed.

It's professional kit capable of working on any size production.
 
Since your in LA you could head over to the shop for the Black Friday event. I believe Illya is showing the Kung Fu kit.

I'm hoping to head down in a bit to see the Veydra Mini Primes.
 
mcbob said:
Another unconventional military-inspired concept, based on the way I've often used a Gorillapod Focus as a DSLR support: twin shoulder supports in the manner of a howitzer (http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/old-howitzer-fighting-isolated-white-background-34806413.jpg)
With a cam like the GH4 which is small and actually has a somewhat useable EVF, eye-level shooting wants to put the camera right in front of my face, and any single shoulder support inclines the cam to yaw left, and can only really be countered by having two hands on the camera at all times. The 'howitzer legs' support style solves the yaw problem (you actually have to rock your body left/right to tilt) and needs only one arm for solid support, leaving the other free to make adjustments elsewhere.

This setup works very well, except when those Gpod legs decide they want to shift.

The trick of course is making it sturdy but not too bulky.

Including a photo of my Gpod 'rig' for whatever it's worth:

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I've definitely done this with my gorilla pod, except I take the third leg and bring it back around and down to my lower sternum/upper stomach and for a lot of semi stationary run and gun shots, it gives great body stability. A tilt move is possible with a body tilt, but if I need to do a move where I tilt more or where I can't walk softly, I pull it away from my body and just try to keep the hands steady.
 
nobbystylus said:
Any word on pics ?
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Yes... pics and details probably tomorrow. It's worth mentioning that in about 30-minutes there's going to be a big announcement made by another company that will take up a lot of oxygen.... We'll post some details here... but full details will also be on the home page of the Hot Rod website.
 
Illya Friedman said:
Yes... pics and details probably tomorrow. It's worth mentioning that in about 30-minutes there's going to be a big announcement made by another company that will take up a lot of oxygen.... We'll post some details here... but full details will also be on the home page of the Hot Rod website.
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Oooooohhhhhh. Wonder what this announcement might be. Should we take bets?
 
I just saw this and am really interested. I hope it accommodates the Metabones foot. It is hard to find a cage that does.
 
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