walk and talk scenes how to accomplish

kevin baggott said:
I think my best bet is looking into the ronin-s along with the steadimate-s.
Maybe I just shoot the walk/talk scenes with the osmo pocket that I have. The critics will probably hail me as a genius.
It's been 2 years since the original osmo came out - they usually update their stuff (I've read) about every 2 years.
i know with Covid and shutdowns - who knows when they will release V2. Maybe the new codec will play nice with the bmpc4k which I will shoot the rest of the film on.
Well as Cassavetes said "Monday we start shooting whether we have film in the camera or not!"
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The steadimate won't work with the crane 3 that you have?
 
ahalpert said:
Bummer. Well there's this cheaper one that's almost surely not as good but might foot the bill: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...sABdhxG5wLb_hUaAjMKEALw_wcB&lsft=BI:514&smp=y

And it looks like you can get a used Ronin-S on Ebay for $425
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Just give it a few weeks and I'm sure it'll be back down to like $449 or $549, new(whatever it was a few weeks ago...). They raise and lower the prices on these every time you turn around.

These types of things, I always recommend buying new for warranty support. My original S had a crooked horizon/roll-axis. Had to have it swapped out for a replacement.
 
Yeah - i've seen these one wheelers in the park and have thought hmmmmm.....
But holding a gimbal and going backwards on one of them - I'm 60 now - maybe 20 years ago.
But currently watching some youtube vids with peeps shooting on them. Very interesting. Thanks Morgan :)
 
Well different types of gear have different lifespans. I've bought plenty of used lenses and a few used cameras. No problems. Good lights will last forever.

But cheap stuff or stuff with moving parts, different story. Gimbal motors wear out over time, I believe. But with most things, if they're working when you get them, they will keep working AFAIK.
 
kevin baggott said:
'I always recommend buying new for warranty support.'

yeah - to be honest - i just don't buy used anymore.
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ahalpert said:
Well different types of gear have different lifespans. I've bought plenty of used lenses and a few used cameras. No problems. Good lights will last forever.

But cheap stuff or stuff with moving parts, different story. Gimbal motors wear out over time, I believe. But with most things, if they're working when you get them, they will keep working AFAIK.
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Yeah, definitely depends on what it is. I've bought several decks used on eBay over the years(Beta and P2) and one of my Fuji W/A's. Also got my F55 from a client of one of my sales reps, too(55 actually still had a year of the fully transferable Sony extended warranty on it, so I got my cake and got to eat it). But "fiddly" things like gimbals are pretty inexpensive in the scheme of things and the peace of mind of a full warranty for the fairly minimal difference in new vs used cost is worth it, to me.
 
Apparently due to the surfboard side stance don Juan is kind of easy.

I agree young mans toy. Paul is old but still handy On Snowboard and the like - he spent th lst three months paddleboarding hiaving locked down by the sea!
 
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yes 'depends on what it is' its the buying in not person that has gotten me in trouble over the years.
morgan - i will be on guard from now on if (paul) I don't know the guy - but when reading feedback that I realize this is a guy with grey hair but has a neck tat of 'only God can judge me' that he got put on last week.
 
Im not nocking him - I work with him (!) - just that hes more a of a skater/snowboard/surf guy than me who is more used to (and toughned up by use of) these toys.

He also tends to self shoot - so if something doesnt work, no stress, dont tell anyone. Im a bit more about doing the desire of the director day player. So me and my kit must perform perfectly within their defined limits, repeatably all day if needed.
 
morgan_moore said:
My cohort just bought something like this

(IMO as an I have too much cash experiment!)

https://youtu.be/0BkY-wy2ZvM
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I got something similar to do the same thing.

I had two major prangs. That's an accident for you yanks.

One required 13 staples in my head.

I think it's pretty hard to make this work when you're concentrating on operating a camera. I say this as someone that often happily peddles backwards on foot and haven't ever crashed into anything. Because you're effectively taller, your centre of gravity is MUCH higher, any sudden stop or course correction, going backwards, it likely to send you flying....backwards...at speed....like a catapult.....with a gimbal in your hands.... This could be a small rock, a crack in the sidewalk, someone or an extra walking in front of you and not seeing or hearing you.... MAYBE you could do it at walking speed, but I'm gun-shy doing it now and got rid of it.

I've seen some clips of gimbal users on these but it would only really be safe in limited circumstances in my view.

JB

- edit forgot that the owner of Segway rode his Segway off a cliff....

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39377851/...egway-company-owner-rides-scooter-cliff-dies/
 
The hands-free Segway came along towards the end of my Steadicam days and I never got into it, but I know a few who really embraced it and there are some amazing examples of things done with it (the famed clip from the Eurovision show with the operator leaping off it mid-shot for one). And there are a few clips of accidents with them also, the Usain Bolt mishap comes to mind.
 
'when reading feedback that I realize this is a guy with grey hair but has a neck tat of 'only God can judge me' that he got put on last week.' I only meant it as a joke. Reminder to self for thousand time 'don't attempt humor online.'
'Im a bit more about doing the desire of the director day player. So me and my kit must perform perfectly within their defined limits, repeatably all day if needed.' - gotcha.
 
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