What is Vincent Laforet going to announce on his blog?

Looks Very very cool!
But at that price...out of my league. And I know it goes against large sensor law, but for those without 10,000 or 7500 to throw around....many of the same effects could be pulled off with one of the newest small high end super OIS camcorders and a gorilla pod. The stabilizers on the new small Sony, Canon and Panasonic cameras are amazing. Don't believe it, try one out. ;)
 
its not a game changer at all. its funny that he connects this concept with 5D MARK II . consider 5D was 2.5k in 2008, it let people to use cheap photo lens and camera to do a quality video at the price. and this is like 15k and its just an option to your production. not as essential as 5D. Id consider this as essential if the price is around 0.8-1.5k
 
That looks like something I'd be a fool not to buy immediately... and by immediately, I of course mean in about three years after it has been obsolesced by newer versions and falls to anywhere close to a feasible price range for my basement level used-broken-CPM-rig toting ass.
 
The Zenmuse is only suitable for GH2 & GH3 (if you mod it yourself) or Sony Nex, as of following months GoPro should be supported too. The reason only those cameras are available on the DJI Zenmuse is balancing a gimbal properly is an involved task so it's done at the factory for these cameras. There are a number of gimbals that take any camera, but you'd have to spend time calibrating them (which isn't a 5 minute task). I do wonder though why a handheld solution is so relatively expensive (in film production terms this gimbal may be cheap, but in RC terms it's expensive, and the fact is it's RC tech), I can understand it with airborne gimbals as you have to make them insanely light so they can be lifted by electric motors, for handheld gear you wouldn't have to be so extreme in the weight savings.
 
From refocusedmedia's link:
If you want things in focus, especially with a DSLR, you will need 2 operators and a AC. One for the camera, one to use the remote( which is garbage), and the AC to focus. That isnt in any indie film budget.
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I was just thinking about this last night. For a really low budget project, it would seem like a GH2/GH3 with the Lumix 12-35 f/2.8 would be your best bet as a sole operator for this setup...but then you're still spending at least $7500 for the smaller rig, so it isn't cheap (or you could go with the Zenmuse for that option at $3500).

A wireless FF/monitoring system isn't cheap at all, and definitely not one that is robust enough to not cause any issues on its own.
 
the device looks really cool and i would love to own one. but there is one crucial problem that will prevent it from becoming a game changer. PRICE.

the vast majority of people that use dslrs, mirrorless cameras, iphones, etc. do so because they can't afford something better. people go with what provides them the best bang for the buck. they accept the limitations and inconveniences of these cameras because of budget constraints. who is going to buy a device that costs 10x what their camera cost? no one. which is unfortunate because this is the same group that could most benefit from using the movi stabilizer.
 
ugafan said:
the device looks really cool and i would love to own one. but there is one crucial problem that will prevent it from becoming a game changer. PRICE.

the vast majority of people that use dslrs, mirrorless cameras, iphones, etc. do so because they can't afford something better. people go with what provides them the best bang for the buck. they accept the limitations and inconveniences of these cameras because of budget constraints. who is going to buy a device that costs 10x what their camera cost? no one. which is unfortunate because this is the same group that could most benefit from using the movi stabilizer.
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It's all kind of relative. A hobbyist with very limited funds is going to get a DSLR and put it on a Spiderbrace which is 69 bucks. Someone else with a budget that shoots for a living might invest in something from Cinevate that costs a lot more:
http://www.cinevate.com/store2/camera-support/dslr-core-package.html#sthash.eqxTgMPZ.dpbs

the person with a big budget can get this cool gyro stabilizer, the person with limited funds can get a flycam or something for a couple hundred bucks.

there's a market for both ends of the spectrum and some stuff in between.
 
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