An idea for my 3D Tech in College.
Any comments/feedback/thoughts/views would be apprieciated, from photographers/film-makers ideally.
Keep in mind, there things like this on the market, however ive tried to re-design to make it better, and easier to use.
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IanHylands
(Jun 29, 2011 at 9:07)
Making this handheld is an interesting idea but I know I wouldn't be able to hold it for very long, and it wouldn't be overly steady. my camera with lens weighs about 6lbs or more, add to that the counterweight and you have probably 10-12 lbs on the long end of a lever arm. In order to have it balance you'd need to have more weight on the short end. So without doing any math you're going to have an arm that is 25-30 lbs in use. I don't know many people that would be able to hold that and use it at the same time. Maybe I'm missing something? If you used it for something like a GoPro or Contour Cam you could probably get it to work and be lightweight.
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Thanks for the comment, Ian, really appreciate it.
And I understand that point of weight, which is why I may add a weight to the other end, to balance it out.
Plus my target market isnt top professionals, so hopefully larger cameras wouldnt be used. Aiming for the DSLR market.
All depends on how the testing goes really, so i'll probably have to make a few changes. At the end of the day, it'll just have to be strong, lightweight, and balanced correctly.
Yeah, I may be adding a few mounts so you can use those camera's on it too.
Cheers
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with camrea + counterweight will be pretty heavy = shake from holding it
+ when you change lens or camera, the counter would need changing
make it with the 'top/2nd bar' (not sure real name), just use lightweight aluminium or something so its barely noticeable ?
+ when you change lens or camera, the counter would need changing
make it with the 'top/2nd bar' (not sure real name), just use lightweight aluminium or something so its barely noticeable ?
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yep, jsut keep it as light as possible
made one out of some old shelves and only had a compact camera on too test it, and that got heavy after a few minutes
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yeah will do!
well im hoping it'll be light enough for people not having to have periods of putting it down and resting their arms. If not there's no problem with that, I suppose if your out filming, one shot isn't gonna be that long, that your arms may start aching, what 10 seconds max? but yeah, ill keep the weight down to a minimum.
well im hoping it'll be light enough for people not having to have periods of putting it down and resting their arms. If not there's no problem with that, I suppose if your out filming, one shot isn't gonna be that long, that your arms may start aching, what 10 seconds max? but yeah, ill keep the weight down to a minimum.
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Unfortunately the stabilizer idea at the end prob wouldn't work that great. You'd need a super high end stabilzer/steadicam mounted to the end, and that would kill all cost effectiveness. Not to mention the hassles of getting it PERFECTLY balanced each time.
I've always like the idea of this guy that's been around www.skycrane.com/walker.html since you can always mount it to a tripod if desired, work off that design and think you'd be golden. Think of lightweight solutions, etc.
I can see with a DSLR that this wouldn't be too heavy, but you still wouldn't be able to hold it for TOO long. You prob won't get SUPER smooth jib moves with a handheld device regardless, but I applaud the effort.
I've always like the idea of this guy that's been around www.skycrane.com/walker.html since you can always mount it to a tripod if desired, work off that design and think you'd be golden. Think of lightweight solutions, etc.
I can see with a DSLR that this wouldn't be too heavy, but you still wouldn't be able to hold it for TOO long. You prob won't get SUPER smooth jib moves with a handheld device regardless, but I applaud the effort.
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Thanks for the comments, but the initiative of it being handheld is to be my USP.
Very true about getting it balanced, but im going to give it a go and see what the outcome is.
And yeah that guys design is similar, I may use his idea and make this design above a little smaller to make it easier to use, lighter and reduce shake. I know it wont be majorly professional, and there may be a few shakes - but the target market is amateurs.
Cheers!