Photographer with stableizer equiptment attached...anyone use one of these?
Jun 11, 2017 04:10:04 #
While biking today we had the pleasure of running into a nice gentleman who was using the stabilizing equipment seen in photo. He was heading out to shoot a field of flowers. I am wondering if anyone here uses this type of equipment and for what situations, I am simply curious.
Jun 11, 2017 04:21:36 #
Jun 11, 2017 04:25:34 #
JuxtaposePictures wrote:
It looks like a video rig, not for still photography.
Hmmm, interesting! I may have misunderstood him then, I had thought he said he was going to shoot some photo's of a field of flowers. It was quite interesting, but by the time I got to him he was ready to get back to the flowers since it was getting late in the day. It was the first time I have seen such equipment.
Jun 11, 2017 05:59:55 #
There is a patent issued to Rubin van Goldberg an inventor more prolific than Edison.
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-rube-goldberg-machine/
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-rube-goldberg-machine/
Jun 11, 2017 06:08:07 #
Jun 11, 2017 06:32:09 #
RE wrote:
Hmmm, interesting! I may have misunderstood him then, I had thought he said he was going to shoot some photo's of a field of flowers. It was quite interesting, but by the time I got to him he was ready to get back to the flowers since it was getting late in the day. It was the first time I have seen such equipment.
That's an amazing looking rig isn't it. I think he has a field monitor on there in the big black box, so yes primarily designed for video but he probably uses it for stills too. It would be a good angle for flowers. The alternative tends to mean lying down in the mud.
The closest I found to his rig was here
http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/266134-Steadicam-PILOTHDS-VL?inviteG just shy of $4000
you might find this interesting
http://nofilmschool.com/2016/12/40-years-steadicam-commemorating-rig-changed-camera-movement-forever
Jun 12, 2017 04:49:01 #
Thanks everyone, there was a monitor on it that i noticed! I appreciate all the links, lots of interesting information i had no idea about!
Jun 12, 2017 06:05:53 #
Jun 12, 2017 06:34:34 #
And someone was just complaining about the weight of the 24-70 f2.8.
Jun 12, 2017 09:49:25 #
RE wrote:
While biking today we had the pleasure of running into a nice gentleman who was using the stabilizing equipment seen in photo. He was heading out to shoot a field of flowers. I am wondering if anyone here uses this type of equipment and for what situations, I am simply curious.
Whew, that's a heck of a looking contraption. When I shoot flowers in a field, I sling my tri-pod over my shoulder and take off. Works for me.
Jun 12, 2017 11:33:51 #
dpullum wrote:
There is a patent issued to Rubin van Goldberg an inventor more prolific than Edison.
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-rube-goldberg-machine/
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-rube-goldberg-machine/
Jun 12, 2017 12:07:54 #
RE wrote:
While biking today we had the pleasure of running into a nice gentleman who was using the stabilizing equipment seen in photo. He was heading out to shoot a field of flowers. I am wondering if anyone here uses this type of equipment and for what situations, I am simply curious.
RE, he is shooting video.
Jun 13, 2017 12:35:22 #
Jun 13, 2017 15:41:53 #
The software-driven, robotic systems available on the market nowadays are far more compact and make such elaborate, unwieldy contraptions with springs and balancing counter-weights practically obsolete.
Jun 13, 2017 16:44:52 #
JuxtaposePictures
Loc: San Diego
rook2c4 wrote:
The software-driven, robotic systems available on the market nowadays are far more compact and make such elaborate, unwieldy contraptions with springs and balancing counter-weights practically obsolete.
True but they are also very expensive so if you are on a tight budget and the diy gets you what you need it's sometimes the best option.
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