HDDSLR Custom Configurations
At long last – I’m happy to announce that my “Custom Configuration” page CLICK HERE TO GO TO IT for handheld HDDSLR rigs is up! It took us a lot longer to get these pages set up than I had anticipated. Between borrowing all of the gear to get these shot, the editing, and the listing and linking of every single nut and bolt it ended up being quite a bit of an undertaking!
The kits that I have put together using Redrock Micro customizable parts and a variety of other accessories from different manufacturers – basically what I would recommend you use as you get started in HDDSLR video all the way up to the the ones that I use (I obviously tend to gravitate to the higher end units.)
The kits are organized in varying levels of complexity based on the shooting needs of different photographers and videographers.
The beauty about HDDSLRs is that they apply to people from an incredible range of experience and production levels: from the person who is dipping their toes into video for the first time -all the way to big time commercials and Hollywood productions.
Dig it. What’s the name of the little hand-held “gyro” you used in “Reverie” … thanks.
‘J-dog
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Vincent Laforet Reply:
December 11th, 2010 at 10:52 am
@J-dog, Yo J-Dog – good to hear from you – it’s called the ATM Gyro- on the support section http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/mygear/support-stabilization/
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Vincent what do you think about Cinevate Rigs?
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Vincent Laforet Reply:
December 11th, 2010 at 10:53 am
@Rodion, Love them – incredibly sturdy. If you are in an extremely quiet scene, extremely small room doing audio (your actors would have to be whispering) you might pick up the sound of the ball bearings on the slider that give it incredibly smooth motion
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Thanks for doing this!!! I follow your blog and work online. It makes building a rig much easier when it comes with recommendations from a professional like you. Thanks!!
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Jeff Reply:
December 11th, 2010 at 7:19 am
@Jeff, PS> I saw your 1-4 versions on Vimeo. What does rig #4 usually total out at?
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Vincent Laforet Reply:
December 11th, 2010 at 10:53 am
@Jeff, With lens – well over $15K
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Great set.
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It’s strange, I’ve followed many people who use dSLR rigs – Bloom, The Bui Brothers, Karen Abad, Maschwitz – but I’ve *never* shown much interest in using these rigs. Perhaps I’ve been happy enough with my HFs20 and SGblade, but this video of yours has my interest sparked. I’m looking forward to watching more
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We’ve settled on the SteadyTracker. Not the greatest in terms of smooth operation, but it does fit our fusion style pretty well. We can switch between video and still without too much trouble.
Looks like you have all kinds of fun gear though if you’re looking to do exclusively video.
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