With the force pro on a fluid head I keep the strength up, if I'm hand holding it I'll drop it down a bit just because it can pick up too many of the little micro jitters. But if you want those jitters then keep the strength up. It sort of acts like smoothing when you lower strength.
10 year DP confused by end of menace arm pieces and Speed C’s. Lol jk. Future DP’s, take note. Please come up in G&E. Learn the tools that enable your creativity. Your crew will always be impressed by your simplicity and assertiveness. Props to this DP for reeducating and refreshing the knowledge.
My counter argument would be to lean on your crew and let them use their vast knowledge and expertise to achieve your vision instead of focusing on the micro of how things get done. It’s helpful to know the tools at your disposal for a number of reasons , but not necessary a lot of the time, that’s why we specialize.
Hey Chris, a great next video woufl be to try out the DJrs4 in a Easyrig mode underslug, I think thats the way that many of us working with narratives and Music video would work with. peace out
We're expecting at least a year of heavy use. But the beauty is that it's cheap and easy to replace. Think of them more as expendables than something you need to care after for long term use. Replacement bands will be about $20
I rented a ronin 2 earlier this month for the first time and it was so much more difficult to use than the RS series gimbals. Changing the settings were so different and not having a joystick on the gimbal was strange. It was however nice to be able to balance a heavy setup with no counter weights and no struggle from the motors
It'l be super nice to see a comparison with easy rig + mantis - zeegee on a steadicam arm and vest, I know they're very different tools, but since both are aiming to get a handheld look, will be awesome to study them, especially being in Finland have no access to both of them!!!
Feel like this product is a good starting point. A joint partnership to develop a build-in solution to an easy rig would be the product to buy. Still a very impressive product!
I need one ! It's exactly what was annoying me about the easy rig the blu cing while walking which is why I did most of my walking shots handheld so this doesn't fully fix it but defo mitigates it !
Ready rig vega + 2 mantis and a ronin seems like a killer combo. But that's probably around the pricing of a steadycam and I'm not sure what's the pros of this over a steadycam
Eh, vega, mantis and ronin is about $15,000 brand new. Steadicam with a volt is going to be $40,000 +. And with the Ronin 2 you also get a remote head, the ability to hand it off during a shot, dolly mounting, dual operated hand held etc etc.
This is true, we'll be doing more comparisons soon. But the Mantis does give you other benefits outside of just stabilizing the Z axis. Larger boom range, easier adjustments of tension, ability to mount to a variety of rigs, easy rig, speedrail, ready rig etc.
That Ready rig did have the Vega installed on it, seems like the perfect combo is both of those together. I wonder if Chris has data from a test with the Old RR bands vs he RR vega bands?
Reminds me of the ergorig undersling attachment! This gets you from waist to shoulder faster seems like! However, makes the already high and clunky arm even higher and clunkier… different tools for different tasks i suppose!
It does add about 3" to the top of the easy rig. You can also flip the easy rig adapter upside down and then it only sits about 1" higher than the easy rig.
Regulations need to come in and stop cameras from being so heavy they require you to be bionic. I admire the move to being comfortable so people can shoot all day long for years instead of blowing knees and backs out at 32.
looks so nice, does the vega help out much with footstep isolation or is the mantis doing most of the work? Just wondering if a standard readyrig + mantis could be a good option
Our easy rig adapter has extendable pins that will give you a little more reach on a short arm easy rig. And on longer arms you can always slide the adapter back to wherever you want the elastic to come down. i.e. over your shoulder.
Thanks for the more detailed video! For the hook attaching to the camera, is there any concern of it popping out of its receiver? How does that secure confidently?
Man I love that Fishgun rubber its fun Chris will def pull pull up with the segway got some Race cart tires for you like the one on mine that you seen at Cinegear tiffen demo
Yes, it works with the mini max. $1200 for one + the adapters and extra band sizes you need. Or $1800 for two (for ready rig, or double use on an easy rig)
So in theory, throw this on an EasyRig Minimax and the weight limit that’s normally present is irrelevant? (Unless the weight limit is for the arm of the minimax not just the cable.)
We haven't tested that yet, but if the arm can hold it, then yes, in theory this can increase the limit of the minimax. But we don't take any responsibility if something breaks.
Totally, It makes the ready rig feel like a flowcine g link, very smooth. And gives you that eye to floor boom range. Two can also mount to the easy rig adapter, or speedrail.
Hey everyone! I have a more detailed video in the works to tell more of the back story of how we built this product but I wanted to just get this out for now to give everyone a peek at what I've been working on! We're hoping to start shipping in late July!
Hey Chris, this is very cool - can you include footage of walking with an easyrig/ready rig with and without this. I know this doesn't replace a gimbal but I'd love to see how close it gets