This Piece of Gear Changed EVERYTHING! // Tilta Hydra Alien Review 

Yeah for me the ability to do all the different mounting options paired with the fact that I can actually air travel with it as well makes it a one of kind piece of gear!

Stahp, I've no more moneyyy

Thanks so much! definitely a unique tool that can be used for far more than what its advertised for. I think still shots, when done right can be some of the most powerful

Thanks Jack! appreciate it!

Thank you! I’m glad you liked the video! Definitely a great system!

Cheers for that! 😊

hey sorry to just be getting back to you but yeah thats exactly what I do I just take a tripod head and mount that directly. I cant post some photos of it on the next project I use it for if that would help

@@LukeRenard thanks for the reply and yes please!!

Hey Mark, Good question, thats one of the hard parts of this system being a one size fits all within a certain weight range but I know that some people have modified the vibration dampeners to help make their set ups extra smooth. I haven't changed mine I just found that making sure I really dial in the shock absorbing arm helps a lot. Also a setup that is a bit heavier seems to work better with the vibration dampeners and for me whenever the gimbal is "engaged" meaning I am slightly moving it one direction or another it really helps for some reason. Lastly of course one of the biggest factors is the car you are using and the suspension system it has in conjunction with the roads you are filming on.. I know this is why a lot of hollywood chase cars choose specific cars for their speed and suspension. Hope that helps!

The way I got around this was by using a hdmi video transmitter and looping it in between the camera and the raven eye..

@@LukeRenard Ah got it. I actually just solved it about 2hrs ago. It now works by having the camer in to the atomos and and hdmi signal out to the raveneye. Of course, not wirelesss but works for me. Appreciate the response.

@@LukeRenard just wanted to ask what hdmi transmitter were you using in addition to the raven eye? I’d like to copy your setup with C70, RS3 pro, and the Tilta Hydra Alien, thanks man, great video and awesome shots!

Hey Eric thanks for checking it out. I’m with ya on the C70 compatibility issues.. it’s definitely not the perfect camera for it because of having to always manually change things (I’ve relied on light not changing to much with in portions of the shoot and the C70’s insane dynamic range as back up but definitely not ideal for everyday use. I like the R5 a lot as well but have found I don’t like having a camera with IBIS when hard mounting because it takes a way from the look I’m usually going for and sometimes adds a lot of extra jello to the footage. I think the R5C is a great option for the set up and with DJI’s improvements to the RS3 I think all the C70 issues will be solved.

@@LukeRenard you think the rs3 would be compatible with the Komodo 6k

@@AngelsLensRED the RS3 Pro.. definitely! The RS3 doesn’t have strong enough motors or room for mounting the Komodo or the C70 but the RS3 Pro’s main improvement is the way they designed the arms to fit bigger cameras like the Komodo and even v-raptor 👍🏽

I just use the quick release plate that is meant to attach to the ronin and attach that directly to camera 👍🏽

I haven't done any true off roading with it. however the roads here in Sicily are pretty poor with tons of pot holes and bumps and it has handled it better than I thought, I've been really impressed with the footage considering the roads.

The Hydra System comes with a cable to run from the ronin into D-Tap that is connected to the V-mount or Gold-Mount plates. For the Komodo you would want to get a D-tap to DC or D-tap to a Dummy battery and then just make sure you buy one with a little bit of length so that you still have full movement of the Ronin

Hey man! Sorry to hear you haven’t had the best luck yet! What camera/lens combo are you using? And what kind of car? Sometimes the vibration dampeners need a little extra weight before they are engaged.. I saw Tilta just recently released a separate vibration dampener for the hydra system for this reason..

@@LukeRenard Hi. Cheers for the reply. Really frustrating… using canon R5. Tried with 70-200RF. 17-40, 24-70 and 50m EFs. I have the new lightweight isolator plate from Tilta too now. I had a homebuilt isolator which worked great. I’m thinking it may be the gimbal issue as everything has been the same. No there is jitters with the homebuilt unit when that worked fine. Very strange.

@@LukeRenard this is raw footage ru-vid.comUIISm21LVu8?feature=share

Great question, From what I know as long as it doesn't interfere with the driving of the vehicle and it isn't a danger to other cars then its okay but I'm sure every state/country is different. My main priority is always making sure its super securely attached to the car and then the rest is making sure I'm not endangering anyone. after that I just operate how I want until I am stopped and then would take it from there.. Hope that makes sense I know its a bit of a grey area

@@LukeRenard my friend knows a traffic cop ( I’m in the UK ) and asked him what he thought about it, he said as long as you are driving safe and not hanging out of the car. I think they will always be a little suspicious but I think as long as you are careful and make sure it’s secure it shouldn’t be an issue

Good to know! yeah my biggest thing is making sure there is no way it can come off the car because thats when bad things can really happen!

@@LukeRenardwhat do you use to ensure that besides the suction mounts?