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3. DIY camera jib - home tests

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1 year ago

2. SG35 test shoot Ghent

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1. SG35 first tests @home

by SPP

2 years ago

I recently finished this self made camera crane which
has a 3m50 span and a max height of 4m50.
It took me a few weekends to build it, as every minute in the workshop took like 10 minutes of thinking before. And there is still room for improvement, but so far, I'm quite happy with the result.
(Sept 2008)

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Justin Scheidt 1 year ago

Incredible.
Hannes 1 year ago

Hey,
can you vary the speed of the remote head with the joystick or do you have to set it before with this "sensitivity" poti? I want to build my own remote head (how much was the glide cam one?).

Great video (do you like jazz? check out jazzkomplott.de ;D)!
SPP 1 year ago

Thx, Hannes.
About the Vista head : you can vary
the speed with both the joystick and the potmeter, but the potmeter is more precise. Only problem is you need both hands so moving the crane gets tricky. I bought the remote head second hand on the internet from a german based company, and it works perfect. It's important though to balance the camera correctly.
Brian Boudreau 1 year ago

Sweet!!
Hoop-CA, USA 1 year ago

verrrrry nice.
Miha Sedej 1 year ago

you shold publish blue print
SPP 1 year ago

I used the Homebuilt Stabilizer site as a source of inspiration. Maybe one day I'll make blueprints and
post the plans there.
Perez 1 year ago

I´d love to see the plans too!
SPP 1 year ago

Thx Perez. Please visit Homebuiltstabilizers.com for more pics.
SPP 1 year ago

Thanks very much for the positive comments from all of you, guys!
Chris Hockaday 1 year ago

Awesome! Are you using a follow focus?
SPP 1 year ago

Thx Chris. My DVX is 1st generation, so remote focussing is not possible. I have to shoot in AF mode.
Perez 1 year ago

Awesome!

I´ve just built a camera dolly myself, but this is really something else!! Great work!
Eric E. Anderson 1 year ago

Wow! Now, that is some serious DIY goodness! *very impressed*
Matt 1 year ago

Very impressive! I have a DVX 100B myself, I love the camera. And the rig you built really does the footage justice :)
didier houbrechts 1 year ago

Really a great job, SPP !!!
Thanks for sharing ...
Christophe Stempfer 1 year ago

great job !
Jesse 1 year ago

I loved the magazine and the piano shots.
Roland Cadieux 1 year ago

THIS is great work! Very impressive!
Spirit Juice Studios 10 months ago

wow, i am so jealous
Kuntry Tyme 10 months ago

im impressed, thats pretty damn good... great
Óskar Örn Arnarson 9 months ago

That's beyond nice :)
Mark Espina 9 months ago

good work.
Tom Bauer 9 months ago

That is absolutely incredible. Respect! I've been thinking about to build my first own steady-cam and I came accross this site by accident. Well, now I'm thinking about a cam-crane. Blame you! :-) Please, for goods sake, tell us how you build it! - Greetings from Berlin-Germany.
Paul Ericksen 9 months ago

I love crane shots! A friend and I are currently building one for my XL2. I've been shooting a lot of video of the process of us making it. Will one day finish the crane and edit all the video. Thanks for posting this.
Wouter Van de Voorde 8 months ago

amazing, magazine shot shows its worth.. very impressive
Aaron Esterling 7 months ago

You said, "I bought the remote head second hand on the internet from a german based company"

I'm curious how much you paid? And do they have a website?
SPP 7 months ago

The company is called AF Marcotec. They usually sell new products but I was lucky to find one second hand in mint condition, which was +/- 500 euro less than a new one.
VOATfilms 6 months ago

Great work man!
Perfect balance etc.
You must share the know how , though!
It would really be awsome to offer the knowledge to people without asking anything in return.
Im only saying this because there are plenty of blueprints available out there that dont provide good quality and are pretty expencive , not to mention hard to find!
Keep rolling guys!
dave kelly 6 months ago

brilliant!
Skid Steer 6 months ago

bravo from Minneapolis! building an eight meter crane right now, just like yours. I only hope it's as good. thanks for posting and inspiring!! :)
SPP 6 months ago

Thx Skid - Waww - 8m, that's pretty long! Good luck and hope to see some footage one day!
Evan Boymel 17 days ago

Wow...that is just...impressive!
Good job!
I would love to have one of these for my EX3...
Are there plans available? I am sure everyone has asked already and I missed it since I was too busy gawking at the video lol.
Cheers!
vetec 6 days ago

Great job! Looking forward to see your productions with use of crane.