Chicago Steadicam Wedding - Engagement shoot (2010), Canon 7D - Steadicam Pilot

[monochrome44]

@djurmaine I think the main culprit in the appearance of vibrations is the use of shutter speeds over 1/50th for some shots which seems to magnify the appearance of any jitters in the rig. The rig is definitely not overloaded but it's hard to avoid creating vibrations when moving quickly with certain postures. But I'm trying to track to down and eliminate those judders.

[UVStudio]

Nice work. I do the same thing at weddings.

[KeaneAddict]

Was this filmed in 720p or 1080p?

[monochrome44]

@KeaneAddict 1080, 30p

[Burritoast]

hey man how long does it take you to get dyanmic balance... shit man i have been wasting so much time trying to get cameras balanced it is absolutly resiculaous.... any pointers for a fellow Pilot owner operator?

[monochrome44]

@Burritoast I find that a relatively slow drop time (a full three seconds) gives me the best control of the smaller rig. I have a great deal of experience working with a larger rig so I have a good sense of how the rig "should" behave if it had more mass (which is much easier to control) and I think that this has been helpful in wrangling the smaller rig. There's a steeper leaning curve in mastering a smaller rig which will misbehave with the slightest tactile error.

[zvina]

There's too much vibration in some shots, make sure there's nothing loose or vibrating on the rig and/or try walking more gently.

[monochrome44]

@zvina Restating my reply above: "I think the main culprit in the appearance of vibrations is the use of shutter speeds over 1/50th for some shots which seems to magnify the appearance of any jitters in the rig. The rig is definitely not overloaded but it's hard to avoid creating vibrations when moving quickly with certain postures. But I'm trying to track to down and eliminate those judders."

[shimonohana1]

bestttttttttt

[aricut]

Amazing !



[VIPAH]

I actually underestimated the clean crisp footage of the 7D. I was thinking of getting the Canon 5D MKII but we'll see. Also do you think think it's getting a Red Rock Micro rig for the DSLR's? $2500 but I'd rather get the Pilot because you almost fly anything that is 4.5 kgs.

[monochrome44]

@VIPAH Depth of field is quite shallow when shooting with a 5D and a 7D gives one the equivalent DOF or 35mm film, so no need for the Red Rock lens adapter. Or did I misunderstand your line of thought?

[broncojonnes]

What lens at 1:17 ?

Great footage, how did you pull focus ?

[monochrome44]

@broncojonnes

That's the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8, probably set around 40mm for that shot (other longer lens shots are at 55mm). On this type of shoot there's rarely rehearsal time or personnel for remote focus pulling. For a long lens shot I confirm focus for a particular distance before recording and then maintain the distance for the shot. Aperture was probably set around f/11 which gives me a little leeway for drifting.

[pillbox79]

awesome!