Kodak Zi6 with Hague MMC steady cam

[bobchappell1965]

Would you send me that live recording via email?

[SunnyTheRapper]

nice , i just bought of of these.. what did you use to edit?

[RossCharnock]

@SunnyTheRapper Final Cut Pro

[bobchappell1965]

Their a pretty tight band, as that sounds like a studio recording. They should be signed up!

[bobchappell1965]

your right! I found nothing. Do they have a CD out?

[RossCharnock]

@bobchappell1965 Yes, but this was just a live recording from band practice

[bobchappell1965]

Please someone tell what the track is cus I cannott find it anywhere

[RossCharnock]

@bobchappell1965 You won't be able to find it anywhere... it's from a local band from my hometown... Try google BGF (or Best Go Fight), but I doubt it...

[rouelibre1]

I see. Actual mechanical shutters or "soft" virtual shutters suffer the same.

Thanks.

[rouelibre1]

What do you call "vertical disrotioin"? Keystoning? And what has it got to do with a steadicam?

I missed something?

[RossCharnock]

@rouelibre1 Distortion. I'm talking about the 'jello effect' of CMOS sensors...

[rouelibre1]

@RossCharnock Oh! I see. I had always believed that "jello" was caused by DSLR vertical type shutters...

[RossCharnock]

@rouelibre1 Nope, all CMOS sensor use a vertical top to bottom scan and so are affected. Tis a b1tch...

[FernandoGirke]

hmm, dont look like 30fps !?

[RossCharnock]

@FernandoGirke hmm, okay

[johncamsteed]

Hi, congratulations for your cool vidéos !

i found your channel while i was searching for Zi (series) + B-Hague MMC to find how to balance the camera.

I own a zi8 and i bought the weight adaptor but i find it tricky to balance.

could you show how you dispatch weight and precise your settings.

thank you very much by advance

[phillipjknight]

There is a kit to add with this steady cam, my system is a canon hfs21 with external mic and hod weighing over 1000g i called them for advice and they said i needed the extra weight kit ......it two weights.

[CinematicD]

Hey how do you think the Canon 7D might work on this? It can potentially weigh up to 900 grams.

[RossCharnock]

@CinematicD Not great. After reading a forum post about some guy making it work I tried it out, but even just the camera is more weight than the MMC is designed to take, and then add a lens onto that. Basically it is possible, you'd just have to add a ton of weight to the bottom, the question is can that little ball joint take it, and do you want to take that risk with your 7D? For me, no. Gonna make myself a FigRig instead...

[imanooblar]

hey there,

i recently got a kodak playsport (actually just came out today) and it weights about 150grams, so wayy to light for a steadycam.

I found the hague steadycam online and searched on youtube and found this video. out of curiosity, what kind of weights did you add on the top of your steadycam to balance it out, and how much weight did you add.

thanks so much!!

[RossCharnock]

@imanooblar Hi. I added about 200grams to the top of the stabilizer, and then balanced out the bottom according. It looks like your version has stabilization, would be interesting to see how that works. For my money I'd actually rather recommend getting something like a figrig (google it), or even making something similar. A stabilizer isn't the greatest for skating honestly. But if you're doing more regular video work it could be quiet good.

[ilikecheetos12]

even with a camera that has good stabilizing optimizing, a steadycam is adviced...wobble is going to happen when you start running or walking fast. so a steadycam is a must in my eyes.

[rukusskater]

i wana get a cruiser like that (:

[RossCharnock]

originalskateboards(dot)com. Got check them out!

As for the camera... If you're just going to handhold it I'd suggest against it. What I do is a attach it to my monopod, then skate with it holding that; the extra weight and grip means that it moves around MUCH less. Check out my latest videos to see my 'on board' footage to see what sort of results you can get...

[uptheirons213]

yo whats the name of the song it sounds sick XD

[RossCharnock]

They're called Autonative (well, that song is from their old band called Best go Fight), just google or youtube them and check out their live videos! THey're sick!

[uptheirons213]

AHH THANKS ALOT ILL CHECK IT OUT

[uptheirons213]

this sucks i cant find that song anywhere :(

[RossCharnock]

Unfortunately you won't as it was recorded in about 2001. Only their 2007/8 stuff is on the web. If you ask real nice I could always email it to you ;)

[rukusskater]

acctualy i was planning on buying a camrea for skate vids this looks like a good one you think it will work?

[redgie92]

nice camera..and wow 300$.. If i had that much, i wouldve bought myself a new board, maybe a dervish. but thats just me, cause i just have one board, and u probably have more than that. :p again, very nice "stabilizer". :p

[RossCharnock]

Unfortunately as I live in South Africa, a dervish costs about $550 dollars to import.. and I have 3 original boards :P But would like to try a loaded one day; probably a dancer or ceviche.

Thanks for the 'compliment' :P

[7m28]

holy crap, this is South Africa?!?!? Not what i was expecting...

[RossCharnock]

lol... Check out my latest vid (up soon...) to see more of my fabulous country...

Unfortunately the hat does feature again... but I'm sure if you try hard you can ignore it :P

[7m28]

oh god, why is he wearing that doofy hat and wrist bands while he is longboarding?

[RossCharnock]

He were's the hat because he's going bald and he realized that he looks like an idiot where a beanie. The wrist bands are wore as penance for his sins... way to go insult a man's religion...

[7m28]

lol why would he look like an idiot w/ a beanie? its less dorky than the hat. dont get me wrong, its a cool hat normally, but wearing that while longboarding is pretty lame.

as for the wrist bands, i didnt know they were for religious purposes so i have no regrets of what i said.

[RossCharnock]

Relax man :) Was just yanking your chain about the religious stuff :P He got them from his gf, so he wears them all the time... so yeah... lame :P haha...

[7m28]

oh no worries. I really meant i didnt care if they were for religious purposes or not though. lol

and yea, it sounds like hes whipped. haahaha