@theguitarzan It's YouTube (and/or your computer). If you're familiar with video compression, panning shots are particularly hard to compress efficiently since a lot of the scene changes from frame to frame (versus, say, a talking head newscaster type video) and thus requires more bandwidth and computing horsepower. The actual pan is quite smooth in reality. And thanks, but the only part that was my idea was beefing it up and balancing it with a macro rail to handle a heavy dSLR.
@fpsurgeon The "beefing up" is what I enjoyed. I've been looking for a way to add the weight of my 7D + Lens to a kitchen timer, and this looks like a pretty secure idea.
@theguitarzan Well, it's quite secure, but I've found that the key is keeping the timer absolutely level and then using the macro rail to perfectly balance the rig otherwise the poor ol' egg timer can't handle the torque. I'm still looking for a better way (short of using some lightweight P&S) without resorting to more expensive options. I know, it seems ironic to spend thousands on bodies and lenses and then cheap out on the rig. Maybe I'll rig up a stepper motor with an Arduino some day...
Which quick release plate did you use? Trying to find a reasonably price one isn't the easiest...
bkraai 4 weeks ago
attach helium balloons to your camera, quite a few.. then it weighs less
parkouryan12 1 month ago
Brilliant!
AAGruntpuddock 3 months ago
ta cool
patrixiomadrid 3 months ago
DISCULA, CON QUE OBJETIVO HACES EL TIME LAPSES?
elcottyparana 4 months ago
thats a great idea!
MrMusicoutloud 5 months ago
Very jittery. It that the timer or Youtube. Love the idea.
theguitarzan 6 months ago
@theguitarzan It's YouTube (and/or your computer). If you're familiar with video compression, panning shots are particularly hard to compress efficiently since a lot of the scene changes from frame to frame (versus, say, a talking head newscaster type video) and thus requires more bandwidth and computing horsepower. The actual pan is quite smooth in reality. And thanks, but the only part that was my idea was beefing it up and balancing it with a macro rail to handle a heavy dSLR.
fpsurgeon 6 months ago
@fpsurgeon The "beefing up" is what I enjoyed. I've been looking for a way to add the weight of my 7D + Lens to a kitchen timer, and this looks like a pretty secure idea.
theguitarzan 6 months ago
@theguitarzan Well, it's quite secure, but I've found that the key is keeping the timer absolutely level and then using the macro rail to perfectly balance the rig otherwise the poor ol' egg timer can't handle the torque. I'm still looking for a better way (short of using some lightweight P&S) without resorting to more expensive options. I know, it seems ironic to spend thousands on bodies and lenses and then cheap out on the rig. Maybe I'll rig up a stepper motor with an Arduino some day...
fpsurgeon 6 months ago
Very cool!
RealtyStudioHD 7 months ago
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TheWwweee 8 months ago
Very cool, thanks for pushing this silly idea a little further.
Getawaymoments 10 months ago