Defy Gimbal stabilizer for BMCC - G5

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Defy Gimbal stabilizer for BMCC - G5

PostSat Jul 27, 2013 3:00 am

Relentless just announced their Defy Gimbal G5 model. The previously announced G2 model is for the BMPCC and other small camera/lens combos under 2 lbs. The G5 is for camera/lens combos under 5 lbs. Price for G5 is $3,200.

http://defygimbal.com/defy-g5/

My BMCC MFT with SLR Magic 12mm Hyperprime or with Nikon adapter and Nikkor 24mm AI-s lens will be light enough to put on the G5. I plan to mount a monitor and battery onto the handle frame, not adding to the weight limit.

Gimbal-based options are starting to take off, and these guys at Relentless are impressing me with their approach and with what they are creating. Before these devices hit the market, I was set on picking up and learning how to move a Blackbird stabilizer. I don't have the ambition to become proficient at that craft. It seems like the G5 will let me cheat.
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Brushless gimbal stabilizers for BMCC

PostSat Jul 27, 2013 7:06 pm

Anyone up for starting an office pool on the number of brushless gimbal stabilizers we'll see at NAB 2014? A couple more solutions in development (though some are for BMPCC):

[Initial Post:]
Defy G5 - http://defygimbal.com/defy-g5/
MŌVI - http://www.freeflysystems.com/products.php
BeSteady - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bes ... r?ref=card
The Ghost - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/155 ... stabilizer
Rotorview Sweden - http://rotorview.se/stabilizer/
MUVISTAR - http://www.maximus-racing.com/fr/maxico ... imbal.html

More links at http://cinescopophilia.com/brushless-gimbal/.

[Added to list:]
Porta Head - http://www.portahead.de
Brushless Gimbals on Vimeo - http://vimeo.com/channels/563464

Are there others that you are looking at?


EDIT: Added Porta Head link based on viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10461 posting by Andreas Kielb. I hope to add additional links as I become aware of them. Also changed subject title for this post to improve forum search.
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Re: Defy Gimbal stabilizer for BMCC - G5

PostSat Jul 27, 2013 9:57 pm

Once the chinese are finished reverse engineering the product, there will be hundreds...
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Re: Defy Gimbal stabilizer for BMCC - G5

PostSat Jul 27, 2013 10:45 pm

The G5 looks like the best option when you balance cost against features and legitimacy. It's obviously going to be a huge market so it's pretty exciting to see how it will come along in the next year.

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