John Brawley wrote:Sounds like actually flying on a gimbal is the ONLY thing that you are wanting different?
JB
AlwaysWritePat wrote:sounds like you just want a camera to plop onto a gimbal. I never had an issue with my 4k/6ks on the Ronin-S and used it plenty without issues. Add the smallrig offset plate to the RoninS for the Pockets and for my Ursa G2 we used a Crane 3s Pro with the extension arm.
You don't have to rig any current camera to the extent you're talking about. Nowadays I shoot with a Gemini and Komodo mostly and have only 2 setups each. Minimal and Full Production, and there's not a crazy weight difference between them either. I find the small box form factor of the Komodo is more a hinder than a convenience for me since I mostly shoot narrative, which definitely requires way more rigging, which is why the Komodo barely comes off the Gimbal unless a 2-cam setup is needed.
Yes, the dramatic box form factor gripe in my last post does seem to really come down to gimbal in most cases (although I'm sure I could think of additional reasons). I am glad to hear you have had good success with flying your pockets on Gimbals!
Perhaps the problem is my lensing. I'm using SLR Magic APO Microprimes, which make the setup very front heavy and puts the front to back balance in a weird place. But the biggest mechanical shake I get is from the gimbal motors struggling to keep the camera balanced left to right without setting the motor strength so high that it's rigid and mechanical, or jittery. I don't love the idea of having to use a pancake lens, or really any lens simply because it's the only thing that will fly. That's a bit "precious" of me, but having choices like lensing not be slave to the gimbal is important to me. I've noticed with many people who are able to get the pocket to fly well, that they often have the camera very stripped down. No real cage to speak of, no mini mattebox, no side-grip or top handle, no large focus motors, no 15mm rod baseplates, etc...Stripping down to this level would just take way too long on a typical shoot day for the work I do.
Of course, I definitely have to strip mine down a bit as well when I do fly my pocket on the rs3, due to the trouble balancing otherwise. I suppose that in my ideal world, I could literally leave the camera built the same way for tripod, gimbal, shoulder, ez rig, etc...the DJI 4D has tried to do this very thing in a weird sort of way. Their philosophy on how a camera should be chameleon like in different rigging scenarios is something I can appreciate.
All in all, these are minor gripes, but they are the things that would make my life so much easier that I would be willing to spend money on it.
Best,
-Daniel