Michael Liebergot
March 21st, 2010, 01:35 PM
To add to what Keith mentioned here's another model from the same company that I find fascinating, the DV MultiRigPro: DV MultiRig (http://www.dvtec.tv/id33.html)
As Ken Stone call it "The Swiss Army Knife" of camera mounts: Review DvMultiRig Pro (http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/review_multirig_saraceno.html)
And here it is in action:
DVTec Multi Rig on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/7435603)
I find the Spider II to be a very stable platform for hand held shooting, however its probably a little bigger than I'd like and not as flexible as the MulitRigPro appears to be. But I still recommend it as very good product for "Movie" style production where you need to hang a lot of accessories on it. But for run and gun like a wedding videographer or documentary producer where you never know what the next shot will be the MulitRigPro must be a good candidate.
Does anyone use one of these?
I would highly recommend the DVMulti rig for practically anything. As it is indeed the Swiss army knife of support rigs. I have been using it exclusively for video production for the last 4 years. The rig is actually tricked out with everything for a days shot attached to it, audio, lighting, monitor etc. And I get rock solid shots with no fatigue after an all day run and gun shoot.
When I recently purchased my first HDSLR (Canon 550D) I was actually all set to drop the money on a Cinevate uno, but decided to try out my DVMulti Rig for my first. Glad I did, as I found that because of the lightness of the camera I was able to fly it without any problems. It was actually even easier to fly than with a video camera.
Normally I always use the 2 section support pod for a video shoot. But was able to sue a DSLR on it without the need f it, if desired. However with the support pod I was able to develop some new configurations in which I could shoot, with or without a follow focus. One of the configurations came out in a similar manner to the Cinevate Uno. Except because of the support pod, it's even steadier.
Anyone reading this, try out the DVMulti Rig before you buy ANY support rig. It's more versatile than any rig on the market. And while it's not a Steadicam, you will get great moving camera shots as well as rock solid stationary camera shots.
As Ken Stone call it "The Swiss Army Knife" of camera mounts: Review DvMultiRig Pro (http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/review_multirig_saraceno.html)
And here it is in action:
DVTec Multi Rig on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/7435603)
I find the Spider II to be a very stable platform for hand held shooting, however its probably a little bigger than I'd like and not as flexible as the MulitRigPro appears to be. But I still recommend it as very good product for "Movie" style production where you need to hang a lot of accessories on it. But for run and gun like a wedding videographer or documentary producer where you never know what the next shot will be the MulitRigPro must be a good candidate.
Does anyone use one of these?
I would highly recommend the DVMulti rig for practically anything. As it is indeed the Swiss army knife of support rigs. I have been using it exclusively for video production for the last 4 years. The rig is actually tricked out with everything for a days shot attached to it, audio, lighting, monitor etc. And I get rock solid shots with no fatigue after an all day run and gun shoot.
When I recently purchased my first HDSLR (Canon 550D) I was actually all set to drop the money on a Cinevate uno, but decided to try out my DVMulti Rig for my first. Glad I did, as I found that because of the lightness of the camera I was able to fly it without any problems. It was actually even easier to fly than with a video camera.
Normally I always use the 2 section support pod for a video shoot. But was able to sue a DSLR on it without the need f it, if desired. However with the support pod I was able to develop some new configurations in which I could shoot, with or without a follow focus. One of the configurations came out in a similar manner to the Cinevate Uno. Except because of the support pod, it's even steadier.
Anyone reading this, try out the DVMulti Rig before you buy ANY support rig. It's more versatile than any rig on the market. And while it's not a Steadicam, you will get great moving camera shots as well as rock solid stationary camera shots.