VX2000 and a camera crane can anyone recomend at DVinfo.net

Bigo Hoggins · February 14th, 2006, 10:32 PM

an affordable tripod to use with this combo? something cheap but not cheaply made. thanks in advance....

Marcus Marchesseault · February 15th, 2006, 10:25 PM

I'm interested in the same thing. I wish there was a cheap, but sturdy head that can handle that kind of weight. The sticks shouldn't be too difficult as there are plenty that support large loads. It's the heads that are rated for small loads. Anyone have any ideas?

Dennis Wood · February 15th, 2006, 11:34 PM

Simple. Don't buy a crane that mounts to the tripod head. Any of the decent ones have their own pan/tilt mechanism and mount to the sticks.

Marcus Marchesseault · February 17th, 2006, 07:53 AM

Which ones, Dennis? That sounds like a great idea. I have sticks with a 75mm bowl on the way and I have big stick with a 3/8" mount. Both are options for a jib. I guess I may now be in the market for the same jib as Bigo.

Dennis Wood · February 17th, 2006, 02:52 PM

I built one... I haven't used any others so I can't honestly recommend any. The skycrane (site sponsor) looks good: http://www.skycrane.com/home.html

Michael Calla · February 24th, 2006, 08:13 PM

i have one of these:
http://promax.com/Products/Detail/28000
which i would sell for 500 with tripod, heavy duty head, crane and monitor & battery for the camera
... lemme know if you want it. i was going to put it on ebay soon anyway.

it works great, its smooth, and pretty affordable. the only downside is the lack of head panning capability. you can pan, but with the whole arm, rather than the camera only.

February 14th, 2006, 10:32 PM	#1
Bigo Hoggins Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 62	VX2000 and a camera crane can anyone recomend an affordable tripod to use with this combo? something cheap but not cheaply made. thanks in advance....

February 17th, 2006, 02:52 PM	#5
Dennis Wood Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 916	I built one... I haven't used any others so I can't honestly recommend any. The skycrane (site sponsor) looks good: http://www.skycrane.com/home.html Last edited by Dennis Wood; February 17th, 2006 at 04:22 PM.

February 15th, 2006, 10:25 PM	#2
Marcus Marchesseault Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,961	I'm interested in the same thing. I wish there was a cheap, but sturdy head that can handle that kind of weight. The sticks shouldn't be too difficult as there are plenty that support large loads. It's the heads that are rated for small loads. Anyone have any ideas?

February 15th, 2006, 11:34 PM	#3
Dennis Wood Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 916	Simple. Don't buy a crane that mounts to the tripod head. Any of the decent ones have their own pan/tilt mechanism and mount to the sticks.

February 17th, 2006, 07:53 AM	#4
Marcus Marchesseault Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,961	Which ones, Dennis? That sounds like a great idea. I have sticks with a 75mm bowl on the way and I have big stick with a 3/8" mount. Both are options for a jib. I guess I may now be in the market for the same jib as Bigo.

February 24th, 2006, 08:13 PM	#6
Michael Calla Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: salt lake city utah Posts: 53	i have one of these: http://promax.com/Products/Detail/28000 which i would sell for 500 with tripod, heavy duty head, crane and monitor & battery for the camera ... lemme know if you want it. i was going to put it on ebay soon anyway. it works great, its smooth, and pretty affordable. the only downside is the lack of head panning capability. you can pan, but with the whole arm, rather than the camera only.