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Marcus Martell · March 17th, 2011, 11:33 AM

Hola guys,
Who has ever tried to us a MErlin with a Nikon D7000?
I wnated to hear your suggestion on balancing it

thx

Marcus Martell · April 13th, 2011, 12:11 PM

I can't believe here nobody can help me balancing the merlin with the D7k.....

Hamish Reid · April 13th, 2011, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus Martell

I can't believe here nobody can help me balancing the merlin with the D7k.....

I use the D7000 on my Merlin, but I'm a long way from the Merlin at the moment, and can't find the notes detailing the setup. When I find them I'll report back -- but in the meantime, I was able to get the rig set up fairly well for the D7000 using the old Nikkor 17-35mm lens. Not perfect, but good enough for me, at least...

Marcus Martell · April 14th, 2011, 01:53 AM

Hey HArm, i can't believe i found at least a person that use the merlin with the d7000!
Thx Mate!
Have a nice day

Marcus Martell · April 28th, 2011, 04:42 PM

At the first beginnings you can see a couple of tests (no goodwith the steadicam merlin),
suggestions?
I see even unnatural look maybe due to the rolling shutter?

Marcus Martell · May 2nd, 2011, 04:24 PM

I uploaded another one .....a lot more work to do to achieve a perfect balancement right?
thx

Marcus Martell · May 16th, 2011, 07:40 AM

Any suggestion-tips to improve it?
thx

Marcus Martell · May 19th, 2011, 01:03 PM

If you wanna take a look ...
here i was trying a new balancement on D90 and D5100

DO you guys think it should be fixed the balancement or just more practice?
thx

Terry Lee · July 4th, 2011, 11:44 AM

So this is on the Merlin, Marcus?

Joseph De Leo · August 22nd, 2011, 05:47 PM

Is it possible to shoot a feature film on a Nikon D7000 for blow-up to the big screen??

Stephen Daugherty · August 23rd, 2011, 10:22 AM

Marcus,

It looks like you're a little too bottom heavy (hence the pendulum like wobble). Check your drop time. Remember that you can adjust bottom heaviness in three ways: 1) number of weights, 2) open width of the jaw, 3) height on the gimble.

I would also recommend checking out the merlin cookbook and its formula on achieving "dynamic balance" which you can see here:
Welcome to Tiffen - Steadicam Merlin Cookbook Settings

Unfortunately the sheets assume an even distribution of mass which is not true with a DSLR but they give you an idea of where you can start from. I have my D7000 balanced fairly well with a Tokina 11-16 and a DSLR Film Noob Shockmount w/ Zoom H1 on top. I can't get perfect dynamic balance with it but really it's almost impossible to get true dynamic balance with a curved bar stabilizer. I'm going to upgrade to the pilot eventually just for that reason.

March 17th, 2011, 11:33 AM	#1
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Merlin and nikon d7000 Hola guys, Who has ever tried to us a MErlin with a Nikon D7000? I wnated to hear your suggestion on balancing it thx

April 13th, 2011, 12:11 PM	#2
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 I can't believe here nobody can help me balancing the merlin with the D7k.....

April 14th, 2011, 01:53 AM	#4
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 Hey HArm, i can't believe i found at least a person that use the merlin with the d7000! Thx Mate! Have a nice day

April 28th, 2011, 04:42 PM	#5
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 At the first beginnings you can see a couple of tests (no goodwith the steadicam merlin), suggestions? I see even unnatural look maybe due to the rolling shutter? Untitled on Vimeo

May 2nd, 2011, 04:24 PM	#6
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 I uploaded another one .....a lot more work to do to achieve a perfect balancement right? thx Untitled on Vimeo

May 16th, 2011, 07:40 AM	#7
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 Any suggestion-tips to improve it? thx

May 19th, 2011, 01:03 PM	#8
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 If you wanna take a look ... here i was trying a new balancement on D90 and D5100 Untitled on Vimeo DO you guys think it should be fixed the balancement or just more practice? thx

July 4th, 2011, 11:44 AM	#9
Terry Lee Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 691	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 So this is on the Merlin, Marcus? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=38313004

August 22nd, 2011, 05:47 PM	#10
Joseph De Leo New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oakville Posts: 19	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 Is it possible to shoot a feature film on a Nikon D7000 for blow-up to the big screen??

August 23rd, 2011, 10:22 AM	#11
Stephen Daugherty New Boot Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 18	Re: Merlin and nikon d7000 Marcus, It looks like you're a little too bottom heavy (hence the pendulum like wobble). Check your drop time. Remember that you can adjust bottom heaviness in three ways: 1) number of weights, 2) open width of the jaw, 3) height on the gimble. I would also recommend checking out the merlin cookbook and its formula on achieving "dynamic balance" which you can see here: Welcome to Tiffen - Steadicam Merlin Cookbook Settings Unfortunately the sheets assume an even distribution of mass which is not true with a DSLR but they give you an idea of where you can start from. I have my D7000 balanced fairly well with a Tokina 11-16 and a DSLR Film Noob Shockmount w/ Zoom H1 on top. I can't get perfect dynamic balance with it but really it's almost impossible to get true dynamic balance with a curved bar stabilizer. I'm going to upgrade to the pilot eventually just for that reason. __________________ http://tiltedsky.com \| http://vimeo.com/tiltedsky