I hate smart batteries for this very reason. I have a set right now that one cell is out of balance and gives boot up errors and you basically have to tear the battery apart to get to the connections to manually balance it. When using only one battery on the left side of the Pro and with my Connex Transmitter on the other side on the down tube, near the control unit and display it balances pretty well in that axis.įor the guys that elect to use the DJI Inspire 2 batteries be ware they have their issues to. My Pro has the same crooked frame structure build that produces the pan balance issues that a lot of other Pro owners have. I will gradually work my way towards that goal. I have not had the Pro long enough to trust it to power everything through the sled connections. The other tray you see on the back of the gimbal with the Velcro strap is for another lipo battery that I use to power Reds and Minis. With heavy anamorphic lenses and lightweight camera bodies with increasing integration, like the Alexa mini’s internal MDR, the CG of payloads is shifting forwards.I am only running one battery right now to power the Pro and the Connex HD downlink. “One of the challenges of being a gimbal operator is figuring out ways to cram a lot of camera and accessories into a very small space. You have probably seen his Movi work on features like Straight Outta Compton & Into the Badlands. Movi operator & technician Chris Herr was involved in the design of the offsets. By using the offset brackets, you won’t need to shift the camera package as far back, giving clearance for the iris motors. Ignite Digi’s Tilt Cage Offset brackets move the entire tilt cage by 35mm rearward, giving you more room to mount larger camera & lens packages like Cooke anamorphic lenses or Angenieux zooms.Īnother issue that may arise when trying to balance a camera package with FI+Z control is that the iris motor can impede when trying to shift the camera backward on the bridge plate. Ignite Digi is no stranger to creating accessories for the MōVI Pro, offering other various power adaptors, camera plates & more. When the gimbal is mounted on a drone, additional weight will affect flight time and performance.Īustralian cinematography company Ignite Digi, has aimed to solve the need to add counterweight when the package needs more weight rearward to balance with their MōVI Tilt Cage Offsets. In some cases, adding counterweight is not even an option.
MOVI PRO CAGE DISSASSEMBLY TRIAL
Certain accessories like lens motors can also interfere with the frame preventing the camera from moving further backward/forward so adding counterweight is required to achieve proper balance.Īdding counterweights not only makes the gimbal package heavier but there can be a lot of trial and error in the placement of the counterweight and how much counterweight to add. To balance these setups, sometimes counterweights are needed due to the maximum range of movement (forward/back/sideways etc) that the camera can make. Compared to a cinema camera package you may be balancing the camera body, cine prime or zoom lens, FI+Z motors, wireless transmitters & more. Balancing smaller mirrorless or DSLR cameras is generally quite straightforward since there is usually only the camera body & lens. Other companies have also been targeting the market with gimbals like DJI’s Ronin 2 & the Letux Helix.Ī big part of setting up a gimbal is the initial balancing. Pricing for these larger systems has also come down with the MōVI Pro, released in November 2016, retailing for $6,500 in a handheld bundle. When stabilising larger cinema style cameras like a RED Weapon or Arri Alexa Mini with cine lenses, Freefly Systems is still one of the most commonly used gimbals found on set.
Now you will find gimbal from various manufacturers at very affordable prices like Zhiyun-Tech’s Smooth Q gimbal for smartphones which is now only $99 USD. Gimbals have come a long way in recent years, especially since the first Freefly Systems MōVI M10 gimbal was announced at around $15,000 USD almost five years ago in April 2013.
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