Tyler nose mount and HVX-200

[D. scott Dobbie]

Have not yet had to do it, but looked like I was going to, so I spoke to the people at Tyler rather than just relying on a helicopter pilot. No issues. And found a list of the pilots that use their gear.

Number is 818-989-4420. Also a great site: tylermount dot com.

[Eric Jurgenson]

I would be leery of using any camera with optical image stabilization. We tried a shoot with a Sony Z1U with unacceptable results due to vibration of the stabilization mechanism. Turning the stabilization off did not help. I have not tried the HVX-200, but I would do a test run and have a backup camera available. I would also strongly suggest using a camera with some kind of remote iris control. We just did a shoot with an XDCAM HD system with excellent results.

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

[Eric Jurgenson] “suggest using a camera with some kind of remote iris control.”

There is remote iris control on the HVX. And I might concur with the stabilization. I know that if you have the OIS on while the camera is on a tripod, this is a disaster waiting to happen. If the Tyler nose mount is very stabile, you will not need the OIS, and it could work against you, just as it does on the tripod.

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Richard Sutcliffe]

The previous post appeared to be discouraging even the presence of an OIS whether it be on or off. Should three be any issues with the movement of the OIS if it is switched off or am I misreading the post?

[Eric Jurgenson]

It seems to be the OIS linkage picking up the vibration, at least in the case of the Z1U. Turning stabilization on or off had no effect. The amount of jitter in the image rendered it completely unusable.