Jason Jenkins
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Fair enough, Danny! Thanks so much for your help.
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I wasn’t very clear in my post…
The Cartoni I linked to is aluminum and its rated for 136 lbs. -
I heard back from Doug at Long Valley.
“The Seven has no drag or friction controls. In fact, it was built to have no drag or friction so that the movement is super smooth, especially the starts and stops. The inertia of the camera/fluid head and counterweight provides this. It does have a tilt lock, which is near the bowl/camera end of the jib.”
Doug
I won’t be getting the Seven Jib. I definitely want the option of drag.
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Thanks Danny,
I had come to the same conclusion regarding carbon fiber, although there were some on B&H that were rated for over 100 lbs. I found a Cartoni for under a grand that is rated for 132 lbs.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=188658&is=REG
Would that be beefy enough for a portable jib and small camera?
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I’m sure Todd will weigh in on this since he regularly uses a P+S Technik. I haven’t used any of them yet, but I have researched them extensively. I’m in love with the look as well and have plans to get one with the HVX-200 I should have in a week or so. Redrock Micro has what looks to be a nice follow focus unit for use with these adapters. What’s even more interesting is their soon-to-be-released remote follow focus unit. This would allow remote focusing while the camera is on a steadicam or jib. Apparently one can even program a sequence of focus points for perfect repeatability. Anyway, I’m interested to hear what Todd has to add…
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Thanks Todd,
Since I need to buy a good tripod anyway, it only makes sense to find one that will work with a jib as well for standard use. Off to eBay…
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While I have you and Todd here, I need some advice on a tripod. It seems like it might be a good idea to find one that could do double duty and support a jib as well as just a camera. Anything decent that will support a jib and an HVX-200 for around 1k?
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Okay, back to jibbing here. Do you guys usually control the jib from the back or have a head mounted on the front and control it from there?
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[Danny Grizzle] “Scanning this thread, I thought input from an actual Microdolly owner might be useful.”
Absolutely it’s helpful! Thanks so much, Danny. Great information –and your warning about the tripod is duly noted.
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Wow! This is a great thread. It’s good to know that one-man-band jibbing is possible, since I do a lot of one-man-banding myself. I’m DPing a shoot next month where, for the first time, I’ll have an assistant, a grip and a grip truck! I’m hoping to pick up a jib before then. We are shooting a number of furniture showrooms and I think a jib would add a lot of production value.