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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Shooting Vertically

heres my pano set up using RRS. Similar pieces will allow you to do vertical shots
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I use a L-Steal bracket too . very solid . very light . 10 bugs . 6 screws .

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I need to say that you forcing some one to sign up and give so much info and password, then repeat, over and over, with never ending info, is a real PAIN IN THE A%$@!!!

I was just about 1/2 second from canceling the transaction, you guys need to make this EASIER, and please do not answer with a "Paypal" answer, as that method is as good as DEAD to me!!

Sorry, needed to rant, I'm sure I'll love the item and do a nice review on it, but do something about that site ordering process of yours.
 
Hey Ketch,

Sorry to hear the process was so mangled. I won't dare answer with anything paypal related! ;) I'll definitely pass along your feedback on the checkout process though - thanks for letting me know! I'm positive you'll have a much better experience with the Dromos than you did with the ordering process!

*edit - Just forwarded your comments to our website guy and he immediately replied informing me that we're changing our catalog software shortly to prevent these issues

Luke
 
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And the red arms don't come with 3/8th holes, correct? I could swear my old r1 arms did.

Evin Grant said:
If you have the Viewfactor FMJ top/bottom then the side rail/handles allow you to mount a QR plate directly to the side.
Voilla! Vertical camera.
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For those who may not know. Our sidearms for the EPIC have a 3/8"-16 hole specifically located for mounting the Epic vertically along the centerline of the lens. See image link below.

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Luke Grandmont said:
Hey Ketch,

Sorry to hear the process was so mangled. I won't dare answer with anything paypal related! ;) I'll definitely pass along your feedback on the checkout process though - thanks for letting me know! I'm positive you'll have a much better experience with the Dromos than you did with the ordering process!

*edit - Just forwarded your comments to our website guy and he immediately replied informing me that we're changing our catalog software shortly to prevent these issues

Luke
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No problem Luke, now I look forward of showing the working result of putting this to work on some projects, and get some pretty wild Portrait videos... ;)
 
An inelegant but effective $40.00 solution. As with most cobbled projects, it involved a fair amount of time and fiddling. The problem with using most heavy angle brackets is that, unless they're welded, they are usually 90° on the outside and tapered on the inside. To get the camera close to vertical I added shims between the cheese plate and the bottom of the camera. This is a Mini L cheese plate: http://www.filmtools.com/mini-l-cheeseplate-black-6x5.html.

I was able to mount the camera in portrait format with the camera in my normal setup with the LCD on the left and the side handle on the right

The positives are it works and it was relatively cheap.

The negatives are:
  • More time consuming than mail order
  • It required shimming to vertical (shims are 3/8" washer, cut in half; They're temporarily taped; if I use them they'll be brazed)
  • The bolt heads attaching the tripod mounting plate had to be ground to fit the plate
  • The nuts on the tripod mounting plate bolts interfered with the side handle battery door unless the camera was mounted far forward which throws off the balance of the tripod tilt adjustment.
Possible alternatives include using a threaded insert for at least the front tripod mounting plate bolt. This would clear the battery door and allow moving the camera back and restoring balance on the tripod, but the cheese plate is only 1/4" thick and nuts feel more secure.
 

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I've got a Kessler k-Pod, Hercules & 3' CineSlider -

with a Scarlet, Side Handle, 5.6" LCD, 0-Box, O-Focus DM, Zacuto Rod Riser for Scarlet & Epic, Zacuto C300 Studio Baseplate, Zacuto Q-RELEASE and Manfrotto 357 Pro Quick Release Adapter with 357PL Plate at the bottom connecting it all to the head.

I'd like to shoot vertically as I'll be shooting a standing individual on green screen and I must reserve some space for them jumping up and down (I'd use more pixels for the actor if I shot vertically - and may need to zoom in close up at times in post production).

I'm curious if it would work to use the CineSlider to tilt the Scarlet into a vertical position?

Any tips to get this to work smoothly, so that I'm level and hassle free - and avoid destroying my camera and equipment while I'm at it?

I've got a 23" monitor on a stand, and I think I can flip it vertically (with a screwdriver) to help with focusing and visualizing.
 
Curtis's solution is actually pretty good for $40. The only thing I would have done differently is turn the plate 180-degrees away from the camera. That way you don't have to go through all that extra work of grinding bolts down, interference with the battery door, shimming. Just put the camera on the outside of the angle instead of the inside. The only disadvantage is that the camera will be off-center of the tripod head, but for green screen work it doesn't matter. it seems like this solution would take no extra time at all.
 
I'll soon be selling an arca-swiss L-plate specifically for Epic/Scarlet.

Advantages over a generic arca-swiss L-plate:

-ability to mount 15LW rods in front of the camera at proper height, similar to the Modular Assault Plate
-aligned so that the camera is always centered on the image axis in both portrait and landscape orientation, no fiddling with alignment to witness marks
 
This is a JPEG example panorama reduced to from 3887 pixels high to 1080. The original print size is 13"x57". It was created with Scarlet mounted on the contraption above (post #30) using a Tamron 24-70 @ 24mm, f2.8 & 1/8 sec.

I think you may have to click on this image and then click on the hosted image to see a larger, scrollable version.
 
If you have one of those skull L brackets from your red one left lying about they make terrific rock stable camera 90 degree platforms - we do it all the time...

Chris
 
Paolo Tinari said:
Arca Swiss L Bracket here, like the boss:
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Christopher Barrett said:
I use an Arca Swiss Adjustable L Bracket...[/URL]

Works pretty nicely. I have some FMJ Side Handles on order and may just mount a quick release to them in the future.
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1. How much weight can it handle? Would side handle, O-Box, O-Focus, lens, Zacuto Studio Baseplate, LCD be ok?

2. The long part that would attach to the quick release on the camera - would there be any problems attaching it to a Manfrotto 357 Quick Release with 357PL long plate?

3. I'm a bit concerned about how it would work sliding all my gear into the Manfrotto while it's at a right angle? Would it work better with the new Kessler Kwik release http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?89828-Opinions-on-the-Kessler-Kwik-Release ?

4. The smaller part that attaches to the tripod has two available holes, right? I've got a Kessler Hercules head. Are mounting holes on tripod heads pretty much standard - so that I don't have to worry if it will fit?
 
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