Best crane and dolly systems for Red?

[PD1]

Yeah, that's pretty much the question. Which lightweight crane would one recommend for use with the Red and what dolly/ tracks system would be best suited?

And while I'm at it, any suggestions on a car mount system you would trust with your new favorite toy?

Thanks,


PD1.

 

[Vigen Vartanov]

I thing that there is no big diference between Crain for Film Camera , and Crain for Red. Same with Dolly .
Dolly is dolly and there is sow many great dollys .
About cheap solution , you can get scatter mini dolly .

 

[TOM K. JONES]

I've had good success with my ez-jib, with an O'conner 50D head. We are doing lots of political commercials with 4 to 5 locations in day, so we've used it as a steady cam-ish platform rigged on my version of shoot vehicle (95 Range Rover). We simply pull camera and strap jib down. It seems to weather abuse well and loves the RED. The key is the mount, don't cheap out , get a Matthews bazooka (B and H is cheapest) or something and bag the hell out of it. I do not recommend using sticks ( unless they are some heavy duty Ronfords or something) because its just too easy for the jib to be knock down or collapse.

Tom

 

[PD1]

Thanks, I'll look into it.

 

[Shawn Booth]

The best you ask?

Well, let's start with the SuperTechno crane. That would be the best crane.

Dolly, renting a Chapman or JL Fisher will never let you down.

These are the best. That was the question.

 

[Brent J. Craig]

Once fully built, the Red One is about the same size and weight as any 35mm film camera. If a piece of gear works well with a 435 or Arricam, it will probably work well with a Red One. Just because it's a $18,000 camera doesn't make it move any differently than other cameras.

 

[BigLu]

Shawn can i borrow a SuperTechno crane real quick.

 

[Shawn Booth]

There's only one on the island and it ain't mine.