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Early pictures - Raven w/ shoulder mount and quick thoughts

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Roger Alexander

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Jealous? lol j/k This probably isn't thread worthy but I thought I'd share some thoughts after getting hands on with Raven. I'm still anxiously waiting for my Raven to arrive but I attended a RED demo day here in ATL to see the Raven and Scarlet-W in person. Of course we know it's lighter than the original MX bodies, but to actually pick it up and feel the difference is amazing. I do alot of gimbal work so this is gospel to my back and shoulders. (even with my atlas rig) Also I was SHOCKED at how small the 4.5 inch screens are. The pictures online don't do it justice. This thing looks like a cell phone screen. I had been going back and forth between 4.5 and 7 inch. Seeing how small it is solidified my decision to bite the bullet and pay more for the 7inch screen. (sorry i forgot to take a pic of the 4.5 lcd) Some of you may have known this already (but I didn't) but I thought it was pretty cool that you could output to several monitors at once from the brain. On the scarlet-w, they had the 7 inch monitor on top of the brain, the 4.5 inch attached to the side pogos on the brain and essentially you could have a third monitor via HDMI! I am kind of bummed to see that the scarlet-w brain top has cheese holes built into the body already, but with the Raven you will have to buy a third party top plate like the one from WC. The vlock i-o expander is pretty slick and convenient. Almost everything you need in a nice tight package. Also the universal handle is pretty small and to me, gives off a feeling of being inadequate for a camera this expensive. For the same price I can get a third party "dumb" handle that feels more robust. The trick is finding someone with a handle that fits the new spacing on the Raven brain holes.

Then they brought this out....then I was like...ok now yall just showing off! haha
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#weapon #unnecessary #WhyYouNeedALensThatLongInside #YouJustTryinToFlex lol

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That is great! Where you wearing the battery belt when using the Raven with the jetpack expander?
 
Darius Lyles said:
That is great! Where you wearing the battery belt when using the Raven with the jetpack expander?
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they had the belt there but I didn't wear it. I personally don't like the belt clip, its too prone to accidents. All it takes is one time that the operator forgets he's clipped to the belt, set the camera/rig down and walk away and end up with expensive equipment falling to the ground. OF course you can "be careful" but everybody makes mistakes. I stay away from belt clips.
 
Looks awesome! Cant wait to get my package in! Dying to take it for a spin on the Ronin.
 
We are treating the 4" screen as a control surface, and will toss on a SmallHD 7" for actual monitoring

I love the 7" but it adds some bulk up top.
 
Kevin DeOliveira said:
We are treating the 4" screen as a control surface, and will toss on a SmallHD 7" for actual monitoring

I love the 7" but it adds some bulk up top.
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thats not a bad idea, but the menu buttons on the screen are small as well, i fear having the "gorilla fingers" effect like when texting on a cell phone with small buttons for letters and press the wrong stuff on accident
 
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