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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 :)

Letus Gimbal

I have been one of the very first to use the Movi, when many tough it was a joke to use RC based Gimbals as a hand held stabilizing solution, and have since stressed over with many companies about their Gimbals, were some have listen, and some have gone silence...

Some will do MUCH better then others, and not do to my advises... But do to how they integrate and act or better said interact with their customers to be...

I have to say that besides an other unnamed company (at this point) the DJI Ronin, and the Letus Helix are absolutely in the most positive and innovating track to make this most likely some of the very best Gimbal products out there... Movi included... So congrats Hien!
 
KETCH ROSSi said:
I have been one of the very first to use the Movi, when many tough it was a joke to use RC based Gimbals as a hand held stabilizing solution, and have since stressed over with many companies about their Gimbals, were some have listen, and some have gone silence...

Some will do MUCH better then others, and not do to my advises... But do to how they integrate and act or better said interact with their customers to be...

I have to say that besides an other unnamed company (at this point) the DJI Ronin, and the Letus Helix are absolutely in the most positive and innovating track to make this most likely some of the very best Gimbal products out there... Movi included... So congrats Hien!
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Thanks for your kind words Ketch.
 
Modularity is absolutely the way to go!! I like buying into a "system" that can grow and evolve. It is one of the things that attracts me to RED. Seems to me there are so many possibilities here.
 
Ok gang, we are going to close out the deposit/reservations this Monday for the RU members. We'll be releasing the Helix deposit program into the wild on Tuesday or Wednesday for the general public. Hien and I spoke this evening and discussed some additional benefits for all of you here who have been early, early adopters. Anyone who placed a deposit through the RU forum will be glad they did! Again, thank you all so much for your feedback and support. It means a lot to us!
 
Aaron Pinto said:
Ok gang, we are going to close out the deposit/reservations this Monday for the RU members. We'll be releasing the Helix deposit program into the wild on Tuesday or Wednesday for the general public. Hien and I spoke this evening and discussed some additional benefits for all of you here who have been early, early adopters. Anyone who placed a deposit through the RU forum will be glad they did! Again, thank you all so much for your feedback and support. It means a lot to us!
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Great news, Aaron. And if you do get a filmmaker to do some demo footage of your new prototype this weekend (seems like I read that MAY happen somewhere), be sure and have them demo the unit as a remote head on a crane/jib. Yes, I will not shut up on this issue until I see configuration and footage, LOL.
 
Nick Morrison said:
Agreed. Love to see some footage first. Thanks!!
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Coming up. Just rigged a 4K Black Magic, just for the sake of Red community, threw in a cage so it matches the weight of a Red camera. Total system of 8lbs. Test shots looked good, but they had me moving around so they can track me. So you are not going to see it. LOL
 
What's the Title? Tracking a hien's Tango on Letus Gimbal (lol)
 
Do consider the issue of handles coming into frame when using wide glass and fast turns...it's been a noticeable limitation on our MoVI & other gimbals I've tested.

Les Dittert said:
If the group by is big enough, would you consider tightening up some of the arm dimensions to tailor a system to the smallest size specifically for the Red ( with side handle ) ?
I mocked up the design in CAD and I see it could be narrower. I was looking at rotation clearances.
Obviously this would only be practical if the quantity is enough, but the CAD change would take half an hour or less.
Are others interested in this ? Personally I want the absolute smallest/lightest handheld unit possible, as I am a run-N-gun shooter / one man crew in difficult shooting conditions. It would be a benefit of a group by for RED specific usage.
Just a thought.
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hienle said:
Coming up. Just rigged a 4K Black Magic, just for the sake of Red community, threw in a cage so it matches the weight of a Red camera. Total system of 8lbs. Test shots looked good, but they had me moving around so they can track me. So you are not going to see it. LOL
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Whatever you could post would be great!
 
PC Greene said:
Do consider the issue of handles coming into frame when using wide glass and fast turns...it's been a noticeable limitation on our MoVI & other gimbals I've tested.
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How wide do you consider wide?
 
Aaron Pinto said:
Ok gang, we are going to close out the deposit/reservations this Monday for the RU members. We'll be releasing the Helix deposit program into the wild on Tuesday or Wednesday for the general public. Hien and I spoke this evening and discussed some additional benefits for all of you here who have been early, early adopters. Anyone who placed a deposit through the RU forum will be glad they did! Again, thank you all so much for your feedback and support. It means a lot to us!
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Looking forward to hearing more.
 
hienle said:
How wide do you consider wide?
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Sigma 8-16 http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-8-16mm-f-4.5-5.6-DC-HSM-Lens-Review.aspx
Canon 10-22 http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-f-3.5-4.5-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
At the super-wide 10mm setting, my tripod is barely outside of the frame. At 22mm, the framing is similar to what many general purpose zoom lenses can deliver at their widest focal length - which is likely similar to the 17mm or 22mm examples.
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hienle said:
How wide do you consider wide?
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Wide is going to be subjective. I have an 8mm lens but I think that is pretty much a special situation lens and wouldn't see it as a practical need on the Helix. I guess, for me, 14mm on the s35 sensor would be plenty wide enough and I could probably be perfectly happy even at about 18.
 
Terry VerHaar said:
Wide is going to be subjective. I have an 8mm lens but I think that is pretty much a special situation lens and wouldn't see it as a practical need on the Helix. I guess, for me, 14mm on the s35 sensor would be plenty wide enough and I could probably be perfectly happy even at about 18.
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Don't forget an 18 would have the FOV of a 15 on 6K Dragon. So ideally 16mm and up could be covered.
 
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