Grumpy is right
I have a Ronin as well. And I have had it out for several jobs now. It's evolving, and getting better, but I have to say, it's totally useable and useful. And believe me, I have high expectations and a very high standard for gear, bhaving been a Steadicam Operator for the better part of the past 20 years but I'm also ready and able to work around minor issues, and willing to buy supporting accessories. And those turned out to be vital additions.
The iOS app is not great. But if you poke around enough, you'll get to settings that work for you.
I have used my setup with both a GH4 with Yagh, my Epic MX and my Scarlet Dragon.
Accessory wise, what I've been using lately to complement the RED package is:
- Paralinx Arrow + TX, attached to camera, powered by the USB port on the Ronin's bistro box
- Cinegears single axis motor, powered out of the Ptap on the Ronin's bistro box or a Digital Bartech, powered the same way.
- Walter Klassen Steadicam backmounted vest, with an Easyrig arm adaptor.
- Easyrig arm
- Flowcine Serene Arm for the Easyrig. (that was the piece that was missing from the whole equation, don't know how I did without it, before I got it)
- Cinemilled quick plate. (I have used the Ronin more than once as a remote head with this)
- Cinemilled quick switch plate, that allows me to mount the whole camera rig with the accessories attached to it to other platforms, like sticks or dolly.
- 2 additional batteries for 3 total. That's plenty of juice for a long day of shooting.
All these pieces makes the Ronin a very useable and versatile gimbal. You can think of it like a Steadicam: you could use only the sled and get decent results, but to get the maximum usability out of it, you need an arm, vest, monitor, batteries, wireless video, focus, and the list goes on. I see the Ronin as the sled only, not the whole solution.
Bellow is a shot of one long take I designed, like I would have done with a Steadicam shot. The point here is to show that I chose this instead of Steadicam as I wen't through narrow doorways and narrow openings between chairs and couches where the Steadi would have never been able to fit.
This was take 2 of no rehearsal as I created this on the fly and wanted to see if I could do it. There are a few issues, it's far from perfect, but it goes to show you that every new piece of gear has a learning curve. This is my second day with the Serene and I'm still finessing it, so you'll be able to see a few steps on this as I was holding the gimbal too strongly...
https://vimeo.com/109253439
Pass: reduser
Grumpy is right
I have a Ronin as well. And I have had it out for several jobs now. It's evolving, and getting better, but I have to say, it's totally useable and useful. And believe me, I have high expectations and a very high standard for gear, bhaving been a Steadicam Operator for the better part of the past 20 years but I'm also ready and able to work around minor issues, and willing to buy supporting accessories. And those turned out to be vital additions.
The iOS app is not great. But if you poke around enough, you'll get to settings that work for you.
I have used my setup with both a GH4 with Yagh, my Epic MX and my Scarlet Dragon.
Accessory wise, what I've been using lately to complement the RED package is:
- Paralinx Arrow + TX, attached to camera, powered by the USB port on the Ronin's bistro box
- Cinegears single axis motor, powered out of the Ptap on the Ronin's bistro box or a Digital Bartech, powered the same way.
- Walter Klassen Steadicam backmounted vest, with an Easyrig arm adaptor.
- Easyrig arm
- Flowcine Serene Arm for the Easyrig. (that was the piece that was missing from the whole equation, don't know how I did without it, before I got it)
- Cinemilled quick plate. (I have used the Ronin more than once as a remote head with this)
- Cinemilled quick switch plate, that allows me to mount the whole camera rig with the accessories attached to it to other platforms, like sticks or dolly.
- 2 additional batteries for 3 total. That's plenty of juice for a long day of shooting.
All these pieces makes the Ronin a very useable and versatile gimbal. You can think of it like a Steadicam: you could use only the sled and get decent results, but to get the maximum usability out of it, you need an arm, vest, monitor, batteries, wireless video, focus, and the list goes on. I see the Ronin as the sled only, not the whole solution.
Bellow is a shot of one long take I designed, like I would have done with a Steadicam shot. The point here is to show that I chose this instead of Steadicam as I wen't through narrow doorways and narrow openings between chairs and couches where the Steadi would have never been able to fit.
This was take 2 of no rehearsal as I created this on the fly and wanted to see if I could do it. There are a few issues, it's far from perfect, but it goes to show you that every new piece of gear has a learning curve. This is my second day with the Serene and I'm still finessing it, so you'll be able to see a few steps on this as I was holding the gimbal too strongly...
https://vimeo.com/109253439
Pass: reduser
Just GH4 for now. Did you contact Letus support? I geuss it's either you don't have the right profile or you miss something on the balance.
If you can't get it balanced it will not work. You can try using weights to counter the length of the camera.
