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This is more of a share and a +1 than anything, but if you have a Dana Dolly and are looking for a fast way to get pixel accurate MoCo, you've got one as of today:
https://vimeo.com/255484263
Most of you who know me also know I'm a looooooooong time user of the Dana Dolly and for many years we've been using it as a platform to build custom motion control rigs, but there honestly hasn't been a nice out of the box solution for that platform. I know it's something Mike really wanted for Dana Dolly and I know I've been after something like this forever.
That's where eMotimo comes in with the ST4 integration. Literally all you do is mount the camera to the ST4, the ST4 to the Dana Dolly, the motor to the dolly sled, attach two end brackets to the edge of the track, and loop through the belt. Then you're up and running. It takes around 5-10 minutes. Personally I leave the motor on the sled at all times now, which shaves off a couple minutes even if you are switching from fluid head to MoCo use.
This thing satisfies a few big things for me. It's quiet enough to run audio for live action setups, can support up to 15-17lbs of payload reliably, has live action and timelapse capability, isn't a mess of cases and wires, and it's fast to setup.
I'll post some BTS stills shortly (when I can), but as of late I'm even powering the camera through the V-Mount on the eMotimo as well as some footage. I've been shooting with it out in the field for a few months now both in commercial indoor capacities and outdoors work.
There's some RED specific integration coming and even more robust control on the way alarmingly soon that I can't talk about now. But if you've got a DD that you use often, this is a way to get it to move on it's own that's suitable for production work.
Most of you who know me also know I'm a looooooooong time user of the Dana Dolly and for many years we've been using it as a platform to build custom motion control rigs, but there honestly hasn't been a nice out of the box solution for that platform. I know it's something Mike really wanted for Dana Dolly and I know I've been after something like this forever.
That's where eMotimo comes in with the ST4 integration. Literally all you do is mount the camera to the ST4, the ST4 to the Dana Dolly, the motor to the dolly sled, attach two end brackets to the edge of the track, and loop through the belt. Then you're up and running. It takes around 5-10 minutes. Personally I leave the motor on the sled at all times now, which shaves off a couple minutes even if you are switching from fluid head to MoCo use.
This thing satisfies a few big things for me. It's quiet enough to run audio for live action setups, can support up to 15-17lbs of payload reliably, has live action and timelapse capability, isn't a mess of cases and wires, and it's fast to setup.
I'll post some BTS stills shortly (when I can), but as of late I'm even powering the camera through the V-Mount on the eMotimo as well as some footage. I've been shooting with it out in the field for a few months now both in commercial indoor capacities and outdoors work.
There's some RED specific integration coming and even more robust control on the way alarmingly soon that I can't talk about now. But if you've got a DD that you use often, this is a way to get it to move on it's own that's suitable for production work.
