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Motion Control for Dana Dolly + eMotimo ST4

Well, that could breathe some new life into my DD world. I've been creating a list of things that I want to add to make it a better rig and this will now be added. First up though, I need to replace my slider stands. I will be following GB possibilities.
 
Hi, It's Mike from the Dana Dolly. We're in if anyone needs the combo: Dana Dolly + EMotimo. I don't post or follow Reduser much, so Brian from eMotimo would probably be the best to head that up. Brian and Phil Holland are two of the best people you'll ever meet.

I actually have a picture somewhere of the first Red camera, way, way back from the 1990's I believe. I can still remember the Oakley guys (who shot a lot of 35mm on the company's 435 and 535) telling me that Jim had an idea to build an affordable cinema camera, digital, that would surpass film's resolution and open up cinematography to most everyone. I know it's common today, but at the time it was like someone telling you they were going to start their own space program. It just didn't seem feasible. At the time, everyone shot 35, 16, or corporate stuff was Beta. A lot of guys I worked with brought a half million dollars worth of camera equipment with them to the shoots.
I think it was about a year later that they had this plywood "camera" that looked like a teleprompter with an offset lens stuck on the front.
Anyway, I love the forum, and sometimes while you all are inventing the future, I think back on the genius that started it all, and how absolutely batsh*t crazy the idea seemed at the time. All it takes is one guy, saying "why can't we???" Oh, and they were some of our first Dana Dolly customers also, I believe I have some pictures of the first Red (real useable) camera on an antique Dana Dolly from Brian or one of the other guys at the time.

Sorry for the long post, in short, let me know if Dana Dolly can help, and please visit us at NAB...we'll be in the American Grip Booth.
 
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Mike Hall said:
Hi, It's Mike from the Dana Dolly. We're in if anyone needs the combo: Dana Dolly + EMotimo. I don't post or follow Reduser much, so Brian from eMotimo would probably be the best to head that up. Brian and Phil Holland are two of the best people you'll ever meet.

I actually have a picture somewhere of the first Red camera, way, way back from the 1990's I believe. I can still remember the Oakley guys (who shot a lot of 35mm on the company's 435 and 535) telling me that Jim had an idea to build an affordable cinema camera, digital, that would surpass film's resolution and open up cinematography to most everyone. I know it's common today, but at the time it was like someone telling you they were going to start their own space program. It just didn't seem feasible. At the time, everyone shot 35, 16, or corporate stuff was Beta. A lot of guys I worked with brought a half million dollars worth of camera equipment with them to the shoots.
I think it was about a year later that they had this plywood "camera" that looked like a teleprompter with an offset lens stuck on the front.
Anyway, I love the forum, and sometimes while you all are inventing the future, I think back on the genius that started it all, and how absolutely batsh*t crazy the idea seemed at the time. All it takes is one guy, saying "why can't we???" Oh, and they were some of our first Dana Dolly customers also, I believe I have some pictures of the first Red (real useable) camera on an antique Dana Dolly from Brian or one of the other guys at the time.

Sorry for the long post, in short, let me know if Dana Dolly can help, and please visit us at NAB...we'll be in the American Grip Booth.
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Cool story!
 
This kit would be possible to connect to any kind of slider, only it would be more of a hassle to mount it right?
Asking since I have an old multi-glider which has a nice counterweight feature allowing vertical sliding that I think would be perfect to have motion controlled.

I'm also wondering about the possibility of using to fz and the slider-movement at the same time, that would be great..

(Might as well ask emotimo direct and return here when I know)


Interested in a gb if eu-shipment is possible.
 
Mike Hall said:
Hi, It's Mike from the Dana Dolly. We're in if anyone needs the combo: Dana Dolly + EMotimo. I don't post or follow Reduser much, so Brian from eMotimo would probably be the best to head that up. Brian and Phil Holland are two of the best people you'll ever meet.

I actually have a picture somewhere of the first Red camera, way, way back from the 1990's I believe. I can still remember the Oakley guys (who shot a lot of 35mm on the company's 435 and 535) telling me that Jim had an idea to build an affordable cinema camera, digital, that would surpass film's resolution and open up cinematography to most everyone. I know it's common today, but at the time it was like someone telling you they were going to start their own space program. It just didn't seem feasible. At the time, everyone shot 35, 16, or corporate stuff was Beta. A lot of guys I worked with brought a half million dollars worth of camera equipment with them to the shoots.
I think it was about a year later that they had this plywood "camera" that looked like a teleprompter with an offset lens stuck on the front.
Anyway, I love the forum, and sometimes while you all are inventing the future, I think back on the genius that started it all, and how absolutely batsh*t crazy the idea seemed at the time. All it takes is one guy, saying "why can't we???" Oh, and they were some of our first Dana Dolly customers also, I believe I have some pictures of the first Red (real useable) camera on an antique Dana Dolly from Brian or one of the other guys at the time.

Sorry for the long post, in short, let me know if Dana Dolly can help, and please visit us at NAB...we'll be in the American Grip Booth.
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I have to admit, when it comes to loyalty to a brand, I am a sucker for this kind of personal approach. Before this, I didn't really have much of an opinion about Dana Dolly either way. It is this kind of engagement with prospective customers that can dramatically enhance the perception of a company in the marketplace. Thanks for dropping by, Mike!
 
My biggest issue with my Dana Dolly is there is no adjustable friction drag on the wheels
 
i'm in the market for a Dana Dolly and the emotimo! Would love to add both of them my inventory (arsenal?)
 
+1 for the Emotimo Spectrum!

I have been working with Brian and Emotimo for about 8 years now, helping to shoot their marketing material, and helping with feedback on system development. The emotimo spectrum is such an amazing piece of kit, well worth every cent. Its is incredibly easy to setup for both video and time lapse. I have not tried the Dana Dolly with the spectrum yet, but I can only imagine it works flawlessly.

Here are a bunch of grand canyon timelapses I recently shot with the spectrum:
 
Also quite interested in the eMotimo GB!

Personally I think their slider combo on the website may suit me better. Hopefully a general discount code or similar could be offered :)
 
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I have a few quick questions :)

Is it possible to save your programmed moves and then reload them into the system on another day? Is it possible to export the data of the programmed move you have conducted to an SD Card or similar and then reload it onto the system? Also how many programmed moves can the system have stored 'on it' at any one time? Can they be named?

Thank you very much :) Looks like an extremely exciting product!
 
Just a thought for the eMotimo guys...

IMO, one of the most innovative companies around in this area is Edelkrone. If you look at what they do with hardware design and automation in their mo-co, it is really clever and exciting. Their problem is that they don't do "big." Most of their stuff seems more suited for DSLR-size rig, not the 10-15 lbs of a RED. If some of that general cleverness and capability could be brought to the RED world - without patent infringement, of course - that would be exciting.

The new eMotimo+Dana stuff looks great. I am wondering how it compares to some of Kessler's offerings, a company I have always respected as well. Let the games begin! :-)
 
Terry VerHaar said:
Just a thought for the eMotimo guys...

IMO, one of the most innovative companies around in this area is Edelkrone. If you look at what they do with hardware design and automation in their mo-co, it is really clever and exciting. Their problem is that they don't do "big." Most of their stuff seems more suited for DSLR-size rig, not the 10-15 lbs of a RED. If some of that general cleverness and capability could be brought to the RED world - without patent infringement, of course - that would be exciting.

The new eMotimo+Dana stuff looks great. I am wondering how it compares to some of Kessler's offerings, a company I have always respected as well. Let the games begin! :-)
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Everything I have ever owned of Kessler was a bit sloppy in design with poor fit - so had backlash / weird play in it making it spend way more time in the closet than on set
 
Question: Can the emotimo export out camera data that can be imported into C4D?
 
+1 GB we have 2 Dana Dolly’s already and think this would be a great addition as long as it’s budget friendly
 
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