"THE MACHINE" - gyrostabilized shoulder mount

[Patrick Tresch]

What is the weight of this configuration with RED ONE?

Pat

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

It was around 13.5 kilos, the added i kilo counterweight was to compensate for the missing red battery, which is even less.Motor inclino included.+ impero and receiver.

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

Some photos of Peter Karlsoon with his new HR-1deluxe..
More to come and videos.
Peter has rooted the cables NOT very tidy at these photos as he was probably anxious to play with his new toy. Later he did a better job.Also you will notice that you can mount the red one directly on the HR-1DELUXE cheese plate so you can lower the red a couple of cm, as Peter did here.
For quick on and off to sticks, you can buy an extra dovetail stage to mount on your tripod. Then you can just slide in and out in no time fro HR-1 DELUXE TO STICKS. The dovetail stage has a snap lock no tools, and a spring mounted security pin.
Now thats one of the big differences with THE MACHINE, you can root the cables THROUGH the main pan shaft then take them back to the drive and battery and to the front RED LCD. and you can pull them in and out very easily OR just leave them there and use your standard short cables when you put the cam on sticks.
Of course there are a lot more benefits having THE MACHINE, like antivibration 3D gimbal, gyros adaptation, modularity.

 

[Tom Lowe]

Looks great, Constantine. I am thinking more and more about this rig. I really don't want to fool around with expensive Steadicams on my shoot, plus it seems to me like your rig + two KS8s would be much better for shooting from fast-moving boats, helos, cars, etc, where Steadicams have problems with wind...

 

[Gustavo Penna]

WHY SOOOOO SERIOUS constantine? while operating? its supposed to be fun! and effortless.
Does your invention has those 2 ingredients?

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

I believe so my friend.
Serious doesnt always mean no funarty:
But Im still taking everything very seriously , delivering the best I can.

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

Hello Guys. all these new rigs designed to be fully upgradable to each other with out having to buy a completely new rig.
Get the basic then later upgrade to the next and the next.....

1-The Gangster.
This is just a simple and modular design shoulder mount for all kind of cameras Red One, Epic,Scarlet, F900R , EX3 style camcorders, anything will fit.
Fully adjustable angle for your shoulder, rod system at the back for placing Hard drives and bats if you like for best balance, and a very rigid frame structure , fully adjustable to and taste.Fully upgradable to the next rigs.
Quick release dovetail stage and plate

2-The Godfather (patent pending)
This is a rig on its own class.
Very rigid frame structure.
Active suspension to eliminate vibrations coming from walking running, vehicle vibrations .
3D gimbal design for pan tilt and roll keeping body errors away from your camera together with the suspension unit.
Fully modular frame , you can adjust to place a red one, with the red cradle and bat at the back and red on top front.nO NEED FOR LONG CABLES.
oR split your Epic AND sCARLET IN 2 PARTS, placing sensor and lense up front
and rest hard drive and bats and goods at the back, having a very well balanced rig with a short length.With Red one however is longer.
No additional counter weights needed.
For other cams than red accessories like battery plates and bracket and rods.
Low mode T handle of Hr-1 deluxe can be adapted for low mode hand held.
So for those who dont want the panning camera movement of the HR-1D this is a short yet full of features for your camera. No other shoulder mount can offer what this rig offers , nor be more stable and vibrations free.
Gyro adaptation to 2x ks8 or ks6 at the back for aerial , vehicle , shots even more stable.No easy rig adaptation Iam afraid for this one.
Fullu upgradable to the next rig The Machine

3- The machine (patent pending)

All of the above feature plus a rotational panning system and mechanism for the camera to achieve these impossible 360s and don juan moves, fluid motion and also easy rig accessory for adaptation.
Gyros ADAPTABLE.
THIS is a very different shoulder mount than anything else on the market today, following the steps of the HR-1D technics and utilities, with the most stable hheld platform fully upgradable to the future Acrobat

4-The Acrobat.(patent pending) This is not yet to be released, but to get a picture it has all of the above feature plus a sensor and servo system roll head that compansates for horizon errors no matter the camera pan angle is.
The ultimate and most stable shoulder platform ever made with intelligence added, and a minor learning curve

All mounts have the best point of lcd view for your reds ahead and fully adjustable.

The Godfather and Machine work together with an included chest vest that lock the shoulder pad with out movment.
All you do is take the rig on and of and keep the shoulder pad and little vest on you.
Same for the future Acrobat

That was a quick review of the new systems and I will uploaded some short
3d animations for each one to view on my website shortly.
More renders to come in the next couple of days.

Book now for any of these until end of December and get 10% off.
4-6 week delivering time from order.

Any questions or comments please do.
Just added a few new images

Thank you

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

The All new Machine with and with out KENYON KS8s
One or 2 of these can adapted to stabilize even more for aerial and vehicle shoulder mode.

 

[michael zaletel]

When is this shipping, updated pricing info?

-michael zaletel

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

Hello Michael.
The Machine has a delivery time of 3-4 weeks to USA after down payment.
There might be an additional 2 weeks due to Christmas holidays now, but 3-4 weeks is the usual time.Shipping with FED-EX takes 3-5 days to USA, so add this as well.
Price info and Christmas discounts for orders until end of December are on my website, as well as down payment info.
Pay-pal payments.
Check it out as well as the other rigs, to see whats best for your style of shooting.
I will also add a pan locking mechanism to the Machine if one wants to not use it all the time to make this even more modular.
Thank you for your interest
if you have any more questions , I ll be glad to answer.
Constantine:thumbsup:

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

Also I forgot to say, Both THE MACHINE, and THE GODFATHER, utilize a vest support system that locks the shoulder pad on your shoulder secure and with no movement.
This is included on the package
All you do is take the rig on and off , by keeping the shoulder pad and vest on you.
Very easy attachment.
You cant view it yet on images , soon it will be available there as well
Thanks

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

Some more shots of the Machine.
Starting the production of the first units 2nd of January.
first units will be delivered end of january - first week of May to my Europian customers.

 

[Constantine Tyrintzis]

Hello. As a lot of people ask me about new videos with the new rigs and the Hr-1deluxe,
Iam currently waiting for some demo videos from my customers in Australia and Europe , and as they are very busy at this time of year I believe I will have some new ones in January, as well as full demo videos of the new rigs at the end of January.
These will be done with the red one on board.
Thanks for your interest and best wishes for 2010 .
Stay tuned