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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 :)

Tom Lowe...

I'm curious to hear about your comparison between the two. My Hi-Hat is supposed to be arriving today actually for my Pocket Dolly.

Tom Lowe said:
I am trying to shoot as many "Z-axis" moves as I can these days, meaning that I want to push the camera nearly straight forward toward the subject. Having the camera off to the side on that sidecar helps me to push the camera in a slightly less caddy-corner motion, if that makes sense. I prefer Z-axis over side-to-side motion.

Here is an example where I framed the slider just out of view on camera left and pushed the slider "forward":

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I actually realized that I do not have a 100mm high hat for the CineSlider! Eric is sending me one today. I will test it vs the sidecar and see how they compare.
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Tom Lowe said:
I actually realized that I do not have a 100mm high hat for the CineSlider! Eric is sending me one today. I will test it vs the sidecar and see how they compare.
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Good luck with your hi-Hat. I purchased one from Eric last September. It didn't work for me though because the vertical height was not enough to allow clearance for my ball head nut. Yours looks about the same length as mine. Maybe he has made the rig a little higher. Let us know how it works for you.
 
Paul, Eric has some low-profile knobs that might help your situation. Just send him an email or call them about it. As long as the stud itself is not too long, it should be okay.

Yesterday we did a few shots with the Epic at McWay Falls in Big Sur. The second photo is a motorized CineSlider move... an attempt to make the move super subtle and smooth. I also got on the Duclos 80-200 and picked off some detail shots of the waves crashing into the rocks at 96fps.


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Roberto Lequeux said:
Love to see the 80-200 on Epic when you can Tom. That cove looks un-real. Have fun in Big Sur.
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Yes, beautiful ... but COLD! As I was looking at David's Big Sur thread and seeing the crew all bundled up, it made me realized that I don't think people are aware of how chilly the California coast can be.
Obviously it's all relative -- there are much colder places. But as a mostly lifelong Californian, I can say that Cali is far from the tropical paradise many perceive it to be.

All this is to say that I have a lot of respect for guys like Tom and Gibby who rough it out there and battle the elements to get their shots. Can't wait to see more stuff, Tom.
 
Hey Tom, good to see you busy! I am coming back from Dublin tuesday and will be in Cali, lets catch up!
cheers and happy shooting out there mate.
best

Haskell
 
Clay, can't wait to see you man. Just keep me posted about when you will be here. I've been struggling the last 3 or 4 days with almost no phone or Internet. It will be great to have you out.
 
Tom Lowe said:
It ain't exactly torture out here! ;^)
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Haha, I know Tom. But it's not the Caribbean either, which is sometimes how outside people perceive California to be a sort of tropical paradise.
Very few I know would go out in the water of Big Sur (or some of the other places you've been shooting) without a wetsuit ... way too chilly.

Anyway, this is off-topic ... just wanted to make the point that -- while it's not Antarctica -- it takes more ruggedness to shoot nature in California
than people might assume.

Now back to your awesome thread and sharing -- thanks Tom :)
 
How does the Epic work in dark situations with extreme low lighting, and what would be a preferred frame rate. Example: a cave, a bedroom at night, a walk in a dimly lit forest.
 
Tom - just saw your latest on Vimeo with the Leicas. Astounding stuff. You are a true artist and an inspiration. Was the timelapse all shot on the Epic?
 
Henry, all the daytime timelapse was shot on Epic!

More shots from BIG SUR:


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Well I just wrapped ten days of beautiful filming in Big Sur. I was actually shooting for three different films while I was there! Kind of crazy. But the location is so amazing.

The Epic performed flawlessly. I ended up shooting around one terabyte of footage, most of it overcranked at 72 or 96fps. I used mainly wide Ultra Primes, including a 12mm UP from Greg at DigitalFX (thanks, Greg!). Such a great lens. I had used it previously while shooting for Godfrey in Louisiana. Definitely among my favorite PL lenses. The funny thing is, if I had gotten an 8R for Big Sur, I bet I would have used it, a lot. I ended up sprinkling in some HDRx throughout my shoot, and I look forward to seeing how that turned out. Gotta drop by LightIron soon and pester Ian to take a look at it!
 
Tom...pretty images as always! Congrats...
btw how a question about rail config on epic.
How you mount your batteries on top?
Top mounts and 19mm rods?
Tks
Cheers
 
It's a Wooden Camera sliding top plate with Jeep, plus Red One handle, 12-inch Red 19mm CF rods and IDX battery plate with ET 19mm speedy clamp.

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