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| JIB INSTALLS IN A MINUTE |
Got my portable jib in today from
Glidecam Industries, after 2,5 months... Actually, got two portable jibs. (One for me and one for fellow gearhead, 'Soundman Neal' here in the Netherlands.) We got a little discount on the shipping when ordering two... (Dutch buyers, by the way, get slapped by all sorts of taxes. For the two jibs it added up to €78,-) The goods arrived scratch-free, wrapped in bubble plastic and shipped in a cardboard box.
The jib feels solid- as it should because there's not that much to it. Black finish feels good, welding is rough but fine. The system is indeed portable because it's light, lighter than what you'd think by looking at it. (That's of course without the weights) I mounted it on my tripod, screwed my GH2 onto the jib and played with it a little. Even without counterweights (not included, have to find some...) it feels very solid, smooth and professional. No vibrations, no rattling, no slack. We'll have to find out if that stays that way when adding weights and other stuff...
Without a monitor there's no way to frame the shot and when I ordered the jib I didn't have a monitor. But now I do. I just noticed they're selling a
'jib monitor mount bracket' and at $15,- that is a no-brainer if you want to do more than landscapes and wide shots. Sorry, Neal, looks like this story isn't over yet...
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| SILVER BAR FOR HOLDING WEIGHTS |
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| PINS FOR SECURING WEIGHTS |
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| SIMPLE... BUT EFFECTIVE |
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| MOUNTING PLATE WITH SCREW (SUPPLIED) |
Hi Jeroen
ReplyDeleteLooks cool.
Hope I get chance to pick it up this week. As far as the monitor mounting plate go's. I can make that myself no problem. I think i will fix a manfrotto 577 adapter plate permanently on the top for an easy on /off solution for my cams. and of course a manfrotto 025 super clamp for perfect balancing.
Cant wait to play with it.
grz Soundmanneal.
Curious to see what you come up with for the monitor mounting solution.
ReplyDeleteThis jib is nice piece of gear- hope it stays that way!
Mooi stuk gereedschap, die wel 78e duurder uitvalt. Dank voor het bericht.
ReplyDeleteZal verder niet meer reageren op het blog omdat Engels gewenst is ! :p
mvg, ton
Hi Ton,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comments so please continue to respond! (And I have nothing against Dutch- but why withhold information from others who may learn from it ;-)
And it's €78, - for 2 jibs. That means an extra 39,- per jib. And if you're a business, you get 8,- back so that brings it down to 31,-