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Review: Syrp Magic Carpet Pro Delivers Innovative Design and an Impressive Payload Capacity

Chris Monlux — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:32:03 +0000

The Syrp Magic Carpet Pro is a rugged, strong and silky smooth slider with a huge payload capacity. Add in that its length is near endless and that it costs under a grand, and its likely to grab your attention. But there’s more — it has a built-in flywheel for smoother movement with heavier cameras, […]

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Review: DJI Ronin-S is an Easy-to-Use Gimbal at the Right Price

Chris Monlux — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:18:09 +0000

As the leader in drones, it’s not typical for DJI to be late to the marketplace. However, since they were late to join the single-handed gimbal category, they were able to include all of the best features from their industry rivals and give it a competitive price tag to boot. When DJI announced the Ronin-S […]

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Review: edelkrone Motion BOX Can Do More than Just Pan and Tilt

Terra York — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:35:43 +0000

edelkrone Motion BOX is an app controlled motion control unit specializing in automated panning and tilting. However, with a few of their innovative accessories, it can be much more than that. The Motion BOX can be a rotating product turntable with the addition of the Product Turntable Kit for $80. When used with the $710 […]

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Review: Sachtler flowtech 75 MS

Chris Monlux — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 01:39:38 +0000

The lightweight Sachtler flowtech 75 has an innovative design and a price tag that reflects its value. The flowtech 75 features a 75 millimeter bowl and two-stage, three-section carbon fiber legs adjustable from 10.2 inches to 61.8 inches, but it isnât your typical tripod. All of the leg length adjustments are controlled with three levers […]

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Review: Manfrotto Nitrotech N8 Innovates Tripod Tech

Chris Monlux — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 01:41:38 +0000

We first saw Nitrotech at NAB 2017. It impressed us enough that we gave it our Best Support of NAB Award and immediately began to pester Manfrotto for a review unit. The Nitrogen-piston counterbalance system is pretty interesting. Instead of using a spring for counterbalance like other tripod heads, it uses nitrogen gas. This allows […]

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Review: Ikan EC1 Beholder Gives Small-camera Users Steadier Shots

Chris Monlux — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 01:16:01 +0000

With a flood of gimbals on the market, it’s difficult to weed out the best tool with the best design for you. The allure of silky smooth motion without limitations is quite strong. There are gimbals for smartphones, action cameras, and even for the largest cinema cameras. In this review, we’re talking about the how […]

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Review: The Manfrotto MVMXPRO500US XPRO Monopod Can Stand by Itself. We Tried It Out.

Chris Monlux — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:30:10 +0000

Immediately after NAB, we began to pester Manfrotto to get one in to review. Fast forward to the end of 2016 and they began to hit the market. Between pre-orders and high demand, they sold out almost immediately. Because of its popularity we had to wait for the next production run to get our review […]

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Review: The Libec Hands-Free Monopod Can Stand up on Its Own

Chris Monlux — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:25:24 +0000

Worse yet, you actually use your heavy tripod, but once editing begins, you wish you had more dynamic shots than the locked down shots you got. There are many ways to get around the tripod blues. It’s easy; just get some other type of support. You could get a rig, making your camera better equipped […]

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Review: Cinetics Lynx Motion Controlled Slider Offers Simple Motion Control Solution

Chris Monlux — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 01:47:00 +0000

Fast forward from their first product in 2011 to today, and Cinetics has grown to seven products with the addition of Lynx; a camera slider and multi-axis motor control system. Fitting with their history, the Cinetics Lynx is a kickstarter project, and we were lucky enough to get one in to review prior to the […]

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Review: ShooTools AutoPan Offers Simple, Precise Motorized Panning

Chris Monlux — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 01:45:00 +0000

Putting a lot of effort into a shot only to have it need digital stabilization in post is a real bummer. Shootools looks to alleviate the struggle with AutoPan. AutoPan is a robotic panning tool that can be adapted to a tripod for simple pans or added to a slider for a more dynamic shot. […]

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