View Full Version : Camera Crane/jib - Homemade under 100$
Sergiu Pavel March 10th, 2006, 05:18 PM Hi ! I'm new to this community . I have made my own homemade crane sistem after a picture from kessler crane sistem . It;s work fine and I'll soon post some video and picture with it . It cost me only aprox. 80$ .
I have a Canon XL2 with a Fran Cier FT9902 Tripod
If someone interested I will poste thoses pictures .
Sorry for my english , it's not my first language ...
Marcus Marchesseault March 11th, 2006, 12:50 AM Of course, post pictures. Any successful homemade jib is worth seeing. Also tell us the sources for your parts. Thanks!
Sergiu Pavel March 11th, 2006, 02:03 AM Here I post some pictures made last night ( soon I will add more and some videos too) :
http://www.smpro.ro/thumbnails.php?album=7
My sources for all the parts it a universal store from my country ( Romania ) called "DeDeman"
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( P.S The crane It's not finish. I have to made a sistem to mount camera and monitor with screws ; and to improve the handle ) .
Michael Claerbout March 12th, 2006, 09:45 AM Looks great,
only one thing funny (the green cable you used to attach your camera) :-)
way not make a little hole in your plate and add a screw, and for further protecion adding a velcro belt?
just an idea
greets
Michaël.
Sergiu Pavel March 13th, 2006, 03:24 PM I have added more images and soon I will post a link to a video .
Here you can view images :
http://www.smpro.ro/thumbnails.php?album=7
P.S I have made that hole and added a screw .
Sergiu Pavel March 13th, 2006, 04:29 PM Ok . I finally succceded to upload a shot movie with the crane . You can view it by following this link :
http://www.smpro.ro/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=12
Or directly here :
http://www.smpro.ro/smpro_crane.wmv ( 20 mb ) - Windows Media Video
http://www.smpro.ro/smpro_crane_divx.avi ( 16 mb ) - Divx6 Compressed .
Soon when the weather will be fine I'll do a little demo with images took with the camere placed on the crane .
Marcus Marchesseault March 14th, 2006, 03:27 AM Nice work! It looks simple, effective, and easy to use. I look forward to seeing some video from the jib itself.
What tripod head is being used?
Sergiu Pavel March 14th, 2006, 11:32 AM Hi ! I use a tripod Fan Cier FT9902
Sergiu Pavel March 15th, 2006, 08:14 AM I have added two more video ( Hi-Q and Low-Q version ) from the crane . I used Canon XL2 on the crane .
Here you cand view :
http://www.smpro.ro/thumbnails.php?album=7
I wait for some suggestions
{Still the wather it's not so good to shoot outside }
Constantin Marin March 17th, 2006, 04:51 AM Hello Sergiu,
It's nice to see here some romanian people.
I have some short questions for you:
What is your dealer for CANON XL2?
It's from Bacau or from Bucharest?
Why did you chose CANON and not a SONY or JVC camera?
Sergiu Pavel March 17th, 2006, 03:30 PM Hi! ( Salutare ! )
My dealer it;s not from Romania . I have bought the camera from www.bhphotovideo.com .
I chose this camera between : SONY HD-FX1 and PANASONIC DVX100B . I think i have made a great decision by buy the XL2 . If you want more details why I chose this camera please email at this adress : sergiu@ambra.ro and I will explain to you in Romanian language . I don't speak very well english and it is hardly for me to express my point of view in this language .
Prech Marton March 25th, 2006, 03:48 AM Hi Sergiu! Nice work!
I'm from Hungary! I also want to make my own crane or BUY the Cobra crane I. from promax. I have a Canon XM2, and make nature, relaxing and wedding video. I want to make movement as smooth as i can get with the crane.
I also have a friend here in Hungary from Romania.
Marton
Sergiu Pavel May 15th, 2006, 04:18 PM Hi again !
For thoses who want to view images with my crane please download this archive .rar .
http://www.smpro.ro/smpro_crane.rar
The old gallery with pictures was deleted .
You will also find a short video of my future powered/motorized head for my crane .The video It's only a schematic view made for a freand ( Mike ) .
The video with me assembling the crane it's still available :
http://www.smpro.ro/smpro_crane.wmv
Cosmin Rotaru May 21st, 2006, 03:30 PM "Hello Sergiu,
It's nice to see here some romanian people."
I'm from Romania, Timisoara! :)
I own a XM2 that I like to open up from time to time, as some of the guys here on DvInfo knows. :)
Nice job with the crane!
Hope to "see" you on www.homebuiltstabilizers.com forum!
cosmin
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