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Troy Davis · July 1st, 2010, 07:50 AM

Hello,

Are there any recommendation for a wireless controlled tripod setup. For example, I often shoot events alone (mainly weddings) and I man one tripod and the other tripod may be on the other side of the room at about 20-30 ft. It would be nice to have a wireless control that would allow me to zoom, pan, and tilt the other cam. A RF frequency type device would be ideal sense line of sight is not needed. This may be asking too much, but it would also be nice if the controller had a built in monitor so that I could see what the camera is shooting. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated?

Thanks,
Troy

Troy Davis · July 1st, 2010, 02:35 PM

I think I may have a solution.

Giroud Francois · July 2nd, 2010, 08:08 AM

you can easily build your own with a remote head.
Servos are position driven by a potentiometer (resistor).
if you put the potentiomenter (the remote control) on one tripod and the servos on the other tripod (and eventually reverse the rotation), you can build a tripod that is synchronised on the other.
servocity has lot of electronics available for this.
the complication usually comes from having more that one axis and controlling the camera (focus/zoom, monitoring) too.

July 1st, 2010, 07:50 AM	#1
Troy Davis Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Raleigh,NC Posts: 263	Wireless Lanc controlled tripod Hello, Are there any recommendation for a wireless controlled tripod setup. For example, I often shoot events alone (mainly weddings) and I man one tripod and the other tripod may be on the other side of the room at about 20-30 ft. It would be nice to have a wireless control that would allow me to zoom, pan, and tilt the other cam. A RF frequency type device would be ideal sense line of sight is not needed. This may be asking too much, but it would also be nice if the controller had a built in monitor so that I could see what the camera is shooting. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated? Thanks, Troy

July 1st, 2010, 02:35 PM	#2
Troy Davis Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Raleigh,NC Posts: 263	I think I may have a solution.

July 2nd, 2010, 08:08 AM	#3
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	you can easily build your own with a remote head. Servos are position driven by a potentiometer (resistor). if you put the potentiomenter (the remote control) on one tripod and the servos on the other tripod (and eventually reverse the rotation), you can build a tripod that is synchronised on the other. servocity has lot of electronics available for this. the complication usually comes from having more that one axis and controlling the camera (focus/zoom, monitoring) too.