Posts Tagged ‘Movi M5’

Mar
4
2015

Carbon Studios’ Stunning Perspective on San Francisco at Night with Sony A7s

Not satisfied with shooting some amazing footage of a lone figure on the beach at night with their Sony A7s, Carbon Studios has gone one better with some absolutely stunning footage shot from a helicopter on a night flight over San Francisco. If anyone still…
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Mar
2
2015

$200,000 Worth of Prizes? Holy My RØDE Reel 2015 Short Film Competition!

Last year’s inaugural My RØDE Reel competition brought in over 1,000 entries from almost 80 countries. This year, the pot has been dramatically sweetened, making My RØDE Reel 2015  the coolest candy store of motivation for filmmakers out there. [adrotate group="6"] Somebody’s got to win…
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Feb
19
2015

U.S. Gimbal Maker DEFY Shakes Things Up (Hah!) with G2X

This Phoenix, AZ-based firm has all of the ingredients – hip team, awesome web site, great tag line (“Built by Cinematographers, For Cinematographers"), growing track record and reputation – and now, a 3-axis gimbal for $1995, their new G2X. [adrotate group="6"] Just under a month ago…
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Jan
20
2015

CAME-TV 7800 Takes On The MoVI M5: A Gimbal for the Rest of Us?

If Freefly’s MoVI M5 is the BMW of 3-axis gimbals, CAME-TV’s 7800 is the Hyundai: an ambitious, low-priced alternative inspired by the original that offers a legitimate set of trade-offs, and can definitely get you from points A to B. After many months of MoVI…
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Aug
19
2014

Balancing the MoVI M5 in Under 3 Minutes

Those of us with access to it, love it; those of us who don't, lust for it. I'm writing, of course, about Freefly's MoVI M5 -- an absolute rock star in the 3-axis gimbal market. You knew that, right?[adrotate group="6"] But infatuation is not the same…
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Jun
18
2014

Movi M5 + Canon 5D Mk iii - Boston Test

I think I'm suffering from MoVI envy. Yep.  No question about it. Our production team had to do a low angle, three shot sequence a few weeks ago which we chose to do with nothing more than image stabilized lenses, a well-balanced cage with handle,…
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