I have a Prom style shoot coming up, my first! would this be dependable for that and any recommendations on the best placement???
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Hi, I think this would work for basic portraits. I haven't shot with it professionally before selling it off. I've only shot with it at home and had it for a few weeks. If you are looking to shoot more professionally, I would look into whitelightnings or alienbees. After working for a few on locations studios, those are what they were working with. They are very reliable and durable with the experiences I've had with them. As for your placement, I'm not sure since I've hadn't had the opportunity to shoot a prom. Usually you could ask the school how they did it in the past and what works best for them. This way you could get a feel for what worked and see if that works for you. If you get these, make sure you test them out properly before taking them on a shoot. Nothing is worse than not knowing your equipment capabilities before going on a shoot. Good luck!
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Yes but I would keep the camera strap around your arm. read the reviews. Most are pretty accurate.
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I only used it on the GH2, which made it front heavy. I haven't held the BMC yet, so i don't really know the weight. You will probably need a small photographic head for it. there are crews on the side of the photonic to hold the camera in place but I found even with the gh2 it was hard to maintain the weight. The BMC will definitely sway in the wind. If your BMC is not much heavier than a Canon mk 3 with lens, then you will get away with it. if you live in NYC you can pick mine up for half the price.
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Absolutely. I mean, it all comes down to what you use it for or how to attach it to you camera. As long as you can use a shoe it will be a piece of cake. Else, you gotta get creative to mount it somewhere else.
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Heya! First of all, my thinking is that your better off making your own, it will be superior and cost you under ten bucks. That being said, I don't think you would need an offset plate, there is enough forward and backwards room to move your camera to get the desired stabilization without adding to it's length. I would recommend however a quick release. It is an absolute B*tc# to take the camera off and on quickly, because you have to re-stabilize the whole thing each time, plus their nice to have especially when you are running on a few different tripods and or stedi cam set ups. You can get the offset plate, but I would only get it to add weight, which you can do easily by adding weight to the bottom and adjusting it left and right accordingly. WD-40 the ball joint regularly, buy the quick release (make sure it will fit your camera), consider the offset plate as added weight and perhaps it may give you a bit more room to adjust, I don't think it's necessary, only the minutest adjustments affect this thing your not going to need to move around a lot. Experiment adding weight beyond what your camera weighs to the bottom of the MidX and go from there. Good Luck Adam. -Nichole
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I think so. Is perfect for photography. You can always adjusted to make it look good in the pics.
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To be honest girl heck no. I do not recomend this to no one it's not a good one cheap make mine broke the first time the cross bar is so thin. Go to b&hphoto.com; and order one for $100 it's 100x better and it can hold 20lbs.
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You need good sticks, meaning a Tripod. If you really want to rig it up - then there is one very reasonable priced cage with top handle (Kramer red I think) along with the Kramer Follow Focus and you will have all you need. Of course get yourself a 480 GB Sandisk Extreme from Amazon as they don't sell them I stores and they fit this particular camera bay perfectly. Put a piece of tape on your SSD's so you can pull them out easily and that's about it. You may need a computer upgrade to handle the raw files.You will also need something for sound and I recommend the Juice Linked Riggy Assist direct into your Camera. Its tiny and produces true high quality sound. I purchased the RM333 and adapter cord very simple. They also make a more expensive BMCC specific one but the sound quality is indistinguishable. If you are doing "film" work then your scenes will be short and you wont need a battery. Indoors you can even stay tethered (no one runs and guns real films - but if youre getting this camera just to have fun then go right ahead) - that said a Bescor or Switronix battery is good choice.
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Hi, I use it for the makeup shoots . But you need to know that it's not enought if you stand as far as a foot from you client. Better use some really good lighting
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It works really well that all I use it with. The only problem is occasionally the wings fall off but only a problem if someone bumps you. It's not very good in a crowded club, unless you have a tripod and a corner. I really like this product it's just so nice for portraits. I hope this helps .
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The answer is yes but it does not line up perfectly.....the aimpoint people said that It as well as theirs, will be a little off but that's how they work is if your a perfectionist you might not be able to live with it being slightly off center but it works just perfectly nevertheless.....hope this info helps you I
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It is a good product for any DSLR camera, but it is not functional, all the weight is on the front ,so... no matter what you do or how you handle the camera position, the Mate Box falls all the time, I do recomend you to look for something more ...like a stedycam or glidecam, try to find something that can help you with movility and stability.
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The ePhoto is quite flexible but the backdrops are not very big. They are big enough for the work that I am doing, but if you had to include several people in a scene the backdrop would not be large enough. Did I answer your question?
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It could be a great fit for that, depending on how much room you have and what angles you're using for the shot. The hand crank can move the camera up and down about a full foot, so that is nice for fine tuning the height without having to adjust the legs. The locks for both axis work well, too, so it will stay wherever you place it for a solid shot.
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Well it depends on where you place the camera. That video was not filmed with this product, the actual product is not that high quality(but it's not bad) and they used those angles for artistic effect, as is typical in advertising. The product has a much better field of view and you can set it up and test it to see where you want to place it. I can't imagine a place where you wouldn't be able to film at least a persons waist and up.
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I don't have a point and shoot but I think this maybe a little big. It stretches to fit my camera for a perfect fit. :-) I don't want to say yes, as it might fall off... I hope this helps.
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Check out the review left on November 2, 2008 by Chawks. They list that as one of the things it can do. I was wondering the same thing. I did that with my daughters camera and how silly I felt to shoot it sideways trying to get it closer. I had been shooting stills with it all day and it all happened so fast I did not think before I shot it trying not to miss a kid on stilts. So, I am going to try this one and hope it does that.