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Hi there, besides my reply to another thread this is my first real one. Thank you for accepting me into this circle of knowledge and valuable information!
I am looking to get started in time-lapse photography. So I am on the lookout for gear. I also have a concrete job to create a music video where we intend to use the same hardware and maybe even do some tie-lapse for that as well.
So far my list includes the nic-o-tilt pan and tilt head. After 4 days of research I think it's the best and most sturdy pan tilt head available considering my D810 and heavy lenses. Plus it offers the ability to move the camera to the "nodal" point.
As far as sliders goes, I will probably rent the Rhino and the Syrp magic carpet from my local photography shop to gain some experience using that kind of gear.. But I am very intrigued by Benjamin's PocketSlider gear as well. From what I gather Kessler or Dynamic Perception would be the top notch gear, put pricey...
Now I am looking at controllers and I narrowed it down to Pine or Ramper-Pro.
So far I gather that Pine want's to be the all in one device that can do it all. (side note: That's always dangerous and I am kinda burnt by investing in Arsenal) Except the holy grail (exposure ramping) which has to be done with qDSLR dashboard in the loop. Meaning Pine will be able to trigger the camera solely and not deal with exposure. But it has a very solid base for motion control.
While Ramper-Pro seems to be very good on the exposure side and life preview onto a tablet, but besides the motion sensor to move the slider, pan and tilt, it seems not so strong on controlling the motors of a rig.
Since I am a noob in that area, it's absolutely possible that I am missing something. Maybe someone on this forum went through the same exploration and bought either or and would be so kind to share the experience.
I am looking to get started in time-lapse photography. So I am on the lookout for gear. I also have a concrete job to create a music video where we intend to use the same hardware and maybe even do some tie-lapse for that as well.
So far my list includes the nic-o-tilt pan and tilt head. After 4 days of research I think it's the best and most sturdy pan tilt head available considering my D810 and heavy lenses. Plus it offers the ability to move the camera to the "nodal" point.
As far as sliders goes, I will probably rent the Rhino and the Syrp magic carpet from my local photography shop to gain some experience using that kind of gear.. But I am very intrigued by Benjamin's PocketSlider gear as well. From what I gather Kessler or Dynamic Perception would be the top notch gear, put pricey...
Now I am looking at controllers and I narrowed it down to Pine or Ramper-Pro.
So far I gather that Pine want's to be the all in one device that can do it all. (side note: That's always dangerous and I am kinda burnt by investing in Arsenal) Except the holy grail (exposure ramping) which has to be done with qDSLR dashboard in the loop. Meaning Pine will be able to trigger the camera solely and not deal with exposure. But it has a very solid base for motion control.
While Ramper-Pro seems to be very good on the exposure side and life preview onto a tablet, but besides the motion sensor to move the slider, pan and tilt, it seems not so strong on controlling the motors of a rig.
Since I am a noob in that area, it's absolutely possible that I am missing something. Maybe someone on this forum went through the same exploration and bought either or and would be so kind to share the experience.