remote tilt/pan for height

[icarusi]

I'm considering building something to gain height for club shoots, to be able to shoot over heads nearer ceiling height. I'm looking to do the panning pivot at normal level, just pivot the base of a tube, on a suitable bearing and the tilt by means of push/pull rods in a parallelogram fashion, operating a tilting table at the high level. I'm considering using an optical fibre and the IR remote to control the HV20, and an LCD monitor at low level.

Has anyone already done a DIY rig for this purpose?

[tcindie]

a simple jib isn't too difficult to build, you could go with a similar design, but rather than mounting it as a jib use it more as a monopod.

The easiest way would be to put a pulley on the end of the stick/rod/whatever, and use an L bracket attached to it for mounting the camera. Then run some aircraft cable (steel rope) to another pulley down below.. Attach a similar bracket on the lower pulley to use as a handle. To pan you would simple twist the whole pole, and to tilt you would push the lever forward or back.

[Terfyn]

There are electrically driven Pan/Tilt heads on the market. Plenty for CCTV systems but I have seen a few for the cine/video market. Suggest search the web.

[Erik Bien]

TC,

You mean, something like this (http://www.hi-pod.com/index.html)?

[tcindie]

TC,

You mean, something like this (http://www.hi-pod.com/index.html)?

Basically, yeah. :)

If you look at how it works, it would be painfully easy to build one yourself

[icarusi]

a simple jib isn't too difficult to build, you could go with a similar design, but rather than mounting it as a jib use it more as a monopod.

It would be convenient to make the mechanism future useable as a jib, but the extended tripod (or monopod) will be more convenient in a crowded location. I think I'll need to be able to access the camera at low level too for occasional tape change or access to 'P' settings and menu, so telescoping down would be needed. I have some speaker stands which would do the tripod bit. Getting the tilt control rod/cable to telescope is trickier.