Mohamed El-Fallal Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hi ,I am Mohamed From Cairo And my question is about stabilization. I I am using sony A7s mark 2 + Tripod + 70-200 sony G lens on a boat (Stabilization), what should i do to get the best steady footage 1- Turn on lens stabilization ONLY. (and which stabilization option since it has 2 stabilization options). 2- Turn Camera Steady ONLY. 3-Both 4- None Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Greene Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hi ,I am Mohamed From Cairo And my question is about stabilization. I I am using sony A7s mark 2 + Tripod + 70-200 sony G lens on a boat (Stabilization), what should i do to get the best steady footage 1- Turn on lens stabilization ONLY. (and which stabilization option since it has 2 stabilization options). 2- Turn Camera Steady ONLY. 3-Both 4- None Thanks Your in-camera/lens stabilizers may work ok if you're shooting on a large ship. But, if you are shooting on a small boat, bouncing in the water, the movement will be much bigger than your camera can stabilize. Turning on camera/lens stabilizing here may well make things look worse as it locks and then looses the ability to stabilize, causing jumps in the image. So, on a bouncing boat, your could shoot hand held and learn to love the excitement of shaking and movement, or, if you really need a stable shot, think about using one of the electronic hand held camera stabilizers. The electronic stabilizer might even work on a tripod. For really wide action shots, you could even think about mounting a go-pro camera directly to the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie A Brown Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Check out these links, there may be some very valuable information that'll help towards solving your problem. First check out this short, I think they accomplished the type of shots you're trying to get. Start at the 5 minute mark. https://vimeo.com/213754792 Now start this at the 28 minute mark and the cinematography talks about how he got those steady shots in the water. http://gaddisvisuals.com/episode82/ Daniel April may actually be a member here (or some members here may know him), so you may be able to reach out to him directly. Edited November 16, 2017 by Reggie A Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed El-Fallal Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Your in-camera/lens stabilizers may work ok if you're shooting on a large ship. But, if you are shooting on a small boat, bouncing in the water, the movement will be much bigger than your camera can stabilize. Turning on camera/lens stabilizing here may well make things look worse as it locks and then looses the ability to stabilize, causing jumps in the image. So, on a bouncing boat, your could shoot hand held and learn to love the excitement of shaking and movement, or, if you really need a stable shot, think about using one of the electronic hand held camera stabilizers. The electronic stabilizer might even work on a tripod. For really wide action shots, you could even think about mounting a go-pro camera directly to the boat. Thanks a lot Bruce Greene :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed El-Fallal Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Check out these links, there may be some very valuable information that'll help towards solving your problem. First check out this short, I think they accomplished the type of shots you're trying to get. Start at the 5 minute mark. https://vimeo.com/213754792 Now start this at the 28 minute mark and the cinematography talks about how he got those steady shots in the water. http://gaddisvisuals.com/episode82/ Daniel April may actually be a member here (or some members here may know him), so you may be able to reach out to him directly. Reggie A Brown this is a great help, thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Arica Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) If you're looking for another piece of equipment to help, Glidecam has a stabilizer that's only meant to keep the horizon line leveled. It's called the Glidecam Tru-Horizon. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=Cj0KCQiAus_QBRDgARIsAIRGNGjsHNQfOR2iYpPhTfg1HXJMkYTONSWSQJ6CHYOj_Z2YkjsJPZCNuooaAvjeEALw_wcB&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1333932 Edited November 22, 2017 by Mark Arica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed El-Fallal Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Thanks Mark Arica :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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