Ergonomic Grips - Weekly Special

Introducing the "Noah" Grip

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Introducing the NOAH Grip in honor of my nephew, a little league pitcher with a wicked arm.   We have modified a standard baseball by adding injection molded inserts, Stainless Steel switch, Hirose 4 pin I/O, M6 thumb screw and Arri style Stainless Steel rosette.  This turns the baseball into a fully functioning camera grip.  Package includes Run / Stop remote cable.

 http://www.ergocine.com/weekly-specials.html

The NEW CNC machine.  The wireless keyboard it really great, during setup I can get all the way around the object with the controls in my hands.

Introducing the new ergocine grip V2 and sphere V3 more surface area, for a better feel plus custom sizes pick Medium, Large or Extra-Large just let me know your glove size. These are not on the site yet but email me at ergocine@gmail.com for a quote. What you see here are a large grip and sphere which are going out to be used with a new Varicam LT package, cable is basically the same as the F55 cable. - Pricing is the same as the older version.

 

SMART SPHERE (working title)

This is the Beta version of the SMART SPHERE (working title), I have finished the shell and I am going to send it back to Jon Pandone to finishing the wiring, and then we should be ready to go ahead with field testing. What you see is a ball the size of a baseball with 5 triggers, 3 LED's and 2.5mm LANC plug, on the far side (not pictured) is a Hirose wired as a USB type A. Inside we have a brake out board for the triggers and LANC and a
Arduino Pro Mini board. We have programmed the LANC commands for Blackmagic Cameras, but with the Hirose USB you will be able to load all LANC commands for any LANC camera.
What we have now is Start/Stop under the thumb, autofocus to the right, then down the front, + value, - value and lastly under the ring finger, change mode. The mode trigger with toggle between, focus (blue), aperture (yellow), and zoom uses all three LED's. Slow zoom (green), medium zoom (green & yellow) and fast zoom (all three), and with the ability to program the SMART SPHERE any trigger can be assigned any task.

Lastly inspired by the stitches on a real baseball I notched the wood in front of the triggers so you can get a really good grip.

Quest for a universal interface V 1.0

Jon Pandone and I have been working on a new project which will allow for complete control over any given camera's remote accessible options.   We are starting with a five trigger configuration right hand triggers 1 = Start/Stop 2 = MODE switch between options controlled left hand (exposure, focus (softs stops) and zoom (S, M, & F) & 3 = F4  Menu (digital loop) / auto focus.  Left hand will increase / decrease values within a selected mode, it is very likely that we will replace the triggers with a rheostat.

Handles are connected to a small breakout box (powered by arduino) that interfaces with your cameras lanc port. Blackmagic, Canon, Sony, and other LANC-compatible cameras are currently supported, with plans to add wi-fi support for RED and ARRI cameras in development. 

In addition to controlling electronic lenses via camera, the controls can also be used with stepper or servo motors to drive mechanical lenses. All software is open-source, so the end user can modify commands/ functionality to suit their needs. Ergocine grips are built to last a lifetime, and user-upgradeable firmware ensures that they will remain compatible with future generations of your favorite camera.

I am included a LED mode module for Joe, to indicate the functions of the triggers on the left hand side.  

I am also showing prototype 15mm rods with a channel the size of a XLR cable.

SPECIAL SECRET SALE at ergocine

SPECIAL SECRET SALE - Write me, and tell me what you are interested in.

I will build you a personalized discounted quote. 

NO OBLIGATION TO BUY. 

email me - ergocine@gmail.com

HHFF-an Erector Set for adults

The HHFF is an Erector Set for adults. It can be endlessly configured to meet your direct drive needs.  The systems uses standard 15mm traded rods and standard D-Rod.  You can get the D-Rod from Servocity plus a lot of other cool stuff.  The mounting plate will attach to either side of the gear box allow you to orient the drive shaft in any direction.  We offer two different size swing-away arms and many different size drive wheels, with which you can gear up or down.

Special thanks to my brother Hayden and his band Skirts for the music.

2T Sphere

This is the 2T Sphere as it would ship, with tennis ball size black walnut spheres (2 5/8") on either side lovingly sanded and oiled with a all natural beeswax and linseed oil finish.

 

The 2 Triggered Sphere (2T Sphere) and Handheld Follow Focus (HHFF)

I have just finished a sphere with two triggers which is for the Cameo cable.  This LANC cable lets you stop/start the camera and trigger F4 in Canon, Sony and JVC.  With the F4 function you can trigger any assignable menu item you desire, most will go for the digital loop.

The sphere it self is larger than the average sphere we produce, the 2T Sphere come in at 2 5/8" in diameter roughly the size of a tennis ball where our normal sphere measures 2 3/8" close to the diameter of a pool ball.  This sphere will ship with a Arri Style rosette the one in the photos is stainless steel I am waiting on a order of my normal black aluminum rosettes.  The spheres can ship with either, your choice.

I addition I would like to reintroduce the Handheld Follow Focus a rig designed to allow your hand to be where it wants to be and the drive gear to be where it needs to be.  This is the long arm on the rig, I also have short arm but since I am using the dog bones I needed to span a lot of distance.

I am going to start shipping the HHFF in limited numbers if you interested let me know, ergocine@gmail.com.  The price for these early HHFF's will be in the $500 range depending on how it is configured.

NEW Lion R2+ and Triggered Sphere

Showing off the new Lion R2+ and the new triggered sphere.

 

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Ditch your SONY FS7 grip and never look back.

Found this on the SONY site while I was exploring the durability issue that the FS7 grip is having in the field. JPNola is using the two 2 Sphere Grip, our Triggered Grips also have the ability to on/off the SONY FS7. 

http://www.ergocine.com/grips.html

"Solution"- Ditch the entire extension arm / control grip thing altogether and never look back.

I realize that isn't the solution you were looking for and it doesn't address the shoddy build of the control grip. But it is a solution that could save you a lot of headache, bring many advantages, and even improve your shooting.

About the only thing that the control grip provides that cannot be accomplished without the grip is simultaneous focus and iris riding. I found that it was rare that I needed to do both at once since the iris change is stepped and undesirable for in-shot exposure adjustment. Besides, being that the arm / grip is such a pain in the rear and creates so many problems, giving up simultaneous focus / exposure change was a trade-off I was willing to make.

The happy bonuses off ditching the arm are :

* camera placement is no longer limited by the arm. I can perform shots where the camera lens just barely clears an object. I can perform shots where the camera body is on the ground or on the hood of a car. No arm sticking out from the bottom of the camera to impede those camera placements.

* I can place the upright on a flat surface when not in use. No need for a second arm. No more having to lay the camera on its side.

* no more problems when mounting to a tripod. No having to temporarily reposition or remove the arm.

* no more concern over tearing up the cable for the control grip. Less cabling on the camera overall and that makes for less of a "franken-camera" / "C300" look. The camera is more "clean" without the arm and cabling to the grip.

* going without the arm shed weight. Weight that wasn't helping to stabilize camera shots. Weight that wasn't positioned aft of my shoulder- the only place where the Fs7 needs for additional weight.

* no more having to reposition or remove the arm in order to put the camera in its camera bag.

* no more one hand up, other hand down shooting position. Both hands are now at the same height, just like shooting with a traditional broadcast tv camera or motion picture camera. Having both hands at lens height makes you feel more part of the camera, more connected to the lens and thus to the shot.

Quit the grip and you will likely feel better for it. It was a bad habit to begin with. :smileylol:

-JPNola

Blade V2 w/ 2 free brackets

http://www.ergocine.com/blade-v2.html

Blade V 2.0, includes ergocine Blade V2.0 with cheese plate, and a leather pad which will attach to the bottom of the unit with Velcro.   Designed to accommodate the weight of a Cine size zoom lenses or longer cameras such as the F5/F55.

There is a .20" grove cut down the center of the plate which allows you to slide the camera into a perfectly balanced position.  Attach any quick release plate or dovetail to the cheese plate which you can access from above or underneath.

Underneath in the front of the Blade there is an area to securely mount a Sachtler standard quick release plate.

We are also offering a low profile leather pad constructed with high density cushioning foam. The pad is made of layered cotton batting covered in suede leather and backed with Velcro. The pad will attach to the bottom of the unit with Velcro stapled into the shoulder cut out.

Front and back of the unit have mounting points for 15 mm rod brackets they will also have 15 mm holes sunk into the body of the blade. Once the rods are countersunk into the wooden mount a very rigid connection is made with the rods. One option is to permanently epoxy threaded female rods into the Blade V 2.0, flush to surface or protruding.  Email me for a quote - ergocine@gmail.com.

Triggered grip package in Black Walnut come with your choice of free cable.  Cables are 21" long with exception of the F55/F5 which is 30".  Right angle Hirose connectors are used unless specified.  Grips come with an all natural unbleached Duck Cloth Bag which protects and buffs your ergocine wooden grip and sphere.

 

a grip is born

Since the wood was from a small tree was very difficult to get a piece large enough to mill a handle  free from cracks from the drying process. But we did succeed in getting one, read the blog post for the setup and watch this really cool little time lapse video of the grip being made. 3 1/2 hours condensed down to around 45 seconds.   I  would love to do this for someone else so feel free to contact me if you have some special piece of wood that you want made into a handle.

To get the whole story see: A special job.

We are soon to be 2

All grips are made from Black Walnut.

ergocine turns 2 on the 31st - help us celebrate - buy our triggered grip package at a 15% discount.

was $895.00 now $760.00
offer good until the 31th of October

A special job.

On April 27 Damon wrote:

David,

Was just on your site and love your work! I am a Chicago based cameraman but grew up outside of Rochester in Wayne County. My folks are still there and have plenty of trees on their property... which got me to thinking. Could you make a grip/trigger for me if I were to supply the wood from my folks property? I know little about woodworking but I know they have cherry, maple, oak and pine trees in abundance. It's a strange request but my folks are getting up there and someday that property will likely be sold, having a piece of it in my hands while I work would be pretty cool.

Thanks,
Damon Hennessy

It took months, but it is finally coming together.  Damon sent me this picture and though the Cherry log is small, we think we can make it work.  This wood is green so I will need to kiln dried it before it is milled.  I got the logs this weekend and over the last couple of days I have been prepping.

              

Creating a Handgrip blank on the band saw.

Preparing the ends for drying, the ends dry quicker then the rest of the block causing them to crack.  This waxy liquid slows the drying down.  Next, on to the kiln where they will dry for the next 2-3 weeks.