27Mar DIY Mini Jib / Mini Camera Crane
If you know you’re only working with a small camera, does the equipment need to be so big? Here’s a quick little DIY crane that’s fit for small cameras like the GH2, Sony NEX5n, NEX-7, etc. etc. The fact that the Jib and counterweight has been scaled down, you can use smaller more portable tripods as the support. You will need a fluid head if you want to pan left or right. The build dimensions and additional info over at Olivia’s Blog (click here)
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March 27th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
So I thought this was supposed to fit a DSLR like a 7D or a 60D
March 27th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
my mistake, i see now the parts arent the same as the telescoping one you put up earlier.
March 27th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
yeah im looking forward to the dslr jib!
March 27th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
My thought on this is, didn’t you have a couple of simple jibs on some previous post, for around $100. And I think it was even longer than this and you still guided it by hand if I remember, in a basketball court or something. So, cute as this jib is, why would you want to spend all the time shopping for parts, cutting down the angled iron, etc, drilling, testing, this, that, when you can just buy that other one for around $100. That’s where labor cost, or personal time is a major factor.
March 27th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
@apostolos – This is a tutorial build. Some people might want to shoot with a GoPro or tiny S100. Other jibs run over $130. For $25 bucks this one can be much lighter and much smaller. Can be used with small tripods unlike the larger ones. I personally dont want to bring a big jib out for a small point and shoot.
March 27th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
I didn’t realize the cost was $25. For some reason I thought it was around 100. My bad. Even so, for the time you’d put in to manufacture this, especially if you’re not much of a DIY-er, like me, I’d get one in the $100 range.
March 28th, 2012 at 7:16 am
Emm, do you think this will take a Canon T3i with stock lens which is about 26 oz ? Thanks.
March 28th, 2012 at 7:41 am
@Malani – Yes, i’ve flown my Canon 5D Mark II + Sigma 20mm on here. You can always get heavier duty square tubing if necessary. This is just an intro to assembly. You can make it longer or stronger with different materials.
March 30th, 2012 at 5:26 am
Hey Emm, what about wobble? does it wobble? and is it the same size as the proaim 4′ jib?
March 30th, 2012 at 6:12 am
@David – The crane is built very short, so it minimizes lots of issues. If you have a good base, then there’s no wobble. The longer the crane you build, the more you have to accommodate. The idea behind this is to get effective footage from small cameras.
March 31st, 2012 at 11:17 pm
Just made my own version of this today. I used some larger materials to make sure it worked with the 5D and heavier lenses, so it cost more like $60. Fun project.
April 1st, 2012 at 11:35 pm
emm, just wondering what material is the square tubing? thanks
April 2nd, 2012 at 7:24 am
@Jesus – Aluminum.