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The basics of setting up the Merlin with the 5D II and 24mm 1.4 lens. Audio is recorded by a Sennheiser wireless lav mic.
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Jim V. 8 months ago

Thanks for the demo; it must be hard to manually focus the camera when mounted on the Merlin, is it ?
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Thanks Jim, yeah, you pretty much have to prefocus it before each shot...
Tyler Ginter 8 months ago

Thanks for putting this together! Great job and saved me the hassle of showing a tutorial myself :)
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

You got it, Tyler!!
Dominic Sotirescu 8 months ago

Great demo! I hope you don't mind me adding it to my new channel, Gadgets for 5D2.
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Thank you Dominic!
solardevice 8 months ago

Great Job! I own a Merlin Steadicam and I'm about to buy a 5D mII... Thanks for sharing this...
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Thank you, good luck with your 5D!!
Steve Henry 8 months ago

I haven't tried my Merlin with my week old 5D II yet. But after seeing this and hole N and the three weights, I'll give it a whirl this weekend. Thanks.

Also, how do you compress your videos? What parameters? They are some of the most beautiful looking, artifact free videos I've seen. Great job!
Steve Henry 8 months ago

Oh can I ask you what picture style you use? And what sharpening level. Your work really does impress me! Thanks.
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Hi Steve, thank you very much. I'm editing in FCP and I output using compressor, h264, 720x1280, 30p....
I've used the "landscape" style once but usually I just resort to the "neutral" style and default sharpening level. Thanks again!
Joe McShooter 8 months ago

very cool

which sliding tripod plate do you use?

thanks!
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Thank you Joe! I use the 577 quick release assembly:
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Tom @ Timescapes 8 months ago

thanks for the video, man. i've been having trouble balancing mine with the same 24mm.

which quick-release plate exactly are you using?

thanks!
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Hey Tom, thanks for the comment! I use the bogen 577 quick release assembly, and I position the plate so that the gold spring loaded pin on the sliding plate is just in front of the camera touching the camera body.
On the plate adapter I use the 2nd, more forward, threaded hole to mount to the Merlin base plate--hope that helps!
Sean Seah 8 months ago

Help, i cant see the video!
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Hi Sean, just checked it and it seems to be playing fine.
karlhsu 8 months ago

nice Job.
Vladimir Chaloupka 8 months ago

Thank you!
Motion Art 7 months ago

Thanks for this, very cool.
Vladimir Chaloupka 7 months ago

Thanks!!
Goldenboi24k 7 months ago

Did all the weights come with the camera
Vladimir Chaloupka 7 months ago

Yes, all the extra weights come with the Merlin and you can use whatever you need depending on the weight of the camera.
Ramelli 7 months ago

here is a small fun commercial I did using the 5D
photoserge.com/2009/05/ma-premiere-realisation/
Vladimir Chaloupka 7 months ago

Nice!
Aaron Shamp 6 months ago

thanks for the demo. i've been trying out the canon 5d mark two and i was wondering if there are any codec exporting tricks. my footage seemed jumpy once in final cut. i have the latest mac pro towers and edit HDV footage all the time. for some reason the footage seems to stutter? when i watch it in the camera it does fine? what kind of flash cards did use while shooting in video? i thought maybe if i re-formated the footage it might help? any helpful tips?
Vladimir Chaloupka 6 months ago

before I start editing I use compressor and export all files as ProRes 422--the file sizes are large but then the editing goes much smoother and you don't have to re-render transitions, etc.
amankerstudio 6 months ago

Great Presentation Mr.Chaloupka..:)
Vladimir Chaloupka 6 months ago

thank you!!
Aaron Shamp 6 months ago

thanks for the helpful tip. i ended up exporting it in pro res and it works much better.
Vladimir Chaloupka 6 months ago

you're welcome :)
Adrian Payne 6 months ago

ProRes 422 turns my footage Darker! What Gives?
Vladimir Chaloupka 3 months ago

...don't know, I have never seen that
adson_silva 5 months ago

great teacher !!!!
thanks, dude !!!!
Vladimir Chaloupka 3 months ago

Thanks a lot Adson, I appreciate the comment!
Gideon Plus 2 months ago

What focal length do you use on the merlin ?
and how are you dealing with the focus ?
Vladimir Chaloupka 1 month ago

mostly the 24mm--you just have to focus and then try to keep the same distance to the subject.
Alon Koppel 2 months ago

Thanks for the video. I just bought the steadicam and trying it with the 5D mark II. Seems like I am somewhat off balance when it's moving although it seems aligned when I hold it straight. I guess I just have to work on it.
Vladimir Chaloupka 1 month ago

If it swings slowly when you're moving and then stop, it might be a bit bottom heavy....
VTVStudio 2 months ago

You bro heheh i watch this before and i didn't notice that you from Santa fe so this time i watch it again and i catch you said "out here in Santa Fe" follow by a wall of the shop where Native American stuff anyway i'm like 30min from you LOL. I'm in ABQ maybe we could meet up sometime for coffee and talk please reply please ethank you
Vladimir Chaloupka 1 month ago

hi, that sounds good, send me an email!
Twitching-Eye 2 months ago

thanks for this great video tutorial! i'm seriously thinking of buying one.
Vladimir Chaloupka 1 month ago

You're welcome!!
mungkey 1 month ago

good info. love it man. thanks
Vladimir Chaloupka 1 month ago

Thank you!