By site editor Dan Chung:
At BVE in London ShadowCam were showing a new range of brushless gimbals with some unique and innovative features. The standard S-gimbal is based on an AlexMos control system and is the basis of the larger rigs on show. It will carry cameras up to the size of the Canon C300 or RED Epic and the modular design of the gimbal allows it to be used inverted, or in a more conventional suspended way. It can be mounted to jibs and a handy small boom with additional hardware.
Especially of interest to one man bands is the ShadowCam S5 – building on the S-gimbal it adds several features. Most impressive of all was the VH-1 two-way shock system that works a bit like a mini steadicam arm to dampen movement on the vertical and horizontal planes. You can check it out in the video above to see it working.
Interestingly it can also be fitted easily to a regular rod based shoulder rig and it folds down into a holdall for travelling. The shoulder rig makes operating the gimbal for longer periods possible without a full Steadicam arm and vest, or Easyrig.
For more details go to the ShadowCam website.
