Playing with a new toy

It's not mine, it's from work, but if I'm meant to be teaching it to the students then I'd better be pretty good at it myself, right? Also it's fun.

It's called a Ronin and it's a gimbal stabilizer. I think it probably works better with two people, because it comes with a remote so that you can force what direction it looks.

First try

It had a setting on the remote that was forcing it to really lock what direction it was looking. And I was alone so no one was controlling the remote. I also have no idea what I was focused on. I set it at f22 to give me flexibility, but never started with focusing on anything. At the end when it pans and tilts I was holding still and using one hand on the remote joy stick.

Second Try

I made some changes to the remote and managed to get it to turn with me. Though it requires a gentle turn. And the walking will look better if I were walking with someone, like an actor.

Third Try

The problem with the dog being my only model is that I haven't trained him well enough.

Pretty promising considering I only read half the manual and just messed around for an hour. By the end of the summer I bet I can be doing some pretty cool moves.

And no comments on the yard please. I have guys who mow every other week. And it's a billion degrees out this weekend, so I'm not doing it in between them. That defeats the point of them.