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Forget RoboCop: This Wild Camera Rig Turns You Into RoboPhotographer

PetaPixel·Michael Zhang·6 months ago
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If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming one with ultra-stabilized cameras, DJI today shared a wild-looking camera support system that makes you look more like RoboCop than a photographer or filmmaker.

The upper part of the setup features a set of Riddell football pads as its support structure with a DJI Ronin 4D 4-axis camera/gimbal system mounted to the right shoulder pad. Having so much weight on the right shoulder throws off the photographer’s center of gravity, so perhaps mounting a lighting rig to the left shoulder would be the logical next step towards this setup’s final form.

A gimbal support vest system on the front to support a heavy camera and ginormous telephoto lens combo, perfect for birding or a youth soccer game at your neighborhood park.

The cameras and stabilization gear weigh quite a bit, but the setup also includes Hypershell’s outdoor exoskeleton to reduce fatigue, allowing you to spend all day doing street photography and drawing weird looks from passersby.

This is “[t]he setup that needs…

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