Ignite Digi – an Australian company specialized in Freefly MōVi Pro and DJI Ronin 2 accessories – has released a new counterweight system and large lens solutions for gimbal users called Accessory Mounts. These new lightweight mounts allow you to transform your camera accessories into useful counterweights to minimize the total amount of weight required to balance large camera setups. Let’s take a closer look. Balancing Heavy Camera Setups I first heard of Ignite Digi while scrolling on Instagram. On a picture of a Freefly MōVi Pro setup, something bright orange catch my attention to the batteries. It is Ignite Digi’s TB50 battery adapters for MōVi Pro gimbals. It is a smart solution to mount DJI TB50 batteries onto the MōVI Pro to increase the overall running time. The company is putting a lot of effort to develop innovative gimbal products that solve real users problems. The Freefly MōVI Pro and the DJI Ronin 2 are powerful gimbals which can support a lot of weight. But, to balance large camera setups – with a large cinema lens, a mattebox, FIZ motors – you have to use counterweights to compensate for the front heavy configuration. Most of the counterweight systems available are based around just weights and mounts, until the new Ignite Digi Accessory Mounts. Ignite Digi Accessory Mounts Ignite Digi idea is rather simple: instead of using more weights to properly balance the camera setup and mount camera accessories in awkward positions, why not use these camera accessories to act as counterweights? It’s smart,...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 16 May, 2019