I've been toying with the idea of being able to setup 3 DSLR's at my weddings and operate them all entirely remotely from a little booth setup. I've found this website, http://sennavideoequipment.com/webshop/ and for about 6k I can get a motorized head/focus/zoom. Unfortunately thats 18k for three. Would be awesome to do it for like, 2k a piece. Does anyone have some DIY links for building these? I built my own motorized slider before so I'm somewhat experienced and I bet its possible to build this sort of thing for WAY less than 6k.
Edit: Seems like http://www.servocity.com/html/mpt1100-ss_pan___tilt_system.html that system is a good start for pan/tilt. The remote focus/zoom control seems fairly simple to rig up as well. The problem is making it all wireless it would seem!
I've been thinking about the exact same thing - and I think this is an awesome solution
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/892386-REG/jvc_gv_ls2wus_jvc_gv_ls2_live_streaming.html
you can control 4 cameras from a tablet or laptop - wifi!
This is interesting.
http://protechy.com/bescor-mp-101-and-arduino-tutorial/
The bescor does not have the speed of the servo based models ... may be useful if your intention is tweaking locked of shots. I have the components and the head for this but haven't gotten to it yet.
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