The ikan ELEMENTS BlackFly is a light-weight hand held rig that’s perfectly suited for mobile or tripod shots. The top of the rig is equipped with multiple 1/4″-20″ mounting points for adding accessories. This means you will have more options available, no matter what additional equipment you choose use. The BlackFly accepts a variety of accessories: [...]
It’s been about two months (too long for a successful and effective blogger to remain inactive) but the delay has been worth the while, considering the changes in my life thus far. Working on a feature, running with multiple different cameras, building new rigs, crazy long nights without sleep, and generally pushing the limits. I [...]
Missed your ikan tip of the week at all? I actually did. I believe it’s still a great creative outlet for applying ikan gear in various, effective ways, considering the innumerable configurations available to you via the ELEMENTS line, esp with the EV2 series now available. This week, I’m going to don this product the [...]
November is a funny time for many, as it marks the end of fall with the cooler weather rolling in with many of the first real snows. The impending winter means spending time indoors, seeking refuge from the cold and experiencing that slow-down and stillness to life, where leaving the bed is akin to blasphemy. [...]
So what do you do when you create a great new base plate system at the same time you want update one of your most popular teleprompters…why you combine them into one great new product. This is exactly what we did with our new PT2500! We took out EV2 Large baseplate system and added a [...]
So, we are back, somewhat unpacked and finally decompressed from the mad dash, frenzied marathon that is NAB. All the prototypes are safely back in the “fab lab” and every sales rep safely nestled back in their offices. And it gives us just a bit to think about… actually, more than a bit. NAB is [...]