Nicaragua - mini documentary shot on BMPCC

[holdenkim]

Hi,

I wanted to share the latest mini documentary/promotional video I created all shot using BMPCC.
https://youtu.be/ql2wRq9j-lM

And if you are interested, I made another video traveling to Honduras and Nicaragua and you can see that here:
https://youtu.be/vj59uXhZBNU

Thanks for watching! Always appreciate your feedback!

For Youtube Thumbnails Nicaragua 02.jpg

[alex.stefani]

Very nice! I like very much your editing style, Holden, bravo! As for the cinematography, I love the shot at 4:24.
How did you stabilize the camera in this project?

[holdenkim]

Thanks Alex! I used Zhiyun Crane. It's small but great with BMPCC.

[alex.stefani]

Thanks Alex! I used Zhiyun Crane. It's small but great with BMPCC.

I have always used tradition steadycam, but this gimbal seems very very good. I've just seen that there are two version, the classic one and the M-version, lighter and even cheaper..can you tell me what was your model?

[holdenkim]

This is really light and easy to use. I contemplated getting this before the trip and actually bought it 2 days before I left, but even with 1 day of practice, I was able to quickly set it up and get some good usable shots. By the way I also used it with 14mm lens.

This is what I bought: https://www.amazon.com/Zhiyun-Handhe...s=zhiyun+crane

I would highly recommend that you get a small quick release plate with it so that you can quickly attach and detach the camera from it and change batteries and stuff. They have a free iPhone app too which will let you calibrate it (not sure if it actually works, but I do it anyway). I have a smaller point and shoot camera (LX100) and when I use that camera on this gimbal, it loses the balance constantly and I think it's because this gimbal is only good for a camera with certain weight. BMPCC and other small mirrorless camera will work great, but if you need it for something smaller, I would look into M-version. Hope this helped.

[alex.stefani]

This is really light and easy to use. I contemplated getting this before the trip and actually bought it 2 days before I left, but even with 1 day of practice, I was able to quickly set it up and get some good usable shots. By the way I also used it with 14mm lens.

This is what I bought: https://www.amazon.com/Zhiyun-Handhe...s=zhiyun+crane

I would highly recommend that you get a small quick release plate with it so that you can quickly attach and detach the camera from it and change batteries and stuff. They have a free iPhone app too which will let you calibrate it (not sure if it actually works, but I do it anyway). I have a smaller point and shoot camera (LX100) and when I use that camera on this gimbal, it loses the balance constantly and I think it's because this gimbal is only good for a camera with certain weight. BMPCC and other small mirrorless camera will work great, but if you need it for something smaller, I would look into M-version. Hope this helped.

Thank you very much for this, Holden, and my best compliments again for your work!

[Finster]

Nice, Holden. Love seeing how folks use cameras like the BMPCC and BMMCC for doc / run-n-gun type projects.

A few quick questions: which lenses did you used? Did you record RAW & color with Resolve? I assume you used an ND filter sometimes? Any other filters?

[holdenkim]

Nice, Holden. Love seeing how folks use cameras like the BMPCC and BMMCC for doc / run-n-gun type projects.

A few quick questions: which lenses did you used? Did you record RAW & color with Resolve? I assume you used an ND filter sometimes? Any other filters?

Thanks, Finster! I used BMPCC for run-n-gun doc project mostly because that was the only camera I had at that time. I bought the camera when it was $500, built rigs around it and used it for Korea, Honduras, and Nicaragua trips/projects. It's an excellent camera but it has a lot of disadvantages when you use it for run-n-gun. I have a couple upcoming trips to Africa in a few months and I plan to use Canon C100MK2 that I recently purchased instead.

I used Sigma 18-35 f1.8 with speedbooster for all handheld shots and used lumix 14 f2.5 for gimbal shots. I used VND filter heavily as most of the shots were taken outside during daytime.

Thanks!

[goodgoings]

This is really light and easy to use. I contemplated getting this before the trip and actually bought it 2 days before I left, but even with 1 day of practice, I was able to quickly set it up and get some good usable shots. By the way I also used it with 14mm lens.

This is what I bought: https://www.amazon.com/Zhiyun-Handhe...s=zhiyun+crane

I would highly recommend that you get a small quick release plate with it so that you can quickly attach and detach the camera from it and change batteries and stuff. They have a free iPhone app too which will let you calibrate it (not sure if it actually works, but I do it anyway). I have a smaller point and shoot camera (LX100) and when I use that camera on this gimbal, it loses the balance constantly and I think it's because this gimbal is only good for a camera with certain weight. BMPCC and other small mirrorless camera will work great, but if you need it for something smaller, I would look into M-version. Hope this helped.

Would you happen to have a picture of you BMPCC on the Zhiyun? I'm wondering if you are using a cage along with the BMPCC to add weight. With the lumix 14 f2.5 I would think it would be too light.

[holdenkim]

Would you happen to have a picture of you BMPCC on the Zhiyun? I'm wondering if you are using a cage along with the BMPCC to add weight. With the lumix 14 f2.5 I would think it would be too light.

Hi goodgoings, I don't have a picture of it, but I can tell you that I had Wooden Camera BMPCC cage without any top handle. I've never used BMPCC on Zhiyun Crane without cage, but knowing how Zhiyun Crane lost the balance with LX100, I can see how it could do the same with BMPCC if there was no cage.