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Producing my own equipment

Just about the time i became a freelance worker i developed an interest in the new gyro-stabilized technology making its appearance on the internet.

There they were this devices commonly known as “gimbals” that had the potencial of “democratizing” cinematic camera movement. Great film-like shots became accesible to practically anyone without the need of a bulky budget.

The time had come to invest in this project, but there was only one option and it was still expensive: the Freefly Movi M5. And there was the issue of technical service, as I knew it was very dangerous to buy “first generation” models that usually come with native imperfections that can become a problem. We were very far from USA, headquarters of the company.

So i decided to produce my own equipment. I teamed up with Ariel Lagostena (Tecnogrips), a man of natural engineering genius, and started a collaboration of countless comings and goings over the years about the constant improvement of the “G” models. I would put them to the test as an operator and we would develop their functionality further.

That’s the story of the g5 and g20 models, and the name i gave to it, “Gyroscope”.

Producing my own equipment

Just about the time i became a freelance worker i developed an interest in the new gyro-stabilized technology making its appearance on the internet.

There they were this devices commonly known as “gimbals” that had the potencial of “democratizing” cinematic camera movement. Great film-like shots became accesible to practically anyone without the need of a bulky budget.

The time had come to invest in this project, but there was only one option and it was still expensive: the Freefly Movi M5. And there was the issue of technical service, as I knew it was very dangerous to buy “first generation” models that usually come with native imperfections that can become a problem. We were very far from USA, headquarters of the company.

So i decided to produce my own equipment. I teamed up with Ariel Lagostena (Tecnogrips), a man of natural engineering genius, and started a collaboration of countless comings and goings over the years about the constant improvement of the “G” models. I would put them to the test as an operator and we would develop their functionality further.

That’s the story of the g5 and g20 models, and the name i gave to it, “Gyroscope”.

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g5 2.0

Made out of carbon fiber tubes and junctures,...

Made out of carbon fiber tubes and junctures, extremely light, with the ability to configure the gimbal in almost every possible position by inverting the sensor axis coordinates. With remote control by radio frequency and bluetooth connection, two position sensors and 32bit board by the russian company "Basecam Electronics". Video Transmission is still SD here, with an old fashion drone TX - RX (transmission system). The receiver is built in to a case powered by battery, so is completely movable.

Logo

Lucilla Viglietta, a talented designer based ...

Lucilla Viglietta, a talented designer based in Buenos Aires,  came up with this logo for Gyroscope. It has a dimensional ambiguity that makes it 2D and 3D at the same time, and a strong anchorage to the coordinates clocks  used in the 32bits board controller GUI application used to configure and calibrate the gimbal.

g20 2.0

The g20 was an other ballpark. It was the fir...

The g20 was an other ballpark. It was the first XL gimbal of its kind in Buenos Aires, capable of lifting up to 9kg (the DJI Ronin got you to 6kg). In a way, it was the same thing as the previous model but bigger. It got very heavy for the operator, so we had to come up with a solution; i bought and further modified a Tilta "Armor Man 1.0" exoskeleton (first batch) for this purpose.

g5 3.0

The last versión of the g5 has an integrated...

The last versión of the g5 has an integrated wireless follow focus system (very light) that powers and communicates directly through the gimbal's electronics. Moreover, the video transmission was updated to a professional HD signal. There's a low budget complete solution for DSLR and Mirrorless cameras.

Girocar
g20 3.0

With the g20 we knew we had to bring things t...

With the g20 we knew we had to bring things to another level, so we decided to add encoders to it. To the basic two sensors system, one for camera position and one for frame position, three more were added, called encoders. One for every brushless motor. That meant more accuracy and resolution, more power efficiency, more weight it could lift. +Up until 12 kg; we didn't have record of any other gimbal capable of this at the time.

Bitnami