rare earth magnet camera mount plate

[AZ ChopperCam]

how about a magnetically floating camera in a tray on the gimbal?

got me some parts here......this ought to be interesting....

[dreslism]

What are those magnets going to do to my SD card or anything else in my camera?

Those things are crazy powerful!!

[AZ ChopperCam]

only one way to find out! if they are spaced far enough away from the cam... ???? I dunno

[dreslism]

only one way to find out!

OK, YOU let me know! :wink: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

I have a couple of shoots coming up this week, so I'm not touching anything on my setup.

[gauchovolador]

mmm sounds interesting to give it a try!
(i whish it doesnt erase hdv tapes :shock: :shock: )

[arrio]

I think you will still need some light foam between the magnets to damp the camera while it floats between the magnets. Just think of the magnets as non contact springs.

[AZ ChopperCam]

agreed. there still will need to be some contact point.. also too to keep it from banging against the stops while turning, climbing, etc.

[MLaBoyteaux]

I've heard this is similar to the way full size heli-cams are designed. The camera gimbal "floats" in a magnetic field when it's powered up. This effectively isolates the camera platform from the mount.

I've thought about it but was afraid of de-magnetizing the tape in my video camera and loosing footage.

[iflybyu77]

I can't imagine it would act any differently than being directly connected? The natural tendency isn't really a "floating" per se, more like a forceable battle between one side and the other.. Am I off on my thinking? Last time I played with something like that, I recall it was like a perfect bearing when rotating, but reacted like it was directly connected... hmm.. would be interesting to hear your results though, DJ.