Guilmette Goes With Vinten Vision blue5 Head for One-Man Band DSLR Sports Shooting

Boston-based sports camera operator and Director of Photography 汤姆Guilmette recently added Vinten’s new Vision blue5 head to his one-man-band shooting package. He says it is the perfect complement, whether he’s shooting a segment of the ongoing Spotlight Performer videos for Men’s CWS NCAA Baseball or going on location for exciting background images.

“The Vision blue5 allows me to work alone and bring back exciting footage at the same time,” he says. 在最近的一次外景拍摄中, I chose the new Vision blue5 to support a two-foot slider and my Canon 5D Mark II DSLR camera,他解释道. “The idea was to set the camera to slowly move down the slider in smooth and easy movements. The blue5 was my pivot point and I panned the camera in the opposite direction of the slide. This back-pan added a 3D feel as the camera wrapped around an object creating a parallax effect.”

A similar package served Guilmette well while shooting the incredible story of young Dillon Coleman, 温纳姆戈登学院的教授, 麻萨诸塞州. Born with no bones in his left hand, Coleman touched a baseball before a rattle. Ni网een years later, Dillon hit a home run while playing for Gordon College’s baseball team. “For this shoot using a Sony PMW-F3, we followed Dillon going through his paces on the field and captured interviews with his family, 教练, 还有其他玩家,Guilmette说. “The blue5 works perfectly with the F3 along with my Zeiss CP2 prime lenses and a matte box.”

“The Vision blue5 was the ideal support for both projects,” he adds. “It is designed for smaller lightweight cameras, so I could get the right balance and silky smooth action I expect from a vision head, 在更紧的地方, smaller and less-expensive package. The new head is similar to the original ‘blue’, but it can take more weight. It’s a great match for my set-up. The amazing Perfect Balance system on the blue5 allowed me to dial in precise control for smooth movement without any surprises.”

The new Vision blue5 pan and tilt head from Vinten, is the latest addition to the Vision blue range of lightweight, 紧凑的锅和倾斜的头. Vision blue5 offers the unique combination of continuous perfect counterbalance (range of 4.6尺11寸磅/ 2.1-5kg @ 100mm CofG) and infinitely adjustable LF drag.

汤姆Guilmette is known for capturing the stunning excitement at more than a thousand Red Sox Games, 超级碗, the Olympics and the World Series where he relies on full-size Vinten heads and pedestals. The Vision blue5 is the latest piece of Vinten equipment he’s added to his shooting package. “I can’t do a shoot without Vinten,” he adds.

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