A space to talk about stabilizers, lenses, tripods, lighting, and all the gear that helps us shoot with a phone.
Discussion Examples:
— Which gimbals work best with mcpro24fps?
— ND filters that don’t ruin your image.
— The best anamorphic lenses to choose and more..
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• Accessories only—app-related questions go to Filmmaking with mcpro24fps.
• No ads or store links—use Garage Sale for that.
• No discussions of other third-party camera apps or chats.
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Re: Accessories
Gimbal:
Zhiyun Smooth 5 Gimbal with Bluetooth connection and mcpro default recording button settings.
Working for starting and stopping recording, no other features available without access to the gimbal API.
VND:
I use Moment 67mm VND's, great clarity and quality. Here in the UK I find the ND4 - ND32 VND most suitable for majority lighting conditions.
I also have one of their 10% Cinebloom diffusion filters which I love for low light. However trying to use it with a VND results in severe vignetting. I understand VND's with integrated Cinebloom are now available.
My phone is a Pixel 9 Pro. I sacrificed an old phone case and attached a 49-67mm step up ring to the case to cover all 3 camera's. Due to the camera's being raised away from the main phone body on the Pixel 9 - I had to cut some sheet balsa to fill the gaps and exclude light. I painted it up black afterwards. It's all held on with super glue. It's totally functional and secure, allows me to use 67mm filters directly over the camera's.
The Pixel 9 has an LDAF IR sensor right next to the main camera lens. Think of it like a laser range finder tool for auto focus. This is a pulsing violet light invisible to the eye, however it will reflect off the inner surface of a filter and be visible in your recording unless covered. I just used a small piece of tape. I use manual focus anyway but even with the LDAF covered auto focus is still working in the app by software methods.
Zhiyun Smooth 5 Gimbal with Bluetooth connection and mcpro default recording button settings.
Working for starting and stopping recording, no other features available without access to the gimbal API.
VND:
I use Moment 67mm VND's, great clarity and quality. Here in the UK I find the ND4 - ND32 VND most suitable for majority lighting conditions.
I also have one of their 10% Cinebloom diffusion filters which I love for low light. However trying to use it with a VND results in severe vignetting. I understand VND's with integrated Cinebloom are now available.
My phone is a Pixel 9 Pro. I sacrificed an old phone case and attached a 49-67mm step up ring to the case to cover all 3 camera's. Due to the camera's being raised away from the main phone body on the Pixel 9 - I had to cut some sheet balsa to fill the gaps and exclude light. I painted it up black afterwards. It's all held on with super glue. It's totally functional and secure, allows me to use 67mm filters directly over the camera's.
The Pixel 9 has an LDAF IR sensor right next to the main camera lens. Think of it like a laser range finder tool for auto focus. This is a pulsing violet light invisible to the eye, however it will reflect off the inner surface of a filter and be visible in your recording unless covered. I just used a small piece of tape. I use manual focus anyway but even with the LDAF covered auto focus is still working in the app by software methods.