"I'm considering 600mm and 800mm prime lenses. That would be full frame equivalent of 840mm and 1120mm, almost like a telescope."
Consider also a stand, as telephoto at those zoomlevels is very bouncy, hard to hold still. Maybe a good one of them one-leg telescopic stands, they are quite much...
I am very aware that a spreadsheets like this would not include all you need to know, when rigging and operating a wirecam system. Many, many other factors apply - and must be safely considered in addition to the static forces represented in this calculation.
I have had a look at Robert Niall's...
I am not a qualified engineer or anything like that, just a guy working as Rigging Grip in Broadcast, and we have a Wirecam system. The Sled and camera is powered by batteries, and operates and transmits by radio - a moving trolley/dolly/wagon so to say. We rig 2 ropes for safety, the Sled has a...
