http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/leadmovi-1365548318.jpg One of the hottest gadgets at NAB isn’t quite what you’d expect. Freefly, the company behind a series of professional-grade cinema hexacopters, is demoing its new Movi three-axis stabilized camera gimbal. We heard some rumblings about such a device last week, but the $15,000 price tag is quite a turnoff – until you see it in action. We dropped by the company’s booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center to check it out with an attached Canon EOS-1D C. Movi weighs in at just 3.5 pounds, jumping to 10 pounds once you mount the Canon camera and lens.
It’s a very robust system, despite the weight and footprint, letting you pull off shots that otherwise may require hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment, and a substantial crew. In other words, you can capture incredibly compelling motion scenes with just a single camera operator. Don’t take our word for it, though – join us past the break to see Movi in action, along with a glowing testimonial from director Vincent Laforet, who Freefly tapped to shoot the gimbal’s very first sample reel.Gallery: Freefly Movi camera gimbal hands-on
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Source: Vincent Laforet