This Piece of Gear Changed EVERYTHING! // Tilta Hydra Alien Review

[@TILTA]

Such beautiful footage & great insights in your review. Thanks Luke!

[@dudedavid522]

Stahp, I've no more moneyyy

[@EmeraldAudiovisual]

You are so right in, that we overuse gimbals. But the Tilta Hydra Alien can be used for fixed mounting the camera, too. It is fairly versatile.

[@LukeRenard]

Yeah for me the ability to do all the different mounting options paired with the fact that I can actually air travel with it as well makes it a one of kind piece of gear!

[@DcisvMedia]

love this review! So much insight of not just the product but the experiences you have with it. Makes me more confident to get it. I also love the shots of all the still shots. You made sure to remind us creators that its not always about the movement and to let the viewers eyes wonder in a still shot.

[@LukeRenard]

Thanks so much! definitely a unique tool that can be used for far more than what its advertised for. I think still shots, when done right can be some of the most powerful

[@jackbotti]

thakns for this man, using on a shoot tomorrow and appreciate your well spoken insight on it.

[@LukeRenard]

Thanks Jack! appreciate it!

[@raildude270]

Amazing footage!

[@Bigapplemagic]

Amazing review and great content! Learned a lot here. I have had the system for a while now. You sir have inspired me to use it more than I currently do!

[@LukeRenard]

Thank you! I’m glad you liked the video! Definitely a great system!

[@petera.di.salvatore4493]

nice video. Is this also work with zhyun crane 3s

[@exoticcarlife2904]

you never had the suction cups loose suction on a shoot? Do you use saftey straps?

[@smrvsuals]

I still have not found a solution to be able to mount my ronin RS3. I only see it supports the RS2/RS3 Pro

[@meliorstudios]

Really stupid question but I can't seem to figure it out. When hard rigging, how exactly did you do that with the tilta. I have the rig and it's epic for car chase scenes but for hard rigging, the shock absorber plate that the camera sits on causes unwanted movement. Did you use a tripod head instead. to mount the camera onto the tilta hydra alien, like on the L3 bracket.Thanks!

[@LukeRenard]

hey sorry to just be getting back to you but yeah thats exactly what I do I just take a tripod head and mount that directly. I cant post some photos of it on the next project I use it for if that would help

[@meliorstudios]

@@LukeRenard thanks for the reply and yes please!!

[@camerariggingmods9667]

I am your 1000th subscriber ❤️

[@LukeRenard]

Cheers for that! 😊

[@steve_arcenio]

A this the pro version?

[@marktaylorcampbell]

Any tips to remove the vibrations on the Hydra Alien?

[@LukeRenard]

Hey Mark, Good question, thats one of the hard parts of this system being a one size fits all within a certain weight range but I know that some people have modified the vibration dampeners to help make their set ups extra smooth. I haven't changed mine I just found that making sure I really dial in the shock absorbing arm helps a lot. Also a setup that is a bit heavier seems to work better with the vibration dampeners and for me whenever the gimbal is "engaged" meaning I am slightly moving it one direction or another it really helps for some reason. Lastly of course one of the biggest factors is the car you are using and the suspension system it has in conjunction with the roads you are filming on.. I know this is why a lot of hollywood chase cars choose specific cars for their speed and suspension. Hope that helps!

[@EricvanVuuren]

Thanks for the great video! But how do you adjust the C70 settings (Aperture, ND, etc) while ur driving? DJI has completely removed the C70 from its compatibility list. Using the R5 is easier since those settings can be adjusted, but obviously has it quirks. Would love to know how you use the C70 for that matter. Cheers.

[@LukeRenard]

Hey Eric thanks for checking it out. I’m with ya on the C70 compatibility issues.. it’s definitely not the perfect camera for it because of having to always manually change things (I’ve relied on light not changing to much with in portions of the shoot and the C70’s insane dynamic range as back up but definitely not ideal for everyday use. I like the R5 a lot as well but have found I don’t like having a camera with IBIS when hard mounting because it takes a way from the look I’m usually going for and sometimes adds a lot of extra jello to the footage. I think the R5C is a great option for the set up and with DJI’s improvements to the RS3 I think all the C70 issues will be solved.

[@AngelsLensRED]

@@LukeRenard you think the rs3 would be compatible with the Komodo 6k

[@LukeRenard]

@@AngelsLensRED the RS3 Pro.. definitely! The RS3 doesn’t have strong enough motors or room for mounting the Komodo or the C70 but the RS3 Pro’s main improvement is the way they designed the arms to fit bigger cameras like the Komodo and even v-raptor 👍🏽

[@anthonybryantmedia]

Did you have good results before any footage stabilising etc? Curerntly I am having real issues with completely unuseable footage whether in underslung mode or on the car bonnet withiout the arm use. Really jittery in all functions. IBIS/IS on/off. Supersmooth on/off. Just cant seem to get it wokring well.

[@LukeRenard]

Hey man! Sorry to hear you haven’t had the best luck yet! What camera/lens combo are you using? And what kind of car? Sometimes the vibration dampeners need a little extra weight before they are engaged.. I saw Tilta just recently released a separate vibration dampener for the hydra system for this reason..

[@anthonybryantmedia]

@@LukeRenard Hi. Cheers for the reply. Really frustrating… using canon R5. Tried with 70-200RF. 17-40, 24-70 and 50m EFs. I have the new lightweight isolator plate from Tilta too now. I had a homebuilt isolator which worked great. I’m thinking it may be the gimbal issue as everything has been the same. No there is jitters with the homebuilt unit when that worked fine. Very strange.

[@anthonybryantmedia]

@@LukeRenard this is raw footage kzbin.infoUIISm21LVu8?feature=share

[@anthonybryantmedia]

Beautiful shots and thoughts. One question, how do you use the raveneye and get a monitor feed? Im using Canon R5 on the RS2. With ravenye this takes up my hdmi port used for the Atomos Ninja V feed.

[@LukeRenard]

The way I got around this was by using a hdmi video transmitter and looping it in between the camera and the raven eye..

[@anthonybryantmedia]

@@LukeRenard Ah got it. I actually just solved it about 2hrs ago. It now works by having the camer in to the atomos and and hdmi signal out to the raveneye. Of course, not wirelesss but works for me. Appreciate the response.

[@Christensoncardioclub]

@@LukeRenard just wanted to ask what hdmi transmitter were you using in addition to the raven eye? I’d like to copy your setup with C70, RS3 pro, and the Tilta Hydra Alien, thanks man, great video and awesome shots!

[@AngelsLensRED]

Which wire do you use from ctap to ronin ? I need one, and do you reccomend one for the komodo

[@LukeRenard]

The Hydra System comes with a cable to run from the ronin into D-Tap that is connected to the V-mount or Gold-Mount plates. For the Komodo you would want to get a D-tap to DC or D-tap to a Dummy battery and then just make sure you buy one with a little bit of length so that you still have full movement of the Ronin

[@zambitogaetano]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Seventenths]

Have you done any off-road with it? Curious how the arm does

[@LukeRenard]

I haven't done any true off roading with it. however the roads here in Sicily are pretty poor with tons of pot holes and bumps and it has handled it better than I thought, I've been really impressed with the footage considering the roads.

[@taylorhawkinsfilms]

Nice examples! How did you hard mount the camera to the hydra when not using the gimbal?

[@LukeRenard]

I just use the quick release plate that is meant to attach to the ronin and attach that directly to camera 👍🏽

[@LMC_Media]

Do you know if you need any special permission using these on the roads ? Just curious about how law enforcement feel about it

[@LukeRenard]

Great question, From what I know as long as it doesn't interfere with the driving of the vehicle and it isn't a danger to other cars then its okay but I'm sure every state/country is different. My main priority is always making sure its super securely attached to the car and then the rest is making sure I'm not endangering anyone. after that I just operate how I want until I am stopped and then would take it from there.. Hope that makes sense I know its a bit of a grey area

[@LMC_Media]

@@LukeRenard my friend knows a traffic cop ( I’m in the UK ) and asked him what he thought about it, he said as long as you are driving safe and not hanging out of the car. I think they will always be a little suspicious but I think as long as you are careful and make sure it’s secure it shouldn’t be an issue

[@LukeRenard]

Good to know! yeah my biggest thing is making sure there is no way it can come off the car because thats when bad things can really happen!

[@bowserlm]

@@LukeRenardwhat do you use to ensure that besides the suction mounts?

[@Samvisualarts]

did you get the pro kit or regular?