MRMC MRMC-2016-00 User manual

Camera
Platform
for Bolt
Family
Quick Start Guide
QSG Product Code: MRMC-2016-00
Product covered: MRMC-1988-00

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Camera Platform for Bolt Family Quick Start Guide
QSG Product Code: MRMC-2016-00
Product covered: MRMC-1988-00
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Contact information
Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.
Unit 3, South East Studios
Blindley Heath
Surrey
RH7 6JP
United Kingdom
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]m (sales and general enquiries)
[email protected]m (customer support)
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Contents
Chapter 1 Quick Start..................................................................... 1
Overview ................................................................................. 1
Camera Platform Adapter for Bolt Jr+ and Bolt X ............3
Quick-Release System ..................................................4
Mounting the Quick-Release Flange Adaptor....................6
Mounting the Camera on the Camera Plate.......................7
Side-Mounting the Camera on the Plate...........................11
End-mounting the Camera on the Plate...........................12
Mounting the Camera Bracket on the arm.......................13
Camera Plate Physical Specification..................................14

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Chapter 1 Quick Start
Overview
The Camera Platform from Mark Roberts Motion Control fits the arm on
Bolt family of robots including Bolt, Bolt X, Bolt Jr+and Bolt Jr. The new
camera plate is a universal mount for many of the commonly used
cameras in the filming and broadcasting industry including Red Epic,
Phantom Flex 4K, Blackmagic and Arri Alexa.
Depending on your camera and your requirement, your camera can be
use to top-, side- and end-mount the camera on the robot arm.
Top-mounted camera
Side-mounted camera

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The new platform has additional mounting points which provide the
camera positioning and extra clearance to position lens motors when
required. The platform has two sets of 4x15mm and 4x19mm matte
clamps when you want to switch between 15mm and 19mm matte bars.
In addition, it has extra 19mm matte bar holder in the front for extra
support for longer or heavier lenses. Note that the Camera Platform does
not include matte bars itself.
Note
The Camera Platform is not in the Bolt family of robots’ rig models
for versions prior to Flair v6.45. Contact MRMC at
[email protected] to obtain the correct rig model for your
robot.
End-mounted camera

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Camera Platform Adapter for Bolt Jr+ and Bolt X
An adaptor is first attached to the arm of the Bolt Jr+ or the Bolt X robots
using 4xM6 screws before the Camera Platform can be mounted on it
using the Quick Release system.
Bolt Jr+ Arm
Adapter for
Camera Platform
Bolt X Arm
Adapter for
Camera Platform

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Quick-Release System
The Bolt Camera Platform can be easily mounted on the Bolt arm using
the Quick-Release system.
The Quick Release system can be mounted to any of the Bolt family of
robots with the help of a Flange Adaptor that is
Quick-Release
system
Optional
Matte bar
holder for
19mm
matte bars
to support
longer
lenses
4 x matte
clamps come
in both 15mm
and 19mm

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However, for sturdy shots such as those for macrography, you can remove
the Quick-Release system from the camera plate and mount the Camera
Plate directly to the Bolt arm using 4xM6 screws.

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Mounting the Quick-Release Flange Adaptor
1. If the Quick-Release Flange Adapter is not already mounted on the
arm, release it from the camera platform by unscewing the
Quick-Release screw.
2. Attach the Quick-Release Flange Adaptor to the Bolt arm using the
4xM6 screws.
Quick-Release
screw
Quick-Release
Flange adapter
Quick-release
Flange Adaptor

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Mounting the Camera on the Camera Plate
1. Using an allen key, remove the camera plate from the L-bracket by
removing the 4xM6 screws.
Hint
There are slots in the L-bracket and camera plate labelled ‘store’ to
store screws for safekeeping.
Screw store

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The camera fits on to the Camera plate, which fits on the L-bracket
sideways.
2. Mount the camera on the Camera Plate by aligning your camera
with the slots in the camera mount strips and then tightening the
UNC camera screws. There are both 1/4” and 3/8” camera mount
strips which can be swapped to fit most cameras
Camera mount strips
Camera mount strip
Camera Plate
15" and 19"
matte clamps
along the side
are removable
and
interchangeable
15" and 19"
matte clamps
along the side
are removable
and
interchangeable
19" holder is
optional and
used to add
matte bars to
support longer
and heavier
lenses

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.
Screw slots
The centre screw cavity
can also be used to fix
a camera.

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3. Slide the mounting plate into the flange adapter in the arm and
tighten the M6 quick-fix screw.
Flange Adaptor

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Side-Mounting the Camera on the Plate
1. Mount the camera on the camera plate.
2. Fix the L- bracket on to the camera plate sideways using the 4xM6
screws and washers.
Screw slots
1
2
L-bracket

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End-mounting the Camera on the Plate
1. Mount the camera on the camera plate.
2. Mount the L-bracket on the camera plate such that the double hole
matte bar holder is under the ends of the L-bracket. Tighten the
4xM6 screws and washers.
Screw slots
1
2
L-bracket
Double hole
matte bar holder

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Mounting the Camera Bracket on the arm
Once the camera has been side- or end-mounted on the Camera Plate
and added to the bracket, the Camera Bracket can be mounted on the
arm by aligning the adaptor in he L-bracket with the Dovetail Flange
Adaptor in the arm.

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Camera Plate Physical Specification
50.8mm
20mm
86mm
98mm
Additional camera mount strips
73mm
105mm
150-155mm
Optional 19” matte bar mounts for extra
support

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Notes

Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.
Unit 3, South East Studios, Blindley Heath, Surrey RH7 6JP
United Kingdom
Telephone: [phone]
[email protected]m
www.mrmoco.com