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      Dennis Vogel 2 days ago

      Kyle,

      I sent an email to support@rhinocg.com on Mon, 5-30 about some missing parts. Please check and reply.

      Dennis Vogel

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      Tony Brittan 3 days ago

      Havin a devil of a time trying to get mine all set up with a Canon 50mm and T2i. Haven't tried any other lenses yet. Drop time seems in-doable but I'm gonna keep trying. Anyone have a preset (like the ones Kyle did)?

      Or Kyle...have you set one up with a T2i and a lighter lens with no other equip on board?

      Lemme know. I got this specifically for the two T2i's that I use for certain things.

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      Clarence Wee 4 days ago

      Just received my Rhino Steady! The weight arm came with minor marks on it. Most probably caused during shipment. The indents have 'teeth' like markings which could be caused from the weight packs. Other than that, a solid device.

      Would be using this with a Canon 5d2. Hopefully I can fly asap.

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      Lovin Kuriakose 7 days ago

      I seem to be having an unusually hard time balancing the iPhone with the mini counter weight on the ez steady. could you put up approx instructions on what the weight distribution should be?

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      Srikeerthi on May 22

      Hi Kyle,

      If the item has already been shipped to me, can I have my tracking ID as I didn't receive any yet.

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      Dennis Vogel on May 22

      Kyle,

      Received my RS in the mail yesterday. Haven't had a chance to assemble and try to fly. One question: is the Instruction manual available in electronic format online somewhere? I'd like to put it on my phone so it's always handy.

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      Tony Brittan on May 22

      Wow! Got mine and it's the best built / manufactured item I've bought on KS and if it works well, I think you've got a winner! I've been slammed so Avnet had time to get rolling with it yet but I'll report back!

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      Viljami on May 22

      Ok, I dont't need my tracking code anymore. It's in customs now.

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      E.j. Noah on May 21

      Thanks Kyle got mine in the mail today. Job well done ! Quality is well above my expectations. Working on balancing, hope to get it figured out tonight and shoot some footage tomorrow.

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      Clarence Wee on May 19

      I would like to have a tracking number. Thanks Kyle!

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      Viljami on May 18

      Ok, 10 days sounds reasonable. I'd appreciate it if you could give me my tracking code. Thanks for informing us international people!

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      Kyle Hart on May 18

      International shipping should take about 10 days. I just found out that international people don't get an email with tracking info for some reason. However, I can give anyone tracking data if they request it.

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      Clarence Wee on May 17

      Hey Kyle, would we be getting an email for the shipping information once you send the packages out? That way, those people (we) in the last few batches can monitor from our side.

      Cheers!

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      Viljami on May 17

      Any estimate how long does the international shipping take?

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      Dennis Vogel on May 14

      Kyle,

      Glad to hear the final batches are being shipped this week. Great idea to have some presets for helping balance the rig.

      Folks, those of you who have already received your Rhino Steady, if you have a Panasonic Lumix GH2, please share your setup if you would. I have the 14-42 kit lens on mine so that would be my first choice. I'm sure other folks with the 14-140 lens would also appreciate getting a leg up on balancing. Also, share you experiences with flying your GH2.

      Many thanks.

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      George Kasionis on May 11

      thank you I'll wait it

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      Kyle Hart on May 11

      George, is the rig balanced extremely well? If not it will be really hard to fly. We're making the how to fly video this weekend.

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      George Kasionis on May 11

      Hi Kyle, please make a video how can we fly this steadycam because for me is impossible. Note that I have not any experience with steadycams.
      Thanks

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      Tony Brittan on May 11

      Hey Kyle...will I get a shipping notice when mine goes out? I'm backer number 215 and you'd mentioned that it'd go out late this week and I haven't heard anything yet. Thanks!

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      Bryan Davis on May 9

      Has anyone been able to balance a gh2 with the kit 14-42 lens? I can't get it balance...am thinking I should have ordered the Mini Steady Counterweight.

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      mike machian on May 6

      https://www.youtube.com/watch… Shot entirely on the Rhino Steady and a D800 with a 50mm. A parade was not the best place to try it out for the first time, but I like what I saw.

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      Kyle Hart on May 6

      Hi EJ, we shipped all of the orders just before yours. Yours will be the next one that goes out when parts get back from anodizing.

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      E.j. Noah on May 5

      Kyle,
      Thought my order was shipping that was 5 days ago, No confirmation ,No package .Wow this is getting a little crazy. I run a business myself and when I say i'm shipping something it ships out. Please get my order out. Another weekend goes by without your product. This was supposed to ship out "Jan 2012" I wonder how many other kickstarter products get 80k and cant deliver?

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      Chris Lim on May 3

      Hi Kyle, totally anticipating! Let me know what # I am? Thanks :)

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      Srikeerthi on May 2

      Nice to see people getting their Rhino Steady! I'm eagerly waiting for mine :)

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      Kyle Hart on May 2

      Clarence, you were number 211 so it should go out late next week. We're shipping everything VIA USPS.

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      Clarence Wee on May 2

      Hey Kyle, how do I check which backer # am I. And are you shipping International funders via USPS?

      Thanks!

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      Tony Brittan on May 2

      Awesome! Thanks for all you do, and for being so open and responsive. Can't wait to see what your slider will look like!

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      Kyle Hart on May 1

      Dennis- Yes, you'll receive an email with tracking info when yours goes out.
      Tony- You were backer number 215 so yours will go out late next week.

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      Tony Brittan on May 1

      Kyle, any idea when mine get shipped?

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      Dennis Vogel on May 1

      Kyle,

      Now that units are shipping, will we receive some sort of notice with tracking info?

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      Kyle Hart on May 1

      EJ- We'll be launching the slider next. Just working out some little bugs. It should be up within a month.

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      E.j. Noah on May 1

      Thanks Kyle I can't wait. Will you be launching you next product on Kickstarter? If so what will it be the slider or shoulder rig?

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      Kyle Hart on May 1

      EJ- It looks like you're in the batch that will ship tomorrow or Wednesday. You'll receive an email with a tracking number when it goes out.

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      E.j. Noah on April 30

      Will I receive a shipping confirmation when my order eventually ships. Hoping it's sooner than later.

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      Philip Villanueva on April 30

      Just received a big box from the mailman. putting it together as we speak. Thanks guys!

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      Kyle Hart on April 29

      Don- We met Vincent at NAB and he tried out the EZ-Steady and thought it was pretty good. Regarding the surface coatings- powder coating is a little trickier than anodizing since it adds about .010" to the surface instead of .0005". It's harder to account for when you have the really tight tolerances that we do (+-.002"). We're planning on bead blasting our products in the future like Apple and then anodizing most of everything. Cost is pretty similar to powdercoating in our area.

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      Justin Kendall on April 27

      Stickers were supposed to ship out on April 5th. 22 days later and still no sticker. Hmm.

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      Don Winkler on April 27

      On the USPS radar screen Get Ready Vincent Laforet

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      ben smithson on April 26

      I just received a shipment notification. Awesome sauce.

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      Don Winkler on April 25

      Kyle
      How was the NAB?

      Also on the technical side
      Did you ever think Alodine then Powder Coating vs Anodizing? Alot faster/cheaper/ and you can bring in shop with out major EPA stuff. Going forward you are going to do a lot of surface coating

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      NamelessOne on April 24

      Have they started to be shipped out? I haven't seen anything

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      Bruce Mandel on April 12

      Hi Kyle, you going to be walking around NAB with a finished EZ-Steady?
      Would you like to attend the InFocus party at the Aria on Monday night? If you have one to show off I can get you in. Some of the biggest names in the world will be there. People like Joe Simon, Kevin Shahinian, Don Pham, etc. Reply if interested. Bruce Mandel brucemandel@rocketmail.com

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      michael blitch on April 7

      I really, really hope they ship in the next three weeks. I'm heading to Africa for a 2 month trip and was hoping to take mine with me to play around with some video stuff. If not, oh well, that is the way things go sometimes.

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      Kyle Hart on April 4

      Hi Justin, the stickers just came in yesterday. We'll send them out tomorrow.

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      Justin Kendall on April 4

      Still waiting to find out about the sticker I'm supposed to recieve.

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      Kyle Hart on April 2

      Jim, we're still waiting on our anodizer. Dropped by there this morning to see the status and they're saying today or tomorrow (the parts were due last Friday). We'll ship the day we get the parts back. That's great you'll be at NAB. I'll be there too, we should meet up

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      Jim Anderton on April 2

      Good morning. We were among the first 20 backers. Is there any update on shipping. NAB is coming up here in Las Vegas in a few days, and I'd love to show off the EZ-Seady there.

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      Kyle Hart on March 26

      Hi Benjamin, it depends on when you backed the project. We'll be shipping out the first 50 this Friday and Saturday. The rest will be coming shortly after.

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      Benjamin Wong on March 26

      26th! how much longer before this thing appears at my doorstep? (CANADA backer!)

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Heavy Steady Award. Receive all of the above and and 4 extra, thick bottom weights to balance upwards of 6lbs of camera gear. Includes USA shipping via USPS. For shipping to Canada, add $20. International funders, add $30.

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Hi, I'm Kyle. I'm an insurance guy by day and entrepreneur and filmmaker by night. I graduated with a business degree from WSU in 07' and I'm currently trying to get my first legitimate business off the ground, Rhino Camera Gear. My wife and I just had our first child, a little baby girl we named Savannah. One thing we've learned from parenting is that kids aren't cheap! So please help support us :)

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