Ribcage Modified YI 4K – Footage Sample
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Ribcage Modified YI 4K – Footage Sample

Sample footage from our new Ribcage Modified YI 4K camera. Available as a do-it-yourself kit or a fully modified camera. It allows you to connect small M12 (S-Mount) lenses as well as Entaniya VR and C-Mount lenses. Connect your other favorite lens types with optional adapters.

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Lenses Used:

– 5.4mm 10MP M12
– 3.8mm 16MP M12
– 2/3″ 9mm C-Mount
– 1/2″ 8-80mm C-Mount

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Announcing Ribcage for YI 4K!
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Announcing Ribcage for YI 4K!

PRE-ORDER – AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING IN OCTOBER

 

Power, versatility and economy!

Superior power and versatility for a great price. The Yi 4K camera’s small size, light weight and astonishing shooting options make it a pocket sized powerhouse. Modify it with our interchangeable lens kit and it becomes extraordinary! It features native M12 (S-Mount) and C-Mount compatibility as well as compatibility with some CS-Mount lenses**. Almost any popular lens type can be attached with optional adapters including Canon, Nikon, Pentax and more! Take advantage of what professional lenses have to offer: manual focus control, a more cinematic depth of field, macro shooting, optical zoom and iris control. There’s a built in tripod mount so you can connect your camera to professional mounts and supports. Want night vision? Just take out the IR-cut filter so you can see in the dark with any IR light source!

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RIBCAGE: BACKYARD MACRO
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RIBCAGE: BACKYARD MACRO

There’s a whole world of life around you everywhere if you just stop to look a little closer. All of these creatures were filmed in a suburban backyard flower garden in Ottawa, Canada.

This video was shot entirely with a GoPro Hero4 Black modified with our Ribcage Mod Kit. A Computar 2/3″ 3.3X Macro Zoom lens was used.

Settings:

  • Protune mode 2.7K/60 Wide
  • White Balance ‘Native’
  • Color ‘Flat’
  • Sharpness ‘Medium’

Color was graded in post using Adobe Speedgrade CC 2014. Frame rate slowed to 30fps in Premiere.

Captures were performed over two days at dusk as the insects were less likely to move away. An LED ring light was used for added illumination. As well a 2-axis macro focusing rail was used to make fine adjustments which made framing the shots much easier.

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The 2/3″ 3.3X Macro Zoom lens is available in our shop:

http://www.back-bone.ca/product-category/lenses/



 

	

	

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				HERO4 SILVER TEARDOWN
			
			

				
					
				
			

		

		

			

				
					
						
					
				
				
					
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HERO4 SILVER TEARDOWN
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Now that we’re deep into our new round of development on the latest Ribcage Mod, we thought we’d share our experience so far starting with the Hero4 Silver. We’ve pulled it apart so you can see what’s new. It appears to be very similar to the Hero3+ Black with the same sensor and almost identical shooting features. It does of course have some great new additions, in particular the built in screen that’s brighter and clearer than the Hero3 BacPac. If you’re wondering: Yes you can attach the Hero3 LCD BacPac on top of the built in screen and it does work. It even gives the older screen the swiping menu actions that the new one has. Now lets see what’s inside!


What follows should not be considered instructions. New modification instructions will be available once the new Ribcage Mod Kit for Hero4 is released.


As before the faceplate is held on with a series of tabs and some adhesive tape.
As before the faceplate is held on with a series of tabs and some adhesive tape.


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This time around we find it a little easier to start pulling it up from the bottom rather than the top left. The faceplate comes off easily when you work your way around.


button
In this version of the camera the power/mode button is on its own. In the Hero3 cameras it was attached to the faceplate. It’s much easier to remove now.


housing_screws
Next we remove the screws that hold the assembly into the camera body. The lower left hand screw is shorter than before.


housingpop
As with the Hero3 there’s a small groove above the HDMI and USB ports that allows you to pop the housing up slightly with a small screw driver.


 


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Once you’ve got the ports free from the housing you can wiggle the assembly free by gripping the lens. The assembly should hinge open as pictured.


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There are a series of ribbons that attach to the new screen which must be disconnected later.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


sensorscrews
Next we disconnect the image sensor by removing the four screws on the back.


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A gentle tug releases the image sensor connector from the main board.


 


board-screw
We remove the screw holding the main board to the aluminum frame.


lcd_socket
Next we need to release the front LCD/button ribbon from the board by pulling off the black tape, pulling up on the black locking tab and gently tugging the ribbon free.


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Now that it’s detached we can angle the main board out from around the lens assembly.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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Now we can fold the board back over into the housing again to access the ribbon connections on the back. They are covered in some light tape, which must be removed.


 


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Now we flip up the three locking tabs to free the ribbons and pull up on the white connector to free it from the board.


 


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The main board is now free from the housing. We can now take the aluminum frame and remove the lens.


LCD_ribbon
Lastly we’ll remove the LCD button strip. Like in the previous model it’s held down with some sticky adhesive so it must be peeled off slowly and carefully. The entire LCD is stuck down in this version. In our initial tests we didn’t want to force the screen off, so we propped up the aluminum frame off the surface of the desk and placed some soft foam underneath. We added a small weight to the exposed rear of the screen and the constant small pressure from the weight cased the screen to drop off after about half an hour. We are currently working on a much faster method for this step.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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So there you have it. As before it’s really not that hard if you take your time. In our next post we’ll highlight some of the physical differences between the Hero3 Black and the Hero4 Silver.

	

	

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				SHOOTING THE MOON
			
			

				
					
				
			

		

		

			

				
					
						
					
				
				
					
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SHOOTING THE MOON
GoPro probably didn’t have this in mind when they designed the Hero3+ ! We finally had a chance to test out the Ribcage on our Telescope. These images and the video below were taken by attaching a c-mount to 1.25″ nosepiece adapter to our Celestron C6 750mm Newtonian Reflector telescope. No lens was used on the Ribcage. It’s great to be able to see everything through a field monitor and not have to peer through an eyepiece. We can achieve additional magnification by using a barlow, however we didn’t have one when this was shot.





	

	

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				RIBCAGE 2.7K LOW LIGHT TESTS
			
			

				
					
				
			

		

		

			

				
					
						
					
				
				
					
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RIBCAGE 2.7K LOW LIGHT TESTS
We’ve been getting a lot of requests from people wondering how the Ribcage performs in low light situations. We’ve shot a few examples here at 1440p (2.7k). Both videos were shot in the early or late evening, and also at dusk. The example above was shot entirely with our 2/3″ 16mm 5MP Ultra Low Distortion C-Mount lens at F2.0 (http://www.back-bone.ca/product/23-16mm-5mp-ultra-low-distortion/). The example below was shot with a combination of SLR lenses. A Canon EF 17-40mm and a Nikon DX 18-70mm were connected to the Ribcage using our C-Mount adapters. Both lenses were wide open for capture. Don’t forget to watch it in HD!



	

	

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