I Build a Sniper Camera to test if it gets better shots
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In his unending search for the most tactical of camera rigs, Niko asks Wren to make him a custom shoulder mount that he can use like a rifle - a sniper camera that will never miss the shot!
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When your Canon is a Cannon
This is like the thousandth comment I've seen that only gets liked because the commenter has either a music or a check mark
#relatable am i right
Nooooooooooooice
@@no-ko1mj or MaYbE it’s because the comment is actually funny
SoKneecapped
You have to make a shotgun mic next!
Dang
An underbarrel shotgun mic would keep the gun theme up and allow you point your audio directly at your source
would rather see them make a boom mic that actually goes boom
Out of a real shotgun....
You have to make a shotgun mic next!
When he almost dropped it I swear I almost had a heart attack. Thank god it didn’t break.
bro, saaame
I literally jumped lmao
"Take the shot!"
"Recording!"
"I got you in my frame..."
"Flash!"
"I have a trained photographer on that building, tracking you."
"I'm low on memory; I need SIM!"
I'm just imagining a war, but instead of people shooting each other, they're having a recording war to figure out who can make the best shots.
@@renzodavis1495
Someone breaks a camera, "Alex!"
Alex rushes in, "Dude, the camera!"
Person pulls off a dog tag with a flashdrive, "Tell Angela to salvage what she can. Don't forget shot 13!"
Alex holds the tags as the guy holds the remains of his camera.
Alex smiles, "Oh we won't; Angela won't need to worry about MY CLIENT'S PICTURES!"
"W-what are you talking about?!"
Bradford walks out of the shadows and exchanges his money for the dude's flashdrive.
"Bradford?! You're working with Bradford?!"
Bradford looks down at the guy, "You take risks I can't afford; now I can claim this as my intellectual property before you can recover!"
"You son of a-"
Bradford places a foot on a camera piece, "This lens looks expensive; it would be a shame if I broke it beyond repair."
I would love a game where cameras kill.
Yeah. Like the one the corridor crew did
@@bulletproofwhale5869 I guess Fatal Frame would fall into that category
11:40. Gosh darn my butt clenched when he dropped the camera. Good catch!!
I have handles cameras and that gave me a feeling similar to vertigo. I was not expecting a heart attack when I started watching this
Dude I jumped😂
my heart skip a beat, that's so scary
As a pocket owner I felt a great disturbance in the force. I have a feeling that wasn't the first brake-neck catch wren did. That was a good safe :D
My heart dropped
The soviets did this a few decades ago, and it had a functional trigger. Search for Zenit Photosniper.
Should get this comment to the top
Yeah I was gonna say, this is far from new. Its been around for quite some time.
I guess it makes for good youtube videos though.
Btw I literally came to the comments just to say exactly what you said! But I wanted to see if someone pointed it out already hahah.
Came to say the same, sad to see this comment so far down.
Was also about to write the same thing! I've dreamt of having one as a kid. Looks like the french did this first over 100 years ago :D
My heart skipped a beat when Wren dropped the camera
Mine too. That was the scariest thing I've seen in awhile.
This is how you hide your camera in "no taking pictures" area on america.
Maybe in texas or nevada
you mean like video?
Taking
I hate talking pictures. They are sooooooooo annoying. They wont stop talking.
The fact that this is actually useful is crazy
This is your first comment on this channel
Cookies
There already were gunstock camera rigs on the market, though.
@@jackmabie5 yes yes it is
Q: What do you call a computer floating in the ocean?
A: A Dell Rolling in the Deep.
I can see it already:
"TAKE THE SHOT, TAKE THE SHOT"
*click*
"Oh nice shot, love the composition"
Haha
now we just need a gunshot shutter sound
„The little like silvery thing on the inside“
- Wren Weichman, certified engineer
As far as a "trigger actuator", why not just use a trigger remote for the camera and place the button within the travel distance of the trigger?
Or better yet wiring an electronic airsoft trigger to activate the remote trigger
"this is how you get away with filming without a permit"
Underrated line
Niko: "I'm not the one with an engineering degree."
Wren: "Lets use a brand new technology... Wood!"
To be fair, engineers do that all the time. You gotta work with what you know works and wood works.
@@ruki25 But the wood didn't work
@@hulksmash3429 that's why I should've said: typically. Or statistically
R/woooosh
@@hulksmash3429 or did it? It made him work 🤙
One of the coolest job changes I've ever seen was a former sniper Graig Jones that became a wildlife photographer... Perfect skillset and yes... His photos are as amazing as you can imagine
trigger button for recording is a good idea but what if reloading swapped batteries, and there was a notch on the gun to use focus
Be even better if reloading swapped SIM cards
The perfect camera for those aisoft game shoots. The camera men can move with the action... but will get shot more by accident
Unless they wear high vis clothing.
As an amateur photographer: I need this.
As a Russian: we had this kind of technology for like 40 years.
Official_WOB5 In fact it was Nikita Khrushchev who brought back the Photosniper device because he was a photographer during WWII and was disappointed Zenit stopped making them.
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive Nikita Khrushchev was first secretary of Ukrane since 1938. During GPW He defended country by being a member of a military council. Where did you got info of him being a photographer?
*"Here comrade, look to barrel, wait for flash."*
yeah Sharik was shooting back in USSR. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE
*Flashbacks from Prostokvashino*
This makes me think of a joke from a Russian Badger video
"I'm gonna join a group photo only to find out it's not a group photo it's a firing squad"
Everyone needs a Wren in their lives
Niko is such a good guy. He put that bright tape on it to be safe. That's a smart move. You are a good role model Niko.
Why cant niko be my dad already
Paint it in plastic-ey orange, as the muzzle of an airsoft guns in some countries
They could remake it with 3D printing and get all the crazy colors they could ask for.
@@TheRealAlpha2 like Nerf blaster :)
when Wren almost dropped the camera i literally jumped out of my seat
Man, I got a hit of adrenaline after that. Good catch though
I almost swallowed my food without chewing
My heart almost popped.
General ideas for the v2 build. Make the shoulder mount and the body by yourself. As the only function this needs is giving stability and holding cables you can use ligther materials to lower the overall weight of the rig. additionally if this is done from thinner pieces of metal you will go further away from the rifle look as well. Seeing as the general idea is for this to be used in "active position" for longer ammount of times than when you aim with a rifle, give an extra padding to the shoulder mount to relieve the tension on the arm.
Another thing - If you add a rail at the top of the rig, and attach the mount onto it instead of directly into the body you can regulate the position of the camera and how the weight is distributed. One more possible customization - extendable rail under the camera to which you can attach a handle. You coud as such decide if you want the handle close to the body for better stability or extrude it forward to shift the weight distribution and make it easier to hold longer and give you more fluid movement. Plus you could always attach a tripod instead of the handle to it if you'd want to film while lying on the ground for whatever reason :)
Under the shoulder mount you could set up space for weights to have an even better capabality of setting up the weight distribution.
And one last thing - I have no idea how secure the lock mount is. Seeing that with the strap the camera is hanging I wouldn't exclude the possibilty that with a rapid movement the lock mount could somehow fail. I probably would add some line based secure mechanism that would save the camera from smashing into the ground if the mount lock would ever decide to fail.
"Wrengineering" is somehow more dodgy than actual tradies cutting corners
Camera shooting... ah-
Ha ha I get it
Aaaaaahhh
OMG IM A HUGE FAN NO WAYYYYUU
Jk lol
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Using the mount to film a sketch that’s actually merch plug
Equally admiring and rolling my eyes
Wren: "Look what I discovered!"
Also Wren: Field strips the weapon.
“Wren-engineered rig” - Niko missed a great opportunity to instead call it “Wren-gineered”
11:17
Wren trying to blow the wood peices with the mask on is the realest thing I've seen in 2020
That shows how good the mask is at doing its job
Wait wait wait.... Wren has an engineering degree too?
Also convinced Jake is former service 🤔
Wren is a total mathemagician. Jake (as a vet) doesn't seem to be completely here with us. He's a lawyer though... right? Not Satire?
Isnt Jake a Lawyer or something
@@zeke7515 it would make sense, he seems to run their legal and integrations
@@SAkil-eh3jl yes
@@arnaudshirt2798 jake is a lawyer and knows california gun laws
I literally jumped from my seat when I saw that camera drop. My heart dropped out my ass
Wren, honestly this childlike joy of you utilizing your engineering degree really resonates with me. I now work in sourcing, nothing to do with my degree, and it's actually kind of nice to find a place to apply it - solder things and fix stuff. Love the content.
When you do a swat team scene etc... you could just turn the camera 180 and have a badass shot of somebody holding a gun
Harvard wants to offer you admit bro
You absolute genius
@@kaushilkundalia2197 Nah, MIT is calling his name, dude.
Yale wants to know your location
Genius Idea
Pro Drilling Tip:
Start with a baby bit size to make way for a bigger bit.
Doesnt work great with pine wood 2x4’s which is what i think he was using. Pine is super soft and those generic drill bits he was using looked like those cheap “wood/metal/plastic” bits. They have a tendency to catch on soft wood even with a pilot hole.
Thats what she said..
@@baqcasanke So what you're saying is Wren needs to go get some hard wood...huehuehue
you can run the drill backwards or use actual wood bits...
@@baqcasanke yes it does.
Source: 20 years of carpentry experience
I assume its quite front heavy now. Perhaps this could be developed further, so the batteries are separate from the camera body and mounted further back near the shoulder. Anyway, great idea Niko and great work Wren!
edit--
And of course they mention it. This happens when you write a comment before the video is finished.
i just love , how happy they are doing what they love
"can I have a camera mount, but... like... American?"
"Say no more, say no more!"
"uhm.. I kinda broke it..." I wonder how many times Wren's parents heard this when he was child?
@Rex Rodgers Legend has it the elder gods recieved a sacrifice. A singular wheel was cast into the flame. The first of its kind. Crafted of wood, rubber, and metal. The flame roared 12 feet high as it embraced the matter. The wood crackled, the rubber popped and smoked, the steel morphed and folded as its form turned bright red. Out of the glorious, passionate embrace of the flame. A figure emerged from the blackened smoke. One with divine knowledge and unparrelled skill. With their ancient tonge, only one name was uttered. The one who emerged was called, *Wren-ger.*
"I like you Cmike, don't come to the office tomorrow." -Wren after being told Carbon Fiber is indestructible for the millionth time
Wren trying to blow sawdust off of the part with his mask on at 6:50 is probably the most relatable part of the whole video.
I threw my fist up in the air when Wren said "We got to make the trigger a record button." ✊👊
Plus a momentary "safety switch" that acts as left/right or mode macros!
Hey Wren, this may or may not help the next time you need to make a magazine.
Making sure you have plenty of wood to work with, drill the holes before you shape everything. It means you have more wood for the vice to hold onto making everything more stable. Start with a smaller drill bit, you'll end up being more accurate that way anyways, and work your way up to the diameter you want, keeps its more stable as you're taking less material at a time.
To cut the shape of the magazine, you can use a small handsaw like a gent's saw and cut across and around first, then cut down along the length of the magazine. The first round of cuts simply makes sure that the second round can't cut deeper than it should. leave about 1 or 2mm when you cut and just pare down with a chisel to the line you laid out. to pare down, hold the chisel bevel up, placing the cutting edge straight onto your line and aiming the chisel up. This is so that you won't go below the line. Strike the chisel with the palm of your hand and the corner will pop off. Using this as a reference, in a stabbing motion with the chisel as flat and parallel to the line as you can get it, start removing material and slow down and into a slicing motion the closer you get to the line. You can now use the flat of the chisel as a register to the line you want to get to.
Essentially you're just doing a very big tenon joint.
He also split the grain, if he rotated the wood to drill perpendicular to the grain, it would be much more stable
He also should have been drilling horizontally. The way he was doing it his trigger hand was at the height of his shoulder meaning he had little leverage against it grabbing also making it difficult to stay stable. I would have rotated the secondary handle to have control on two axis.
Keep this project going! 👍
Niko: The goods...
Me: Oh god this is gonna be a plug isnt it
This is the most American thing I ever saw.
What about Russian Zenit "Photosniper" cameras?
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Zenit_Photosniper
What about carrying 2 big gulps in a handcart american
It would be if they werent wearing masks through the entire video
Q: What do you call a fat psychic?
A: A four chin teller.
Ok.
"This took a lot more effort to get disassembled than I was expecting."
It seems to have gotten a bit more disassembled than you were expecting, too.
Loved the vid as usual. Thanks y'all.
Can’t wait to see version 2!
You may wanna consult "I did a Thing" for further improvements.
They really should
how ya going
If you like “I did a thing” please check out “stuff made here”
Samsung T5 SSD in the magwell anyone?
I thougt about batteries.
I feel Wren should do a collab with another 3d printing content creator, they might be able to help him take measurements better and account for the dimensional accuracy of printers, and some other stuff.
If only there was another 3d printing content creator who followed Corridor Digital... if only. _cough_
@@kurtlindner He should collab with Stuffs Made Here
@@b.v.skijump432 Add a V-mount plate to the butt of the stock to keep weight on the shoulder.
i have no clue what you said but i liked this anyway
11:38 my heart STOPED
So I'm ex-military turned aspiring photographer and videographer, and I'm really glad this video exists. I randomly had this idea too (similar thought process as to reason why) and I had a feeling there would be something on youtube about it. I'm really glad that this is the channel that did it.
The Russians have been doing it since WW II. Its unfortunate that the perfect shape for a stable camera grip is the same as a rifle, and so isn't possible to use in public. I wonder if it would be possible to make one shaped in such a way that people aren't freaked out? Probably not, the stance you would take would have to be the same, so it would look like you are holding a rifle either way.
Could probably still be used for wildlife photography, it wouldn't be too out of place and easier to explain in that context.
Fun Drinking Game:
Everybody takes one shot every time Wren's Engineering Degree fails him.
"Thank you for giving me an opportunity to utilize my engineering degree" - wren 2020
"...little, like, silvery thing on the inside.."
Great idea here!
Aside from trigger as a shutter release, you might also want to extend the bottom so you can add picattiny rail attachments - foregrip, lights, focus dial, laser, etcetera.
love that wren is always wrepping wrotor wriot
I'd like to say "I did a thing" made a pretty sweet rig.
Yes, he did
No he didnt
@@Ididathing You kitten me? That stroked wood stock was beautiful.
@@Ididathing yes, he did
@Mot Goaiu i see how it is. Nice trick
"you know they call me Costco, because everybody gets a sample try it on"
Peter 42.2 - Nov 2020
This is so creative and satisfying.
This video deserves more views because we absolutely need a part 2
To fix the drilling into wood problem: drill the hole with a smaller bit, then use progressively larger bits until you get the desired diameter.
Also use better wood, (hardwood).
I think the issue was the wood he used..
Also, he was going with the wood grain. I would"ve suggest him to go against the grain.
Came here to say this
I think he was drilling backwards .
For a blackmagic you definitely need a battery mag - and sleight of hand
11:40 my heart dropped and so will yours
Awesome video. Great design. Love it
When Wren nearly pulled a Linus - my heart legit skipped a beat lmao
developement suggestions:
shutter button as trigger
accessory rail with focus remote foregrip, plus adjustable mount for tele lens (stable run and gun with 70-200)
Thats literally the Bush Hawk camera rig. This stuff existed like 15 years ago.
If you put in the front holder for the gun you can have a remote focus with two buttons. It can be programable for two desired focal length and you press the button to quick switch or manual. And should add some stability
Best part of the whole video is the proper trigger control throughout the whole thing.
You should have pre drilled the hole with a smaller drill bit.
I Think its called pilot drilling
Just came in here to say that lol
Would have been fine if they used the correct type of bit. Looks like a metal bit used in wood. Or it's just really dull. Wood drilling shouldn't require much pressure, even when hand drilling with old auger bits the pressure required is minimal as the drill bites into the wood on its own. And the design of the drill bit means there should be no expanding pressure on the wood.
Pretty sure he had a pilot didn't he?
I did!!!! That’s like literally exactly what I did haha. I started with a tiny pilot hole, then to a slightly larger drill bit, and then the 1/4” bit that ended up breaking the wood. In hindsight I guess I needed just one more in-between bit but at the time I thought I’d done enough.
Also, our section of tools sucks. I was using really dull drill bits.
Sam: that is such a bad idea
*wren's mind*: what could possibly go wrong
11:41 my heart dropped!!!
Love to see a action scene filmed with this rig used for "scope view", especially as the guys can do the tactical movements.
might need the gas mechanism from an airsoft pistol to give some "recoil"
1st, Drill the holes first while there is still a lot of wood surrounding it. 2nd, drill press is vertical, your not a drill press, drill horizontally.
He's also drilling into the grain which is means it will likely crack as soon as they tighten the bolts down, anyway.
I imagine Black Rifle Coffee would be interested in a mount like that
As a NRA member and a photographer/videographer, I badly want one.
Just need to find a airsoft rifle at a yardsale. And place the camera's remote behind the trigger mount. 👍🏾
They might consider it poor trigger discipline, 😉👉💥
The filming with the finished camera rig is great.
"Oh shit someone's being oppressed by the cops! Someone film this!"
Niko: *Pulls out rifle camera*
11:42 my heart stopped
+1 damn scary
Wrens engineering is really relatable. "That's a good idea!" "I'm making it!" "oh, I'ts the other way around.."
Yes to those types of video. Sooo cool😌
so if you want to make the trigger a shutter button, the airsoft trigger is very neat in the way that it works, once the airsoft trigger is pulled it works as a metal wedge that connects two contacts that connect the battery to a motor, but you could probably find a way to connect it to something else because these contacts can be soldered to anything else and the platform allows for wires to be routed into the stock or the pistol grip or even the handguard depending on model. the only thing you would need is a device that activates the shutter for you, then connect the wires to the trigger and your good to go! now this could get way more complicated if you wanted to use the guns selector switch to change between an auto focus selection or a fire mode. im so exited to see you all do it
I think using a bullpup design, like an AUG would take care of getting the weight over the grip!
bullpup? so like, the camera all the way back? wouldn't that technically be on your face (if not clipping into your face)? like, i'm no cyborg, but i don't think i want to interface my face with the camera THAT badly...
To further make it a bit less suspicious looking, you can always paint the whole body in bright orange; you could probably even go so far as to put a side panel on each side that boldly says, “PROP,” or, “NOT A GUN,” or something.
Depending on the camera body, if they have an adjustable touchscreen, you could adjust the screen up and/or more towards the chest to reduce neck strain.
If you don’t move forward with utilizing the trigger, it may be better to remove it and shave off the trigger guard, which (I think) would further move the shape away from what people might quickly assume is a firearm, both in appearance and how the hand looks while holding it.
11:40 BLOOD IS PUMPING OUT OF MY NOSE OMG
RELOADING 'slams a new battery in'
If you're gonna yell "RELOADING!", at least do it with style...
@@FrostedMike yes, TACTICOOL reload it
When Wren almost dropped the camera my heart stopped for a sec
Same
I screamed :O
same here, considering that the plastic alone costs more than my life
I absolutely love this channel & the content y'all create! Keep the great vids coming.
I would love just one youtube channel with just wrens shenannigans.
Wood working advice for the project:
You are splitting the grain by drilling with it, you should go opposite of the grain to make it stronger and so it will have a smaller chance of splitting. you will want to star with your pilot bit, size of bit between the pilot and final, and then the final. Hold the drill so you are above it (you should be able to look at the back of the drill rather than the drill being above you head. Change the torque on the drill to be lower so instead of possibly splitting the bit will come to a stop.
Let me know if there are any other questions.
"Stuff", "Thing", can confirm is actual engineering nomenclature
As an Engineer myself, can confirm
As someone who likes photography at 11:40 literally make my heart dropped
I really want a tour of their set, like the gun room, kitchen, all the work spaces, etc
Wren: wood will give me the strength I need!
Literally 5 seconds later: breaks twice
This video made me realize we need more Peter acting cause he's pretty great at saying his lines (he'd make the perfect "i dont look like a villan but really im batshit crazy" character). Also great rig mount 10/10.
Perhaps it is because he's really batsht crazy
@@Ken_neThT I know I would after having been cloned 13+ times.
6:50
I did the exact same thing in my high school robotics lab when I finally got back in.
I remembered a Soviet cartoon called "Prostokvashino", where once a talking dog was given a photo-gun similar to your snipe-cam in this video.
Upd: Also, good job!
@Mot Goaiu Oh, f u, spammer!
That's actually a thing.
How did it take more than a century for an American filmmaker to come up with a camera rig like this?
The Soviet Union had this for taking photos quite a while before
They were sold for years in the photo world back in the 60s and 70s
Leica had a rig like this as well. Check their insta
Sauce
I came up with this in 6th grade. The difference is these weird dudes have access to broken airsoft guns and a 3d printer.
This is amazing! You guys are awesome, I also thought the trigger could also function as the record button, but I don't have an engineering degree so I've no idea how that would even be possible
11:42 my heart dropped
And I was thinking, “dang a real ar-15 is easier to disassemble than the air soft gun”.
Jake: “ohh that’s fine” killed me for some reason 😂
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