Benjamin Rowland
Member
Note: This is a quick review of the Vulcan MultiFrame - nothing official. But a lot of folks have asked me about it, so I’m sharing my thoughts here.
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I have been using the Vulcan MultiFrame in an octo configuration over the past few months. I have found it to be a tough, dependable, and affordable frame. It has gone through baggage handling on domestic and international airline flights - which can be brutal conditions. It packs down fairly easily with the removal of one screw on six out of the eight arms - these arms fold forward or backward. You can build it in a variety of configurations, hence the name, “MultiFrame.”
I’m about to give the Mantis arms a try - arms that are angled up to remove the props from the camera’s view when tilted upwards or during fast forward flight. This seems to be fairly unique to this frame and will be a nice capability (I’m aware that there are alternative methods). I'll review these later.
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This frame seems to take a beating and soak up any vibes when props aren’t “perfectly” balanced. The frame is tough. The arms are aluminum and the rest is carbon fiber. The hardware works well - mostly metric hex screws with locknuts. I prefer locknuts over Loctite. With the arms being rectangular in shape, the motors are definitely level.
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The only issue I ran into was that the battery mounts I purchased didn’t work for my configuration and battery size (fairly large MaxAmps batteries). This was quickly remedied by adding a plate and top mounting the batteries - easy fix. Because this frame is so customizable, it makes it easy to build the rig that works for you. And this rig has worked well for us at Yonder Blue Films. I can definitely recommend it!
All the best,
Ben
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I have been using the Vulcan MultiFrame in an octo configuration over the past few months. I have found it to be a tough, dependable, and affordable frame. It has gone through baggage handling on domestic and international airline flights - which can be brutal conditions. It packs down fairly easily with the removal of one screw on six out of the eight arms - these arms fold forward or backward. You can build it in a variety of configurations, hence the name, “MultiFrame.”
I’m about to give the Mantis arms a try - arms that are angled up to remove the props from the camera’s view when tilted upwards or during fast forward flight. This seems to be fairly unique to this frame and will be a nice capability (I’m aware that there are alternative methods). I'll review these later.
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This frame seems to take a beating and soak up any vibes when props aren’t “perfectly” balanced. The frame is tough. The arms are aluminum and the rest is carbon fiber. The hardware works well - mostly metric hex screws with locknuts. I prefer locknuts over Loctite. With the arms being rectangular in shape, the motors are definitely level.
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The only issue I ran into was that the battery mounts I purchased didn’t work for my configuration and battery size (fairly large MaxAmps batteries). This was quickly remedied by adding a plate and top mounting the batteries - easy fix. Because this frame is so customizable, it makes it easy to build the rig that works for you. And this rig has worked well for us at Yonder Blue Films. I can definitely recommend it!
All the best,
Ben
