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July 21, 2007 at 12:10 PM #43574
Anonymous
InactiveI need some suggestions on equipment that steadies a video camera while taping e.g., walking around at a wedding reception, panning around the bride as she is posing.
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July 21, 2007 at 12:41 PM #182758
Anonymous
InactiveI often find it convient to pull out the center colum in my tripod, and add ballast weight with a manfrotto superclamp.
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July 21, 2007 at 4:50 PM #182759
ralck
ParticipantThere’s all sorts of things to look into.
Do a quick google search on "$14 stabilizer" or "DIY Figrig". Those are two of the cheapest stabilizers you can build yourself. If you go to codydeegan.com, you can buy plans for a full rig like a steadicam flyrig system, which he says costs around 500 dollars for the budget rig. or if you wanted, you could buy a professional glidecam or steadicam system (either just the gimbal/sled, or a full rig), but that will put you back a pretty penny.
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July 22, 2007 at 1:23 PM #182760
Anonymous
InactiveI saw a nice item, DVMultiRig at DV Expo yesterday. It’s a nice little system from DVTEC ( http://www.dvtec.tv/ ) and people testing it seemed to like its feel. It can be modified to different modes just by folding parts of the handles different ways (and locking them).
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November 27, 2007 at 6:19 PM #182761
tombarrera
ParticipantThink versatility, mobility and stability
What good is a device that is limited in its overall uses? If you’re doing Hollywood that’s one thing, but videography these days requires a lot more than a one trick pony. I wanted a video camera stabilizer that could do a lot of tricks. I own a Quad Pod All in One. Its got amazing versatility so you can use it on a tripod when needed, quick release off to go steady handheld, switch to swivel pod mode for lenthy shoots, all fast on the fly. I can mount 2 video cameras to it or 1 video and 1 still camera. It’s very mobile and goes just about anywhere unlike steady cams. I make more money with it too. Not only is it versatile and mobile its easy a lot of fun to use, and its very steady via 4 point stabilization.
Tom Barrera
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December 31, 2007 at 10:25 PM #182762
SteadycamPro
ParticipantIf you still looking for Steadycam design ideas, you’ve got to check this one out, http://www.Steadycam-Pro.com
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January 1, 2008 at 2:09 AM #182763
klopex
ParticipantI made a $14 DIY poor man’s steady cam. It works alright. It actually cost about $14. It wasn’t very hard to find the parts or to build it. I warn you that you will need a drill bit that can penetrate cast iron. That might cost more than $14. Drilling through the caps was difficult, but not unreasonably…
In any case, the steady cam works, but it isn’t very professional looking. I don’t know if you would mind walking around a wedding with it. Even if you painted it, it might still look like some iron pipes.
Klopex
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January 16, 2008 at 7:22 PM #182764
Anonymous
InactiveI was just at CES and they have a low end steadicam coming out. I was astounded. It’s so smooth. We shot video of the little chick modeling it.
http://www.youtube.com/Rynnakat – click on Steadycam video
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