With all the good advice from some to keep these items I decided to sell regardless. I will entertain your offers but as I know most of you here are on a tight budget I may or may not get the price range I'd expect. The rig is estimated between 8-10K between 8-10K for both vest and Sled. Now...
My system almost at completion. Taken many years to get to this point. Still got some tweaking of the arm and vest and the wiring and some additional parts to the sled but all should be completed really soon.
If you're interested in any of these items please let me know. I've used a water jet to cut these. During the process I made 20pcs 15mm & 19mm brackets. Some I've sold. Each bracket set will include two 6mm Allen screws that will lock down on both brackets to secure the rod in place. It works...
Again, I got P.M. asking if I can post rigs that I have done. I had posted them in a thread before but cannot seem to find them. Anyways, here are they:
I'm in the process of building a new system altogether. See link in this same forum 'Homebuilt stabilizer Vest'
I have these two items for sale for XL1, XL1s & XL2 cameras. Maybe can be used for something else. New price varies but saw one for around $1700 :
1. Canon Full-manual Video Lens 14x Zoom with ND filters.
Someone make me an offer please!
To make the deal sweeter I'll bribe you all with my...
I thought I'll give it a run here first before putting it up on ebay. So if you're interested then holla at me:
1. 3A top stage (worth between $750 - $1000) Selling for $730. Now this stage is missing the clamp down nugget that usually comes along with it but if you're interested in this stage...
Make me an offer please.
It works with the XL1, XL1s & XL2 cameras...Maybe it also works together with still cameras but I am unsure. Maybe with some sort of ring adapter or something.
Someone here asked me to post a pic of the vest I was working on. So here it is. Anodizing will be done together with my arm later. Still have some last minute things I'll have to do. Adjustable knobs will have to added to the socket block and arm vest bracket plate...
For those that know me will know my passion for the all mighty Steadicam systems and other high-end brand. Since laying eyes on the steadicam system back in 85' and then again in 97', it as all been up hill from then on. Mikko can testify that I'm a person who likes a challenge and who tries to...
I'm thinking of buying a laptop and would like to run the most important components by you guys. Here is what I think are important to think about:
1. Amount of computer memory: 2gigs RAM
2. Amount of graphic memory: nothing less than 512MB
3. Nothing less than 120gigs hard drive
4. Graphic...
I havent seen any rates for news stringers I'm thinking i will get my new a1 and change my rates per story what do you all think would be a good rate for news footage per station per story.
Okay, I thought I'll share my experince and knowledge about questions posed by those who are interested or who are contemplating such a venture. It's a long article so please bear with me.
Due to all the interest and confusion I decided to sum up everything into one little article for those...
I thought I'll let you all in on a little compitition Cody and I have put together to spice things up within the HBS circle. We thought it would give some folks a chance to win some homebuiltstabilizer books.
So if you are interested please goto the link provided below and read carefully. Good...
Hope it's alright with everyone if I do a little for my book here. If so just remove it and I'll understand. A little self promotion couldn't hurt I suppose. :) ::)
My book is finall up for sale. Anyone interested just go to this link:
http://www.lulu.com/content/47964
For any info you might...
This is directed to Elvis and Taylor. Here is the official cover of my book about my rig. I think I got it nailed down:
http://pub173.ezboard.com/fhomebuiltstabilizersfrm6.showMessage?topicID=217.topic
Need no Explination. Go to the HBS forum. The plans are inform of book and are now being published for $35. Yes, he's a member of HBS and I'm proud to say it. Promotion? you bet, but don't take my word for it. His plans are the best out there, as far as I know.
I'll be putting an official...