99¢ Striker Pistol Grip....

Nathyn

Nathyn

Low Budget Ninja
This is my first time in the DYI section as a designer. I do my own props but this is the first time I've done anything for my hardware. So today I'd like to introduce you to the TimeCode Mechanics Striker Pistol Grip. Seriously, it's made from parts of an old mechanical screwdriver I had laying around and old aluminum rod based shelf I found in the trash. The only part I paid for was the flat piece.



There were rubber cylindrical pieces in the shelf that screws went into so I took the broken metal in the screwdriver out and added glued that piece in with a massive amount of Super Glue. I also glued and tightened the top screw which secures the plank. Then I used another screw from the shelf (the shelf screws look like the top screw) to screw into the beachtek which I then screw onto the camera.





-Nate
 
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Glad you like it. And check out my "Epitaph: Bread and Salt" thread. It's all going to be shot with the HG10. I used this tonight when I went location scouting and will be adding clips there as soon as they're up on Vimeo.

-Nate
 
It is indeed front heavy, but keep in mind the camera is pretty light and I've taken it's weight into consideration. To get a good grip, hold tightly and place your thumb on the top screw and you'll be all good. Although I'm holding it at the bottom so people can get a good look at it, placing your thumb on the top screw solves the front heavy issue. The Beachtek barely adds any weight. Also most of the time the camera is locked down. This will only be used for certain shots. I'll be adding some video I took last night to my User Film thread (click on the link in my sig) and you can see how it handled with me walking a lot.

-Nate
 
Actually, I considered that, but the thing about it is it's light weight. I mean I know these cameras are supposed to be "palm" corders, but come on, who doesn't find these a bit cumbersome, know what I mean. The pistol grip simply takes away the "cumbersomeness" of it for very little money. It's really not steadycam thing (I mean it's as steady as you are, LOL) but it does work. And it would probably work better for an SD card camera. Mine has a harddrive in it that adds some weight to it.

-Nate
 
Nathyn said:
Actually, I considered that, but the thing about it is it's light weight. I mean I know these cameras are supposed to be "palm" corders, but come on, who doesn't find these a bit cumbersome, know what I mean. The pistol grip simply takes away the "cumbersomeness" of it for very little money. It's really not steadycam thing (I mean it's as steady as you are, LOL) but it does work. And it would probably work better for an SD card camera. Mine has a harddrive in it that adds some weight to it.

-Nate
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True, I have an HV30 and had a HF200 that were used in the same way. Although that said, with my 7D rig on a Blackbird Stabilizer, I have actually added A LOT more weight to my setup. I found the more weight, the more stable I am, which of course as you point out, is totally on me! :)

The trick of course is not getting TOO heavy, then you start getting all shaky. Haha. The sad this is I actually work out at the gym the muscles I use with my camera shooting for this EXACT purpose and NEVER work out within 3 days of shooting. So far so good! :)
 
Which is the irony of it all. The lighter the camera harder to stabilize. I like using a tri-pod dolly. You really can't go wrong with one. But I'll use this for hand held stuff, like running with it and such (if I have to do that). I did upload some video in the user film section where I used it for location scouting.

-Nate
 
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