Anyone used a HAGUE HD Motion-Cam Stabilizer with Varizoom VZ-DV Sportster vest

[dan_aka_jack]

Hello!

Has anyone use a HAGUE HD Motion-Cam Stabilizer and/or a Varizoom VZ-DV Sportster vest? Details:

http://www.b-hague.co.uk/hague_hd_motion_cam_steadicam_type_stabilizer.htm

I'm planning to go to Hague's facility next week to give it a spin but I'm eager to hear if anyone else has used the kit.

Thanks loads,
Jack

 

[dan_aka_jack]

I spent a couple of hours at Hague's facility where I tried out all their stabilisers, including the Hague HD Motion-Cam Stabilizer with and without the vest.

Before going to Hague, I'd never used a stabiliser before. The HD Motion-Cam Stabiliser plus Varizoom VZ-DV vest was just far too much for me to get my head round and the guy at Hague said that the Varizoom vest isn't very good at decoupling the operator's movements from the camera because the Varizoom only has a single arm (the most expensive vests have double-arms, apparently).

I ended up going for the Maxi Motion Cam because it felt the most comfortable and is definitely the lightest of the Hague stabiliser. I'm pretty happy with it but it can be a pain to setup and balance.

 

[Tunnelmen]

Thanks so much for the review. I can't find anyone else that has spent any time with this thing and there is no sample footage online.....I contacted Hague, but they said that there was not a demo vid (currently). Would love to see how the Maxi Motion Looks.