Cheap camera stabilizer

Londude

Londude

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I live in New Zealand and theres not much here in regards to camera stuff to buy, so have been looking on eBay for a poormans/cheap steadycam of some kind.

Was looking at one from India lol. What do you guys recommend for my DVX100b? I need something cheap.
 
Londude said:
...It says for the DVX100b, you cant change the arm to have the camera at the bottom of the pole, i.e having the camera close to the floor, is this correct?
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You would have to make a big enough "C" frame to go around the camera. The camera pictured is pretty small but it obviously has to be in proportion to the camera. Or did I not understand your question?

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YEh i mean how would i do that? Is is hard? I really, really suck at any DIY stuff, id buy that poormans steadycam ready assembled
 
I don't sell them. I just made my own looking at these images. Really and truly you can easily make one of these. After I made mine I wrapped it in rubber pipe insulation to grab more easily. You probably know someone who has the tools if you don't. Just drill a few holes and the whole thing just sort of screws together.

You could get a heavier-duty bar for a bigger camera like a DVX if you're going to flip it. The main difference was mine cost about thirty bucks.

The cool thing is for a few bucks your shots get automatically better and in the meantime you get to shoot NOW instead of having to wait until you've got a lot of dough. You can always upgrade to a more expensive commercial solution and might want to.
 
I think if I recommended you buy one I'd contradict myself. If you want to buy one you certainly should if you can afford it. It's just a handful of pipes and a weight, though. Dude...if I can make one just about anybody could!
 
Yeh well you dont realise how terrible I am with DIY stuff, i suck. Think i will order one actually. Tired of having that shaky look.
 
Those merlins tend to do the trick, but if thats out of your price range you can get those cheap DIY ones like how they show you on youtube, but if thats not effective / "wtf" were they talking about how do they make those?? then i would suggest either using a tripod, ie connect the camera to the tripod but use the tripod as a steadycam, holding it with the legs closed, or just attaching it to something heavy -- because the heavier the camera and attachment (while still maintaining your ability to finish the task with the camera(extra upper body strength helps)) will smooth out camera movements and add weight to your shots, thinking you used an imax cam or what nut haha
 
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