Does this Jib Arm Look like a piece of crap??

[Logan LeBlanc]

It looks good to me but the fact that the price is a lot lower than other arms I've seen kinda raises some concern.

Check it out.
http://www.studio1productions.com/dv_jib.htm

 

[Yas Kassana]

It looks good. I'm pretty impressed for the price.

 

[vidled]

Hey.
I have found that some of these 'cheapo' cranes, although very light, are not quite as 'firm' as they ought to be. Not sure if this applies exactly to the crane you posted a link for, but it IS inherent in that design.

Another alternative would be a crane which uses the 2-arm-design, such as from http://www.kesslercrane.com.
Same price, heavier, but with more than double the capacity.

FWIW,
Marius
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[Icarus2005]

The old saying "you get what you pay for" is true.

In my opinion, ultra lightweight jibs tend to be too rough on motion and stopping, not to mention they are only good for VERY lightweight cams. It's also limited in range with pan and tilt, not to mention that it isn't a true level keeping jib and you apparantly have to manually work the level of the camera at the same time you raise the jib.

one of the reasons that professional gear(dollies & jibs) has such smooth starts and stops is the weight of the product adn gear attached.

FOr my money I'd rather build my own jib than pay for that one. Or rent a good one.

 

[Alexa]

how do you use a monitor? I don't see a bracket or anything.

 

[spidey]

vidled is right the kessle crane is a sweet on and at the same price. its good go for your budgets and what you can accomplish with out getting a radio jib or crane.