FS-100 owners with Steadicam-like Stablilizer rigs

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steditrak

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Anyone using a Sony FS-100 with the stock 18-200mm lens on a Steadicam-like stabilizer knows how the telescoping or extruding elements of this lens immediately affects the pitch balance of your rig, once you zoom in for a tight shot.

Have you seen or heard of a solution for this?

If not, has anyone at least experienced this particular issue first hand?
 
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gimbal based stabilizers work on very, very, very precarious margins of balance. simply moving a cable can throw them off. in my experience compensating for something like this is simply going to be an issue of practice
 
You can't just refocus... even with a zoom lens with internal zoom elements like the Canon 24-70 II or 70-200 it will throw off the balance and you'd need to re-balance.

This is from my personal experience with the Steadicam Pilot and the FS100, but I suppose any gimbel stabilizers will work just the same as WGZN says.
 
OK, so it's not my imagination. Other people beside myself had the same experience.

Here's the good news: I solved the problem.

My rig before modifications:


Out of the Box.jpg


After:


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My rig in perfect dynamic balance:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RCs7XOxwys


My solution for extruding zoom lens elements:

FS-100 01.jpg

FS-100 02.jpg

FS-100 03.jpg

Go ahead and build one for yourself. It works like a charm.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
 
steditrak said:
OK, so it's not my imagination. Other people beside myself had the same experience.

Here's the good news: I solved the problem.

My rig before modifications:


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After:


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My rig in perfect dynamic balance:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RCs7XOxwys


My solution for extruding zoom lens elements:

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Go ahead and build one for yourself. It works like a charm.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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Why go thru all that BS when you can trim the camera back on the stage.... Rather than creating a "solution" to a problem the doesn't really exist learn to use the gear you have
 
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