Glidecam 2000 or the 4000 with the Canon T2i?

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Fritz bakon

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I am wondering if the Glidecam 2000 will work with a Canon T2i? I have used the 4000 and it worked fine I probably needed more weight though. Heres a clip:
My question is the 2000 big enough for the T2i?

Thanks
 
Naked T2i with no accessories? The 2000 will be just fine, and you can probably even get away with the 1000. Once you add a rail system, matte box, mic, and other accessories, you'll probably see a need for the 4000.
 
The 2000 should be ideal. I think there's another thread running at the moment about guys having trouble balancing a bare t2i on the 4000. On a glidecam, you want don't want to be adding anything like rails or a matte box - it's just unnecessary extra weight that will require even more unnecessary weight in order to counter-balance it.

The only reason to upgrade to the 4000 would be if you see yourself owning a larger camera in the near future such as a AF100 or EX1, because - like a good tripod - these stabilisers will last a lot longer than your current camera.
 
deltoidjohn said:
On a glidecam, you want don't want to be adding anything like rails or a matte box - it's just unnecessary extra weight that will require even more unnecessary weight in order to counter-balance it.
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Unless, of course, you have a collection of glass plate filters that you'd like to be able to use... or to eventually upgrade to a remote FF. There are many good reasons to have a rail system on with the Glidecam; the "not good" reason would be just for aesthetics.
 
A 2000 will work just fine for a T2i with or without rails etc. You can fly pretty much anything on a 2000 if you just take the time to setup the rig correctly.
If you get the 4000, you're immediately adding more weight without putting a single thing on it, entirely counter productive.
It's too bad the way Glidecam have marketed their rigs, but it's mostly to sell more. They like to make it seem that the 2000 is limited to the weight it can carry, when in fact the 2000 can do everything the 4000 does, with a lighter overall weight.

People have to get over the ""i'll probably have to add more weight though" to fly a DSLR on a stabilizer, set it up right, and the rig will weigh less.
 
A stripped down T2i rig is too light for the 2000 but you can make it work. To make it possible to balance the 2000HD for use with my T2i I had to cable tie extra weights and attach a quick release plate to the to the top section.

I'd definitely go for the 2000 over the 4000. I'd also go for the 2000 over the 1000 as it gives you more scope to increase the size of the rig in the future. A 60D with Compact Primes is quite weighty compared to a T2i with old glass.
 
A T2i is a lightweight camera. It depends a lot on the lens you put in front. I have balanced the T2i with the Canon EF-S 10-20 lens on a Hague MMC stabilizer, which is a "toy" compared to the Glidecams. So I think the 4000 is simply overkill, and most probably the 2000 too. I would mostly consider them as an upgrade path to a heavier setup. Between the 2 of course the 2000 would be more flexible.

From the footage above it is not clear if the unit has been well balanced or not. And I say this because it is not easy to balance a too lightweight camera on a heavier stabilizer.
 
Pookie said:
A 2000 will work just fine for a T2i with or without rails etc. You can fly pretty much anything on a 2000 if you just take the time to setup the rig correctly.
If you get the 4000, you're immediately adding more weight without putting a single thing on it, entirely counter productive.
It's too bad the way Glidecam have marketed their rigs, but it's mostly to sell more. They like to make it seem that the 2000 is limited to the weight it can carry, when in fact the 2000 can do everything the 4000 does, with a lighter overall weight.

People have to get over the ""i'll probably have to add more weight though" to fly a DSLR on a stabilizer, set it up right, and the rig will weigh less.
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do you think the 2000 will support the af-100 with nikon primes and tokina 11-16mm
 
i got the 2000 and it does the job fine. This camera is so light I do not know if it would have worked with the 4000 stripped.
 
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