glidecam 2000 pro and sgpro

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deckardScott1980

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im going to purchase and sgpro soon. And i aslo want to purchase the glide cam 2000 pro for more steady pro shots. Just wondering i know the sgpro has rails and seems a bit heavy. Can i use the sgpro with the glidecam. Or will it be to heavy. Will i be able to ge the same motion from it as if i was just using a dvx?
 
you will need the 4000 pro. the dvx alone is almost at the glidecam's 2000 weight limit.
 
it WILL NOT WORK. Well it can work, but you may die of exhaustion. i wont even try using it on my Glidecam V16 cause of how heavy it is.
 
what have you tried it on timur? My friend and i have been successful at mounting a Canon XH A1, with Brevis adapter, 28mm lens, rods and monitor using the glidecam 4000 pro and smooth shooter vest +arm
 
TimurCivan said:
how are you guys pulling focus without wobbling the shot?
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we dont pull focus. Generally we shoot closed down slightly a few stops on a wide angle lens, generally keeping the hyperfocal length at around 14 feet to infinity as to keep the majority of the image in focus.
 
PaPa said:
we dont pull focus. Generally we shoot closed down slightly a few stops on a wide angle lens, generally keeping the hyperfocal length at around 14 feet to infinity as to keep the majority of the image in focus.
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Then why bother carrying the 35mm adapter in the first place?


- Mikko
 
thats my point, if youre using the adapter, and on a stedicam you need to pull, its absolutly neccesary.
 
PaPa said:
I would like to see some footage, because quite honestly, i know that is too much weight for it.
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Yeah, its too much weight but we just added a pipe between the sled and extra washers. I shoot with it at infinity most of the time but I have pulled focus with it using the lens as the point to hold to stabilize instead of the pole with tape marking where i need to stop on the lens. Its takes a few times to get it right though.
 
ah kk, so your turning your 2000 into a 4000 :) i had thought of doing that a while back. never tried though. seemed logical to me.
 
TimurCivan said:
i wont even try using it on my Glidecam V16 cause of how heavy it is.
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I can definately say that it is too heavy for the V16. I tried to fly the HVX with the M2 on this steadicam, and it bottomed out the unit. Then there is the issue of pulling focus- you'll want / need a remote FF to handle that. There are some work arounds- like closing down the lens, and having the ac standing by with a wip- but both of these are not the best solutions IMO. Having worked with a remote focus before, I can say that it allows you much more freedom and creativity on set.
 
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