glidecam 4000 and sgpro

[deckardScott1980]

i have an sgpro rev3 and 7 inc lcd. i want to get an glidecam4000. it says it holds up to 10lbs. will i be able to hold my camera up on the glidecam with everything.

so thats the sgpro, 35mm lens. 7 inch lcd.

 

[Zander]

What's your camera? What rails do you have? What LCD do you have? Specifics bro!

 

[deckardScott1980]

camera dvx100a
2 15mm rails
7 inch varizoom lcd

thanks.

just need to know if a glidecam 4000 can hold the weight. if i will be able to meauver it.

 

[deckardScott1980]

any advice?

 

[Tim Joy]

IT can hold it, the question is, can YOU hold it?

I'm a weakling, so it might be good for short shots, but much weight training is needed for anything more.

 

[hoarp001]

Yeah its more a question as to weather you can hold it, rather than the glidecam. The problem with the glidecam is the handle is not positiooned under the cameras centre of gravity. The result is your hand being levered fowards and it is quite fatiguing, and can ache after a few minuets of holding it. This is why the Merlin is that strage shape, the handle is directly under the cameras CoG. You would be better off getting a body worn system, the smooth shooter (but NOT the bodypod) or the Steadicam Pilot.

You rig will weigh a fair ammount and you are just going to damage your wrist and hand trying to do any long stretches of shooting with the glidecam, its pretty uncomfortable to use with any weight of camera.