Glidecam help

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sklar

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I have a t2i and recently bought a glidecam 2000 pro and manfrotto 577 quick releaseI have been having a hard time getting my drop time to be around the suggested 2 seconds.I have tried all kinds of things, but it us alleyways too fast.Any words of wisdom to getting a slower drop time?Thanks
 
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If the drop time is too fast, either the center of gravity is too low or you have too much weight on the bottom. Try shortening the post, or removing weights.
 
If you've removed all the weights and it still drops too fast then your camera may be too light for the glide cam. I used the glide cam 2000 and seemed to remember it needed a minimum of 2 lbs.
 
The least amount of weight I cam get away with is one of the washers, but withthat, the drop time is still about a second, maybe I'll try again with my battery grip on
 
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I tried it with the battery grip and more weight, and it's looking a lot better. My forearm on the other hand...
 
For what it's worth, I never use my Glidecam as a hand-held. You can get the forearm brace, and that'll buy you a little time, but a vest and arm kit is the way to go.
 
From my experience, the 550d and glidecam 1000hd was hard to ballance with a quick release and kit lens.. so Im betting its just way to light for the 2000hd. what i did was taking one or two of the weight discs and putting it under the camera (using the long screw). maybe give this a go with the battery grip..

Edit: any yeah its killer on the wrist/forearm. sadly short of buying more glidecam gear, hitting the gym might be the only solution to that :P
 
OK, one more how too.

Camera, lens, quick release on top, nothing else.

Post shortened all the way.

No added weight on the bottom, You'll now have a top heavy rig.

Add weight one washer at a time (put the weight on the rear bolt first, to offsets the lens sticking out front) and slowly add weights till you get a one second drop. Buy some lighter washers if you need them, but it's unlikely you'll need them.

DO NOT believe anyone saying the camera is too light and you need to add weight, they simply have no idea how to set up a rig (it can be a challenge at first), a T2i will balance fine on a 2000, it's just that it takes a little time, and the understanding that you actually want the rig light, why carry extra weight when you don't need it?

If you're still stuck, PM me.
 
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