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GlideCam vs FlyCam vs all other "Steadicam" systems that are inexpensive Thread
So I've been consistently looking around for camera stabilizers and names that stand out include GlideCam, FlyCam, BlackBird, etc.
There's also different styles of stabilizers including the glidecam style, merlin style and maybe some others.
There's also "knock offs" such as FlyCam providing a $170~ GlideCam alternative.
There's also other weight systems such as seen in the GlideCam and FlyCam (which uses a weight container).
A recent video I made was at a convention for a weekend and I shot this with a friends FlyCam Nano DSLR, on a 60D with a 50mm f/1.8 II lens (80mm Full Frame equivalent). There was no post stabilization used.
The footage looked really smooth and it turned out great. Most of the footage was shot on that rig.
Then I shot with the rig again but with an 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens at 18mm and I noticed then when I walked around, I saw and felt a lot of vibrations. Probably because it was a 3 pound camera rig but I realized that it was the weights in the weight container causing these vibrations. When I went to a regular speed walk, what would happen is that the weights jumped up and down in the weight container. I could hear it too. What I also noticed is that the FlyCam doesn't seem to keep the camera still when I walk around the camera. No problems on another friends GlideCam HD4000. Also, then I turn the handle and walk around someone it keeps turning, is it supposed to do that? I thought it did because another friend who was using a similar rig but with an arm and vest, if you lean your body to the left, the camera would also turn to the left. Doesn't happen on the GlideCam HD4000.
Here's a video I made at another convention using this rig set up more recently. There was no post stabilization used in this video either.
Question for some, if a lens has image stabilization should it be on or off? Would having it on decrease the vibrations I mentioned earlier?
In general, I'm looking into getting a GlideCam HD2000.
Here you can post about your experiences with the cheaper steadicam options.
So I've been consistently looking around for camera stabilizers and names that stand out include GlideCam, FlyCam, BlackBird, etc.
There's also different styles of stabilizers including the glidecam style, merlin style and maybe some others.
There's also "knock offs" such as FlyCam providing a $170~ GlideCam alternative.
There's also other weight systems such as seen in the GlideCam and FlyCam (which uses a weight container).
A recent video I made was at a convention for a weekend and I shot this with a friends FlyCam Nano DSLR, on a 60D with a 50mm f/1.8 II lens (80mm Full Frame equivalent). There was no post stabilization used.
The footage looked really smooth and it turned out great. Most of the footage was shot on that rig.
Then I shot with the rig again but with an 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens at 18mm and I noticed then when I walked around, I saw and felt a lot of vibrations. Probably because it was a 3 pound camera rig but I realized that it was the weights in the weight container causing these vibrations. When I went to a regular speed walk, what would happen is that the weights jumped up and down in the weight container. I could hear it too. What I also noticed is that the FlyCam doesn't seem to keep the camera still when I walk around the camera. No problems on another friends GlideCam HD4000. Also, then I turn the handle and walk around someone it keeps turning, is it supposed to do that? I thought it did because another friend who was using a similar rig but with an arm and vest, if you lean your body to the left, the camera would also turn to the left. Doesn't happen on the GlideCam HD4000.
Here's a video I made at another convention using this rig set up more recently. There was no post stabilization used in this video either.
Question for some, if a lens has image stabilization should it be on or off? Would having it on decrease the vibrations I mentioned earlier?
In general, I'm looking into getting a GlideCam HD2000.
Here you can post about your experiences with the cheaper steadicam options.
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