help with shoulder rig support

Like any hand-held (read: shoulder-mounted) camera work, the best thing you can do to smooth your walk-and-shoot is to practice, practice, practice. It requires a smooth walking technique, rolling your steps from heel to ball and using your knees as shock absorbers. Wider lenses are also more forgiving.

I'm assuming you already have the actual shoulder support rig? The items you linked are only extra supports and do not include the actual shoulder support systems. The first one anchors the camera and rig to the operator's waist/midsection, which is from where lots of the walking movements originate. That will make walking shots much more difficult to keep smooth.

The other looks to be a cheap offering similar to the EasyRig Turtle system. The string suspension can help, but walking technique is still crucial.
 
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i tries using the spider rig, i place two weight (gym weights) 1.25 kilo each with some diy plate that i got from "home depot" , and my shots was very very shaky and not usable and also i broke the rig .....
i guess i need a normal shoulder rig. and need to practice on walking with it,
funny thing i only found one tutorial that talking about how to walk with shoulder rig, but the tutorial uses a very high end and expensive rig, i wish there are more tutorial on the subject.
i am relay frustrated with my rig footage and my handheld footage.
 
The Spider rig is not the most robust thing out there, not by a long shot.

Counterweight behind the shoulder is crucial for stable shots as it takes the burden of weight off the forearms and balances it squarely on the shoulder. That leaves the forearms free of fatigue from having to support a front-heavy rig. BUT, the rig itself must be sturdy enough to support weight to front and back.

As for learning to walk properly with a shoulder-mounted camera, that can take a hundred hours (or more) of practice, much like learning to shoot with a stabilizer (Steadicam, Glidecam, etc.). A couple hours of trying it out will not yield the desired results. Also, start with a wide lens. The longer the lens, the more every minor shake and jerk of the camera in motion will be magnified.
 
thank alex :)
i will practice my walk. now i need a new rig .

i am trying to save some money, do u think a rig like this will do the job ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/9-DSLR-Cage...468?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item5663cb1aa4

do u think the spider rig will do the job also (if i put less weight in the back)?

or i better take something else ?

the nice thing about the spider is that i can adjust the height of the camera, and currently i am working with a very short talent (1.5 meter :) ), and shooting from my shoulder i not a very compliment angle for her :)
 
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