Is this a good stabilizer for the HVX200A?

I'm not sure if I'd consider this a "stabilizer" for the HVX200A. If you are looking for a way to hold the camera a little more comfortably, then this is probably not a bad choice. I've personally never used one of these. Are you looking for a way to stabilize your image or are you looking for a way to hold the camera?
 
brandondull said:
looking for a way to have motion. like a steady cam. but I am not trying to spend over $700.00.
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Hi Brandon. I have used a Glidecam 4000 (older model than link here) with forearm brace and had results that were like dolly shots.

The key is to set up the system right. Using a quick release plate makes things
much easier. Balance everything with the camera exactly as it's going to be used. If you shoot with one P2 card, balance it with one card.

It took me a while to realize just how finely this system can be tuned and how much
that increases the quality of what you can achieve. I had my HVX200 dialed in so well that I could hold it on the rig floating beautifully and when I took the lens cap off
(balanced it with the lens cap on as a test) the camera nosedived. That is a good thing because it means that if you can balance it with that degree of sensitivity then when you have it right you're going to see a major difference compared to when you had it okay which is what many people often think is balanced right, including me at one point.

Setting things up can be done pretty quickly once you get the hang of it and of
knowing to be really exact. Appreciating the importance of center of gravity is critical.

I use the forearm brace which does help a lot. Even with that and the basic Glidecam 4000 the price was well under your limit. Here is a link to the newer version of the 4000.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/193814-REG/Glidecam_GL4000_4000_PRO_Camcorder_Stabilizing.html
 
looking for a way to have motion. like a steady cam.
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brandon, the item youve posted is simply a shoulder mount. not a steadying device.

not that it claims to be a stabilizer either, but you might look into a fig rig. by no means does it replace a steadicam type object but its more of what youre looking for than a shoulder mount.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Fig-Rig&N=0

there is also a company who advertises here on the forum and they have a copycat of a fig rig that has a flat bottom so you can mount it on a tripod plate too, which is cool. go here:
http://halorig.com/index.php/halo-rig-d-rig-video-camera-stabilizer-shop

again, youre not going to get steadicam type results but it WILL steady your shots AND give you a lot of motion freedom...
 
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oh okay. I just want more freedom in moving my camera instead of free hand. I just compared it to the people I see with those shoulder mount devices using a 7D. So I thought it was the same thing. So WGZN does the "copy cat" rig work just as good as the B&H one... or should I just stick to B&H. I buy all my camera stuff off B&H lol.
 
does the "copy cat" rig work just as good as the B&H one...
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the fig rig is not a B&H product. is a manfrotto product. B&H is just a store, not a manufacturer.

as far as whether the "copycat" rig is as good. i dont know anyone who uses it, but they advertise here on the forum. so id imagine if there were problems, we'd know about it.

what i like about the halo rig more than the original fig rig is that it has that flat bottom. which should be VERY handy when you want to set it down. or for using it with a tripod...
 
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