Opteka Steadyvid (Pro or EX) or Flycam Nano dslr

[kopan]

Hi everybody. I am looking for some not expensive stabilizer. It is going to work with my GH2 with 14-140 kit lens. I am going to use it mostly outdoor with no other equipment on the camera (sometimes maybe 160 Led light. I am thinking about Opteka Steadyvid EX. This is like $70 on amazon. The other option is Opteka Steadyvid Pro which is very similar to Merlin. and third option is Flycam Nano dslr. Last two are for about $180. Do you guys have any experience with some of them? Which one would you reccomend.

 

[videotestground]

Hi, I've had pretty good results with Opteka SteadyVid Pro with my t3i, as well as with 7D. It should work well with GH2. Here's a sample video I shot last week.

As you can see, it's possible to get a pretty nice tracking shot. I still need to work on my technique a bit, but I'm slowly getting there. I haven't used the other stabilizers you mention, but I can recommend the SteadyVid Pro.