Does any of you have this? Ready made one is $40 but can be DIY for as little as $14.
http://steadycam.org/
http://steadycam.org/
Poor man's steadycam
- Thread starter dojoman
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Stabilizer, not steadycam. No gimbal involved.
Ben_B
Veteran
I have one. It works...decently. I ended up paying a bit more than $14 getting beefier pipe. It's not my favorite DIY stabilizer...I prefer handles and shoulder type stuff. I haven't used it with GH1 much...did some tests with HVX about a year ago and it worked ok...I don't think of it as being worth the extra weight necessarily, for GH1 it might work nicely.
djbobbyrhodes
Well-known member
My friend built the steadicam from "Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build". It's really nice, and I believe he built it for less than $100.
andrzejkra
Active member
Cheapest solution is using your collapsed tripod as a stabilizer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1aPbwcqquk&feature=fvw
good tutorial on this
I've been using this and it's been working decently so far. Thinking of building my own though... I want rails and dolly in and side to side abilities!!
PhilD
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That would be very cool
I already use my poor mans steadicam as a monopod (or tripod because I can leave it there), although it's not good for video
Adding a slider would make it perfect
bill totolo
Veteran
I have one and it works pretty well with smaller cameras. I used it with a mini DV palm-corder.
If interested I'll sell you mine since I've moved on to bigger cameras.
sammysammy
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guys anyone tried either the U-flycam or the Indie Hardware stabilizer..im thinking of buying one for the gh1 with the kit lens or other nikon lenses hooked...thanks in advance..
http://www.vimeo.com/4387625
http://www.vimeo.com/4387625
