MadMechaniK
Member
I'm sure some of you have made and are into the making of camera rigs and stabilizers and so am I. I was looking at camera booms a few summers ago and how they function as well as price. I was amazed at some of the prices for an 8 foot jib and most STILL require a 2000$ fluid head tripod for it to pivot on and to pivot smoothly. Anyhow, I figured I could build one for a fraction of what half of them cost. I kinda drew from commercial booms and other ones I have seen that people have made. I built the first one and it worked but I soon realized how shaky it really was. I revised the design and came up with a solid working 8ft boom for about $350. I will post some footage of it eventually but here are some pics. Tell me what you think or post some other rigs some of you guys may have built. I find all of em interesting.
http://s616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/MadMechanik/
http://s616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/MadMechanik/