Steadipod DV Partner I all-purpose stabilizer. Anyone knows/owns it?

[lutnik]

Did anyone use this all-purpose stabilizer?

http://www.milide.com/subpage/partner1.html
http://www.ask-corp.co.jp/milide/products/steadipod3.htm
http://www.ask-corp.co.jp/milide/products/steadipod1.htm
http://www.ask-corp.co.jp/milide/products/steadipod2.htm
http://www.cameracrane.com.au/html/dv_partner_1.html

It seems an interesting piece of hardware, lightweight and flexible.
The kind of rig you may always want to have in your backpack.
Just wondering whether it's worth the money.

Lutnik

 

[yuli]

I found the design interesting. purchesed one a year ago and was disapointed with it Very heavy, Dficult to set positions, cumbersome.

After struggling with it for few weeks and breaking few delicate plastic latches
I sold it cheap.