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Hi everyone, I'm finally letting go of my G-50 arm with X upgrade! I've been the only owner for 10 years, and never rented it out. It got the X upgrade in 2012, and I replaced the hanger with a custom-made beefier version a few years ago. It's in perfect working order, only selling because I'm selling my lightweight rig. Depending on your location and my workload, I may be able to deliver it in person. Otherwise, I can certainly ship it. Asking $6,500. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

9 years ago tonight, Ted Churchill left the house and never came back. I feel it is appropriate to use our Forum to mark the day and offer thoughts of memorial. I've a lot of Ted stories. I'll share one short one that is typical of his approach. I was in Rockport, teaching the Steadicam Workshop with Dan Kneece and Travis Clark. Ted came by one evening. He brought a bit of videotape and showed it, sufficiently wowing us all with the clarity of movement, decisive framing and fluid operating. He was his usual biting self, humorous and fast. One person asked him what he felt was his best asset. I figured oh god, this is a fat pitch he's been thrown. He stopped with the wiseass stuff and got very sober for a moment, and thought. Then he said, " I am not the best Steadicam Operator in the world- ( At the time, debatable..... )- but I can tell you this much: I'm the fastest. Nobody waits on me. I get in there, I do my homework, I prep and am ready, I shoot the scenes and I get out. Quick and painless. He was very proud of this trait, and I made an effort to incorporate it into my skill set. Be ready. Anticipate like hell. Don't hold anyone up with the three ring circus that our craft can sometimes become. Be fast but never sloppy. I miss that man. Peter Abraham, E.M.T.