I have a stedicam sk and I am trying to mount a 4 lb sony camera on it. the minimum weight for an sk is 8 lbs and my pd150 barely weights 5 lbs. What is the best way to make a mini-dv heavier without reinventing the wheel. I allready put exercise wrist weights through the handle of the camera and around the upper tube with slidy and sloppy results. should I put a bar under the camera and mount weights on it front and back, to increase inertial stability? would a 4 lb metal block between the dovetal and the camera help? should I make the block even heavier to increase inertial stability? does mounting weights on a low-mode bracket help too?
Also, I am short, and trimming the fore-aft ballance (with such a light camera) seems to work poorly at tilting the cam up to shoot taller people. has anyone used a tilting plate to set a tilt up or tilt down.
thanks,
Bob