Lee Dashiell

Well, I've been running the segway for 3 years now and I've come off of it 4 times. None of those events are pretty. They happen in a split second, kind of like being in a car accident just uglier…lol…that being said, when you come off of the segway, it's usually because the segway has hit something that stopped it and your body continues in motion. Hanging onto the steadicam arm is the trick, it will certainly move with you and you can keep the camera from hitting the ground but it's ugly and will certainly pump some adrenaline into you. If you're running a system like this where you would literally jump off of the entire rig, you're operating in an environment that you probably shouldn't be. Flying the steadicam on the segway has additional risks associated with it and every operator should recognize that. The other side of that is the risk vs reward and should be an educated decision by the operator. It's certainly not for everyone, but it is for me. I mainly do travel and tourism promotional pieces and we work in a pretty controlled environment. I've never stepped on the segway from the front, only from the back. As a matter of fact, I can manage the entire system without an assistant.

I've been working on this for a while…made tons of changes and finally have a super stable mount. www.OspreyHD.com

I've been working on this thing for the past two years and finally settled with the Epic and the Zepher, and a number of custom modifications to make it all come together. I probably spent more than I should have and it's been a learning experience without a doubt. We're a little unorthodox in our approach but never the less making it happen. I thought that I would share some footage with everyone of what we're doing. See more at www.Mozocam.com Here's a link: https://vimeo.com/30607687 I would love to see some work from other people, see what you're doing differently or out of the ordinary. Post what you've got!

If anyone ever needs to rent a Hands Free Segway down south, just let me know. I have two Segways, one with hands free, the other for an AC with wireless monitor and FF. Based in Columbia South Carolina, short drive to Charlotte NC and Atlanta. I also have shipping cases for FEDEX Ground.

There is a level of arrogance from a few but I just laugh that kind of thing off.

I have two KS-8 Kenyan Gyro's and was thinking about running just one on my Zephyr with the Epic. is it better to use a single gyro mounted on the camera or on the bottom of the sled?

Thanks for the help Mark. Much appreciated.

Leave them. This political correctness has gotten to a point of being ridiculous.

So….Does it make financial sense to buy the Zephyr with the SD monitor and buy the Marshall 7" 800nit monitor separately? I'm getting ready to place my order but want to make sure I'm not making a mistake. I could use the SD monitor with our Cinestar 8 Heli so it would actually get some use. Any suggestions are helpful. Will the Marshall 7" HD monitor mount with the smae bracket that Tiffen provides?

Great forum here and tons of info. After researching different systems for my Epic, I feel pretty solid about the decision to go with the Zephyr and HD monitor package. I had tons of questions but found all of the answers here. Thanks for all of the info!