kim hollamby

A question on setting the camera up: Is it rock solid, up and down and left and right before you start shooting? Working on mine today took nearly twenty minutes to get it to this state and by the time I had done this, my back was in such agony, I couldn't start shooting.

Many thanks, I shall try a longer drop. If operating one-handed, the DVD suggests to use you thumb and finger on the guide to pan, tilt,stop etc. Is this possible?? If I even touch the guide the whole thing rocks and spoils the shot. I can't ever imagine this to be possible. Is it masses of practice?

Thank you for your reply Amedeo. I have a good drop time but maybe not quite as long as on the video link you kindly posted. I'll revisit that and make it longer and see if that helps.

Hello everybody, I would appreciate some help please. I'm using a Merlin with a 1lb camera and have managed to get it balanced but it's never 100% rock-solid. I am using it to try and set up a 'walkthrough property' service for estate agents. My problems are: 1. As soon as I start the 'walk', the camera rocks slightly back and forward, which isn't fixable in Final Cut. 2.As soon as I stop andy move, the camera rocks back and forward. I find steadying it with my other hand impossible, so I'm trying to shoot one-handed, which works up to a point, but is very difficult when negotiating corners. I've been practising for about a month now on and off and I don't use a vest. I'm getting a bit frustrated now, to say the least. Any tips to stop the unwanted side-to-side and back and forth movement? Many thanks in advance. Kim