Rush Jopson

Yup I got some awesome responses definitely, and some good advice, but for every one of them was three "this site is for pros with 30k rigs" to go along with it. Death wish? Man please dont take yourself that seriously its kinda not that big a deal...if im an ignorant newbie then just ignore me. If I ask a stupid question just dont waste your time and answer it For those that did just answer my question and didnt engage in random bollocking I thank you, I will be checking out the links and models recommended, theres some good stuff out there that actually does an amazing job without spending 10's of thousands of dollars...sure I wont be running down stairs in shots or using a massive heavy camera and stuff on it but as I said its for small DSLRs so appreciate you staying on topic and not engaging in "listen here youngin' youve got a thing or two to learn" as ive heard plenty of that from every conceivable veteran crew member ive met since starting out already....

So I guess the part of the forum labelled "steadi-newbies" isnt actually for newbie questions? I was warned about some operators being tech snobs but jeeezus, didnt expect this....way to make people feel welcome. Not sure why but some people seem to have a bit of a chip on their shoulder towards those of us that are blatantly ignorant to the whole thing, heard it from another about these forums but thought he was just being a bit sensitive. Way to encourage newbies guys!

woah some ppl need to chill a bit....its not really that big of deal, I wasnt raging...guys a little sensitive or something?

Something like this maybe? http://www.balvanzenterprises.com/SpecterStabilizer.html Looks pretty good...and yes I realize this is a "steadicam like" stabilizer and not a proper steadicam, but I am just starting out and poor lol so cant afford hardcore rigs any thoughts on mini stabilizers like these guys?

Hahah I wish! Man that looks sweet, that is a REAL steadicam...unfortunately for me im looking for a cheap (I know, I know, that IS cheap for a real steadicam) job as im just gettting into it. 5 and a half grand in US dollars is over 7k in NZ currency so just a tad outside of my budget ;) Thanks for the link though mate, I would love to get a pro rig like that but am going to have to start out amateur unfortunately. Ive heard good things about these marlins, I assume theyre a good brand? Once again though many of them look pretty pricey, I guess im dreaming if I want to find an okay stabilizer under $500 USD?

Hey guys, newbie here just wondering if anyone can recommend a cheap Steadicam for use exclusively with DSLRs. Doesnt have to be fancy, or take heavy cameras. Theres a LOT of stabilizers for DSLR cameras out there and its very confusing which one to get...advice please!

Was this question some kind of joke? It comes off pretty elitist when you are expected to know the last name of the inventor of the steadicam...seriously its something I would look at changing, unless you want guys like me that are new to steadicams to not be able to register on your forums. Theres no explanation, its just says "Garretts surname" then a box...very confusing and personally I had no idea who you were talking about, took me a day to ask around friends that work in the industry what the hell this question was, a steadicam operator finally said "uh I think the guy that invented the steadicam was called Garrett something" so then I had to google him and find the name...sorry to whinge but seriously guys that is a retarded way to start someone out on your forums, I would imagine plenty of newbies cant figure that out and never bother registering (is that your master plan?...)