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hey you know what, thats what these forums are for, to learn, some dudes may have it spot on while others, may not haveth a clue of what is going on, like myself. at least we got there in the end. thanks for the info guys. bless.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just out of interest my girlfriend wants to go to Ravensbourne next year. I'l probably move down to london with her if we dont kill eachother first. I'l be happy to let anybody fly my Flyer if it's of any use to you. My experiance with educational institutes isnt too good. At East coast meadia where i was a traniee cam opp/Editor we had a Sony HDCAM and 30 foot crane that was never aloud out of the box. It's criminal i tell thee, but eventually i got the techy in a head lock and they had no choice but to let us play with them. Matt.B <{POST_SNAPBACK}> if thats the case, about her going ravensbourne, better now than later, as chances its gonna move to greenidge, and it will be twice as small, (a real shame) also you dont get spoon fed there, you got to do many things off of your own back, to make the most of the course literally,

as my research continues, it has come to my attention, that a few people i have spoken to have all claimed back injuries, from using this device. one particular ex op, is near enough wheel chair based. these are guys are not like 5ft tall, try 6ft + and look like they can devour a horse if needs be, (not overweight) it appears that one thing guaranteed apart from being paid well for enjoying what your doing, is back injuries, not matter your experience. also one of them said it is not recommended to use the unit no more than 30 mins at a time. does anyone here suffer from back injuries, and what are your beliefs to how long an operator should fly for or what may cause these injuries? thanks

politics or politrics, it doesnt get us anywhere. 2years at this college and i have only been fortunate enough to see pictures of it. :ph34r: a bit like something from the pyramids, imagine how it feels going to study and not being able to access or make use of present gear :angry: i ll see whats the situation and contact you on the matter. thanks

man you guys are sharp as pins, not even the college knows what they have. thank you all for the help man. i even get details on what mounts are on there, B) you can say that again yeah lewis what a coincidence, man itll be good to see you there, i will be doing third year if i keep my grades up, got like 4 more assignments left due in next week, so ill be focusing on that this week end. i apreciate you offering for me to use your rig thats really kind of you , i ll be going to the broadcst show that will be held on the 1,2,3, of june not sure which date yet, anyone from here going? maybe we could link up there you never know. i tried a unit there last year, and i tell you for the first time its as akward as learning to ride. at his moment i feel really frustrated as i have booked out a dsr 570 mini red head kit and sticks. i was editing an assignment (word doc) all day today to be handed in 4.30 only to find when i reach home that the guy inside stores never issued any batteries <_< :( not a happy bunny. getting the assignment right was more important though, and i got that done, so it aint that bad, (except for when i lookat it and reailse i cant use it :rolleyes: )

they how this thing is locked up i could only get pics of pics, i hope these are useful http://img239.echo.cx/my.php?image=img33513ai.jpg http://img232.echo.cx/my.php?image=img33480bb.jpg any info would be useful, i gonna persue it though.

my name is steven williams, i do apologise about the "nick name" thing and i understand about it being a friendly thing. richard, yep its ravensbourne, 2nd year broadcast ops. mikko, thanks for the tips, i gonna see if i can get some info on it today. you were "threading" (get it) :rolleyes: very carefully, i know how the better than debates get out of hand, i presently own a recording studio, and i am about to pawn it off to purchase this gear, along with my student loan, but ill look into the MK-V pro. as for the optex course, i used another part of my loan to have the fees aside, now i getting thretened to get kicked out, i ll deal with it though. thanks for the reply mikko. 60 views and 1 reply, i guess its a steadicam thing :rolleyes:

hi all, i was doing some research about steadicams, and came across this site. i am a university student, specialising in camera ops and lighting . presently i can manipulate a dsr 570 to my favour as well as a 790, dont have a prob with my tailored to be profession. i am now looking to be a steadicam operator, there is one unit at my college, but no one has never really seen it, as it is out of use as there is no one qualified to use it. i also understand that you can really damage your back, if you dont know what your doing. i have called up a few operators to talk to them but they behave like some elitisit from the planet Zor, and treat you as if, i am not to know anything. i hope these forums dont brush me aside either, as there is only so much research i can do. next week for the first time an ex student will be signing to take it out on behalf of my friend, as i am the camera op for a short film they are doing, he is willing to give us some kind of training, they chose me to op this session as theyare pleased with the work i have done with holding a cam on my shoulder and whipping on fluid heads. with this crash course i will be doing, i am not going to take it for literature, i still intend to book for a workshop. my question is, i have seen some S.C for like 2000 pounds and then others for 30000. now if this were a car then i can see where the costs go, allows, ecu, turbo charger, but since i know nothing about brands, and good parts on a steadi cam unit then i really dont know what i am paying for, is it worth starting with a rig that costs about 2k pounds, or should i save some more, also, what brands should i look out for?? thanks