Omar Sawalha

thanks you Cedric that's actually helpful

I'm flying a zephry with a venice and Cooke s4 so the camera is pretty stripped down to be able to fly it so to get all the gear back on takes 10-15 mins.

,Hi everyone, I am currently on a shooting a series that is 55 days long, I am operating as A cam and Steadicam cam and we are around 3 weeks in and they keep using the steadicam as a tripod quite often since it takes around 15 minutes to switch from steadicam to tripod and it's starting to affect my back. Has anyone had an experience like this before and how did you handle it. Cheers Omar

Hi Janice, There was a reckless driver that ran over my vest and the front side plastic is now slightly twisted and torn. Its a Zephyr vest and was wondering if it can be repaired and if not where can I get replacement parts. Kind Regards Omar

Im terribly sorry Jerry i spelt your name wrong my apologies.

Thanks alot Jeremy, that puts my mind at ease. Also a representative from Tiffen just got in touch so hopefully ill be able to get the rig fixed soon and flying again.

Hi, I operate a Zephyr and whilst balancing the rig a small plastic piece attaching my handle to the gamble broke. Luckily i grabbed the sled and camera before it crashed to the ground. that would have been a disaster. However i do not know what this piece is called or where i can get a replacement can anyone help me out? here are some pics Kind Regards Omar

Thanks for the advice. Ive just order the F-bracket. But just wanted to know once i have completely balanced the sled do i need the move the Gibal higher up when in low mode or do i keep it the same and just flip the camera upside down? Regards Omar

Hi, I 've been practicing on the zephyr for a few months now and have tried operating in low mode with out the f bracket and clamp and am finding it very difficult in keeping the camera frame steady does anyone have any advice as to how i can achieve a smoother movement or any techniques to shooting in low mode? or do i need to purchase a low mode kit to achieve this? Kind Regards Omar

Hi Chris, Thanks a lot. Is it possible to shoot in low mode without the low mode adapter with the zephyr, shooting with a sony f55 and ultra primes? Cheers Omar

Hi, I 've been practicing on the zephyr for a few months now and tried operating in low mode and am finding it very difficult in keeping the camera frame steady does anyone have any advice as to how i can achieve a smoother movement or any techniques to shooting in low mode? Kind Regards Omar

Hi Victor, Sorry for the late response i figured it out right after i posted the thread. I took a workshop a while ago and know all this information. However i had a little bit of a brain malfunction :$. But thank you very much for the tips. Kind Regards Omar

Hi, I am a beginner and just acquired the Steadicam Zepher, im using a fs700 camera stripped down however i have a weight plate to compensate the weight for the arm. I know that i need to balance the camera on an edge and find the balance point but was curious as to how this is done with a weight plate since my weight plate goes right underneath the camera and how i center the dove plate on afterwards? Regards Omar

Hi, Looking to do a two day or 5 day workshop in england in May or afterwards so far i can only find GBCT which is in January and NFTS which in April. If anyone know of any steadicam course in May it would be much appreciated. Many Thanks Omar

Thank you all for your informative responses, they helped alot and will be looking into several workshops. Cheers Omar