Greetings all!
I'm hoping that I can get some opinions and input on this -
I work for a small Canadian University and our film studies program is looking at purchasing a steadicam to add to our equipment artillery. Pretty cool - I know :)
Thing is, trying to find a appropriate steadicam for students of various levels of expertise may be somewhat difficult. We have a pretty good budget (~$ 13,000) to buy something nice, but I'm nervous to spend money on something that will be of limited use to our students. Additionally, as the technician for the program, I will need to lug it around and learn how to use it properly before it will be used for any shooting, or certainly before it is handled by students.
Naturally, the weight of the camera is important - we are primarily using the lightweight Sony DSR PDX-10. We also have the somewhat larger Sony PD170 that we will want to use with the system.
There is a lot of interesting and detailled info on your forum and I'm finding it useful to read through and learn more about what we're getting ourselves into ;) but any additional thoughts on the topic, feel free to drop me some of your thoughts and opinions.
Any good resources in learning how to USE a steadicam properly? (practice, practice...)
Thanks!
Jenn
