Domenico Palomba

Thanks again Victor for your further suggestions, and thanks Fabrizio for the link (I had a very quick look on it but I found it very interesting, so I will analyze it in the following days) The day after tomorrow I am going to start a feature film (and I am going to use a Bartech remote follow focus, actually) so I will not have time to breathe until mid-Dicember ehehehe but then I will try to follow all this suggestions and, of course, any others would come next on this Topic. Thanks to everyone!

Victor, thank you very much for your precious suggestions! really appreciated! you are right, I could regret to buy some cheap "solutions", and of course I would like to buy the best... but maybe I coud buy a steadicam which works good with DSLR at least, so I could use it for projects with DSLR (and when I work on project using RED and ARRI, I would "just" work as camera operator or AC). What do you think? or should I just wait until I will have enough money to buy a proper steadicam (and, as you said, I will take few years). But if I do so, How could I start to be a steadicam operator? I mean, I totally agree with you about studying and attending workshops, but then, I should start to use the rig I studied, otherwise I would just waste money and time for workshops.. I don't think I would be a steadicam operator for a movie after attended just few workshops, this is because I wanted something to keep training with (even though, I know that, one thing is balancing and operating a DSLR, another thing is for RED or ARRI) but at least is something. Anyway, I find very interesting the idea of asking to steadicam operators for some private lessons... hopefully free! ehehehe I could start to search here! So... if anyone in this forum lives in London and would be willing to teach me, I would be so grateful! if I choose to wait for the steadicam... what do you think if I buy a remote follow focus instead? I think It could be useful for many years, besides I would have another professional tool to add to my personal equipment list... any suggestions about that? Hope there is at least a good remote follow focus for my budget! Thanks again Victor, hope to you and everyone in the forum a wonderful week-end!

Hi to all! My name is Domenico, I am working as freelancer in London as 1st/2nd AC and Camera operator. I really loved this job since I started(even before!) and now I would like to become a steadicam operator. To do so, I am thinking to buy a steadicam. I saw many "proper"ones around 30/40.000 dollars, unfortunately I am very far from this budget. I can spend maximum (but really, really, maximum... so hopefully I would not reach it, unless It would worth it!) 4.000 pounds, so I would like to ask to all of you experts, if there is any good "pack" (so vest, arm, and so on... ) that I could buy around this price. I must add that I don't have experience as steadicam operator, so I would use this equipment, firstly, to learn by my own, and then starting to do some steadicam job. Therefore I would like to have a good equipment which allows me to use not just DSLR, but also cameras like RED and ARRI... if It's possible for the price I mentioned. Anyway I would be really glad to hear any other suggestions you could have. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. In the meantime, I wish you a great week-end!