JamiePerkins

Thanks so much for the advice guys. I really appreciate it. Im getting copies of both the book and the DVD. I look forward to learning more and getting better over time :)

Thank you for your response and no I never believed the steadicam was a plug and play tool. I understand that it takes a lot of time, patience and practice to get even a basic understanding of. I'm simply asking for some advice from people who have more experience than I. As far as I know there are no such work shops in the Melbourne area so I'm trying to source as much information as possible in order to teach myself and learn from others who were once in the same position as I am now. While I understand that a lot of the people on these forums are professionals who's time is valuable. I believe I posted this in the "steadi newbies" forum and felt a little bit more understanding would be held towards my newbieness.. I'm sorry if I was mistaken. Also I did use the search tool and couldn't find anything about the Wieldy rig on the forums, thus why I posted my own thread.

Hey guys, I have to be honest and say that I am a complete newbie to the world of steadicams. Ive been filming for about 2 years now and finally decided to invest in one so I could start getting smoother motion shots. I received my Wieldy steadicam in the mail today and it had no instructions with it what so ever. I know this may make me sound quite dumb, but I'm pretty clueless as to how to set it up and weigh it properly so that it's nicely balanced. Im planing on using it with a Canon 6D and mainly flying it with the 16-35mm lens. Does anybody here have any experience with setting this particular steadicam up? and if so I would very much appreciate your words of expertise. Thank you Jamie.