Vahe Abrahamyan

Hi guys, it seems smooth :) But the "l'Aigle", in France, has rubber band arms since 2003, it's not so new. This is their flagship arm: http://shop.laigleparis.fr/index.php?id_product=69&controller=product&id_lang=5 And now the isoelasticity can be adjusted without tools, so I guess no need to remove or add rubbers (unless perhaps if you go from DSLR to a much heavier camera - like the GPI Pro arm canisters have to be changed). Rubbers are pretty smooth and quite. I have an older l'aigle rubber band arm. The only thing to be "careful" about when operating is extreme temperatures. You need to readjust the elasticity. The cost of changing the rubbers is near zero. L'Aigle for example guarantees them for 10 years... so you can change all the rubbers for free before that. (P.S. I am not working for l'aigle (!) and their systems do have flaws, but also interesting innovative concepts. Twiga seems to have taken the same approach with their new arm, interesting :)

I confirm what is said for the Came TV stabilizer ! It was my first rig and I sold it 6 months later... It's not a serious equipment. The vest is as uncomfortable as hell and made with cheap materials. The arm, though quite robust for the price, is not very responsive... The rig does have a tool less design, but try to get dynamic balance with it... It's ok if someone wants to experiment with a stabilizing system for the first time, but you will get tired of it very quickly.

Thanks for the input guys ! So the Exovest is bulkier when back mounted and doesn't offer anything substantial compared to when front mounted. Very interesting.

Hi guys, So has anyone tried and compared these vests : Walter Klassen, ActionCam Back Mounted 100lb vest, Exovest backmounted. The Exovest is a front and back mounted vest I guess, but in this case I wanted to know how is the experience with it when backmounted. Thanks! Vahe

One more question guys... Analog motors vs Digital ones ? Which one is more reliable and responsive in follow focus systems ?

I see, so ideally in my case for controlling the focus myself (I don't own a wireless follow focus system at all - renting so far) a good combination could be for example the G-Focus Package: http://www.erik-anderson.com/product/g-focus-package/ Plus motors from Bartech or another manufacturer ?

Thanks a lot guys for your advice ! I had hard time finding relevant information. By the way I just saw a similar steadicam gimbal adaptable fingerweel controller on redrock's site too. (Not sure if it's as reliable as the ones you suggested.) http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/microRemote-Accessories/microRemote-Universal-Fingerwheel-Controller-with-Collins-Clamp.html

Has anyone used this system for focus pulling while flying a stead ? http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/microRemote-Bundles/remote-focus-system-finger-control-microremote-flex_2.html If not, could someone suggest a reliable focus pulling system that could be used by the operator himself when using manual focus lenses ? (I know :) it's not the ideal situation, it's usually best to have a focus puller). Thanks!