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Kevin Jacobsen

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  1. It could be pan wag caused by your pan bearing needing a good cleaning. Does it happen when the gimbal handle is influencing it or completely stationary when on your balancing stud? Also other things: If this happens while in a tilt with the volt on, just adjust your side to side to stop the pan. Be cautious of the tension of the volt cable it's lack of slack could influence pan.
  2. Keep your old gimbal! Gear fails. You can always take the drive assembly off the m2 gimbal, but I highly recommend keeping your xcs gimbal, as it's the best one I've ever come into contact with. I'm not sure if the gimbal in question is an xcs, but having a back up is quite nice.
  3. Damn I'm so sorry to hear. I will keep an eye out. Out of curiosity, what storage unit company were you with? Or was it a private one? This always scares me as I keep gear in a unit.
  4. Just ordered mine. I have an M1. Tiffen has been out of stock for months with no idea of restock. Make sure you buy the docking kit as well unless you have an aircraft pin and baby pin adapter already
  5. I'm almost positive it will. It worked with the DB2 and db3.
  6. I no longer own a pro topstage, so I'm getting rid this puppy. 100 usd plus shipping.
  7. Blue Whale tool available Best offer plus shipping Located in either Miami or NYC depending on date.
  8. Bhphoto, sachtlers are the ones you want. Or what Tom sent ^ Wooden camera screw's heads are too small in diameter to cover most steadi plates.
  9. Some scratches, brand new tie down screw, with 2 replacement screws. 175 plus shipping located in Miami Fl pics on request
  10. I guess first is to determine your budget. That will help us recommend the best arm in your price range. 3a is a great arm. It works best when loaded up, more weight smoother it gets. On the low end, I've always noticed my steps when using that arm. So if you are flying lighter builds, a weight plate may be in your best interest to smooth the arm out. Also make sure your 3a arm has been recently serviced or prepare to have it serviced when you get it. Where you are located can help determine who to have service it etc. Of the 3a arms, the luna custom 3a is probably the best version you could obtain. Robert Luna also does conversions of older 3a's, making them have a much larger weight range, perform better under lighter loads and replaced many parts with more up to date and higher quality material. If you are flying lighter builds mostly, a used tiffen g50 and g50x arm is also in a similar price range as a decent 3a arm. Granted the payload capacity is less, you will find that this arm is easier to maintain, and easier to adjust on the fly. On the heavier end flowcine makes a great arm in the 13k range and i believe the Tiffen g70 and g70x are also in that rough area price wise I hear mostly good things about the smartsystem arm that has a much larger weight range for a much lower price. I've never used it personally, but among the people who have used it, reviews are pretty positive. I feel like most negative reviews of it are from people who stand by the bigger steadicam companies and refuse to believe a smaller company in europe can bring something of great significance to the table. andrea from smartsystem is probably one of the best people in the industry in terms of communication, speed of response, and knowledge when it comes to inquiries about his product. You could also consider the atlas arm by Pro which caps at 45lbs which sits in the used to new price range of 8500-13000. I hope this helps
  11. I have two arm posts that came with an ultra 2 sled i no longer own. One is a little under 5 inches and the other about 7 inches. Thinking 50 plus shipping for both. Located in Miami, FL https://ibb.co/fMzYk8v
  12. Looking for upper, lower and centerpost cable. I'd be interested in a gen 4 battery rack as well.
  13. They are, but you'll have to call them to sort anything out.
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