Nick Janssen

Honestly just the sled. But open to package deals.

title says it all. I have a solid arm and vest, but I'm looking for either one of these sleds. 

Im located in LA.

Hey steadicam people,

Im building my rig and right now I have my vest and my Masterseries Arm. Altho I was about to purchase a Clipper Sled, some unforeseen circumstances came up that made me having to wait a little longer on the investment.

I still have a feature and other work coming up and Im kinda looking for a person in or around LA that is willing to rent me his/her sled for the days....

Do you have or do you know someone that might be able to help me?

Thank you so much in advance.

Nick

Hi everyone!

Im building my steadicam setup and the last part I'm looking for is a sled.
I don't have all the money in the world so I prefer a used product.

 

Hi All!

I'm looking for a socket block for the Master Series Arm.
Anyone any tips/tricks?

Thank you!

Nick

Hey Lisa!

you are definitely not a 'fella' and I apologize for my bad language. My excuse is that im not a native english speaker and I say 'dude' and 'guys' to girls here as well... I guess its an LA thing and I will never ever generalize on this forum anymore. You are the best!

So yes I have taken a workshop and I've tried a few different rigs. (not the SOA one you are mentioning tho) I already bought a master series arm. I worked with that arm a while ago and will never forget the great experience I had with that. I have a vest that i really like but all I need right now is a solid Sled. 

Thanks your advice

 

@Kevin Jacobsen Basically a full rig.

Hey steadicam party people!
I am going to invest in steadicam setup and Im not able to afford the most expensive stuff out there.
It can be a used rig, it can be brand new, but my budget lies between 10 -12K.

Im located in LA. 

Who can help me out?

Hey Guys!

Im stepping up from a shitty rig to a more decent one, but I dont have the money to invest more then 15K.
Im flying mostly Alexa minis and REDs.. between 20-25 setups. The Glidecam X-30 peaks my interest, but I can't find that many reviews on this system.

Does any of you steadicam fellas have suggestions for a proper investment in my financial range?
Anyone have experience with the Glidecam X-30?

hey man. honestly I struggle with the payload on that system. I mainly fly Alexa's and REDs...

Hey Steadi buddies. Ive been looking all over the web to find a Zephyr HD. 
I'm located in LA, anyone has any tips/tricks?

 

Nick,

 

I'm not sure this is your problem, but I'll take a shot.

 

I had the same thing with a Zephyr when the post was fully extended. I had to extend it because I was flying a fully-decked Red One camera and there wasn't enough counter weight at the bottom of the sled to balance it without extending the post all the way. My technique was a little to blame some of the time, but one minor misstep and the thing shook like hell.

 

It's a problem with thin-post sleds - if you extend the post very far (which you have to do with a heavy camera build), the extra mass on the top stage turns the thing into a vibrating pole. Picture a 6-foot piece of 1/2 inch PVC pipe. Put some weight on both ends (or just one), and balance it in your hand. Now, if you give it even a slight move, the ends wobble a lot. Same thing with your sled.

 

My solution was to not extend the post so much. How? Add more weight to the base to counter your top-stage weight. I put the optional battery hanger on the Zephyr base and put a double-battery plate on it - i.e., I could mount 2 v-mount batteries on it. Much-o more weight at the bottom for heavy camera builds.

 

That allowed me to keep the post short, and that made a BIG difference. The vibration went away, and the rig was a joy to operate.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Regards,

Scott

Wauw... that might me the issue indeed! Thanks for this advice Scott! I will try it today!

 

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I've been looking very critically at my images and to my surprise I sometimes find a little shake into my shot.
Surprisingly, when I'm flying the camera it seems impossible to see this little vibration.
After hours of practising, removing and and testing my gear I simply cant get rid of this little shake that occurs now and then.
Here some pictures of my setup. (sorry I couldnt load them in this message, please copy paste)

Picture 1
http://s561.photobucket.com/user/Prowcent/media/WhatsApp%20Image%202016-11-11%20at%2021.58.28_zpsmudg34c2.jpeg.html

Picture 2
http://s561.photobucket.com/user/Prowcent/media/WhatsApp%20Image%202016-11-11%20at%2021.58.28%201_zpskkn2we52.jpeg.html


I uploaded some footage here, which was shot with a 50mm zeiss F1.4: https://youtu.be/4nBdShyJsg0

What is the problem, and how to fix it??

Thanks in Advance!