Harry Kerr

Hey Lisa! I don't know what to say except "Thanks!". Your time in writing your reply is genuinely appreciated.

Hi Lisa! Thanks for taking the time to reply. I have the Handbook on order, should have it in a few days hopefully. I'm just stupidly keen to get started, although I know I have lot to learn! I've been a professional stills/social/commercial photographer for more than 30 years, so in no way do I underestimate the skills of professional camera operators, I'm just trying to add a little in terms of production value to the moving picture stuff I do, I have no illusions, or should I say delusions, in terms of pro-steadicam operations. I spent many years too as a Technical Instructor, and I do appreciate the value of well put forward *experience based* information! H.

Anyone have both editions? Is there a huge practical difference between he 2009 edition and any newer ones? I'm primarily interested in the basics, not too concerned about the specifics of any particular rig. (My kit is pretty basic, as are my abilities!)

Thanks Osvaldo, I had come across the video online a few days ago, but I'll certainly watch it through again!

Hi all! First time posting here, and I'm hoping that someone has the patience to help with what may be fairly stupid questions. I've had a hand-held Glidecam HD4000 sled for a while, but lately haven't made a great deal of use of it because of an intermittently slightly dodgy elbow. So, I recently bought a second hand Steadicam Arm & Vest in order to take some of the pressure off my elbow. The arm is the light-weight version which I think is usually sold with the Pilot and the vest is a genuine Steadicam product. The arm-post has been adapted by the previous owner to accommodate the receiver on the gimbal, so they fit together. I've been trawling around to find a user manual and any other information I can find since the kit I bought came without any documentation and there are a couple (OK, probably more than a couple) of things I can't quite figure out. I'm pretty sure the sled is at least reasonably well balanced both statically and dynamically, if I hang it on a stand it stays vertical, if I push it back and forth it doesn't 'pendulum', if I spin it it stays level and doesn't swing out of alignment. However, in the absence of any proper set up instructions, I do have some issues. Specifically, even if I stand rock steady - or as best I can at any rate - the sled is inclined to arc away from my body and out to the right, so when I try to use it, it always seems that I'm kind of fighting the arm. Essentially, I think I need some rudimentary pointers from someone with experience about how to properly set the adjustments on the socket block, both the knurled ring adjusters and the wing nut adjusters I imagine. Until I get these sorted I can't imagine I'm going to get much further since, like I said, it feels like I'm fighting the arm a little too much which essentially negates the elasticity of the arm. I'm not easily insulted, so fire away with any remarks! (I should also say, I'm testing this out at the minuted with a DSLR (Sorry!) and a short/wide zoom 17-40mm specifically, so I'm probably close to if not below the minimum weight for the arm) Thanks in advance!