wilkie chiu

Please PM me if you have one selling, currently in Hong Kong. Looking to grab one before mid November. Cheers Wil

Hi guys, I'm new to steadicam, and I just bought a steadimate 30 kit from an experienced steadicam op, and for now I don't abbe a sled or any weight to put on the arm yet. But I found out this problem where the arm socket connecting to the vest, the part where the two silver pins connecting with the two silver knobs are wiggling quite a lot, I wonder if this is totally normal as another member here told me his doesn't have it. These are the links to my problem. Any advice will be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance Wil

Cheers man, when I get my whole set up, I'll do some test footage and I'll post here and ask for guidance. Happy shooting

Hey Kevin, Thanks a lot man, I'm in luck that I found a very good deal with the steadimate 30 kit, so my plan is to pair it with the Solo, practice and practice tip I feel like I'm ready I'll look for a Zephyr sled, as I understood the Zephyr kit is using the same vest and arm as A 30. This way I don't have to deal with so many factors and more cost. But seriously appreciate your sharing man. I'll try to connect with some OP in Hong Kong, I think Finland for foreigner is a bit tough. Cheers Wil

Hi Kevin, thank you for sharing your experience with me, I'm wondering when you said going for the biggest rig you can afford, does it apply even I have never played with any steadicam rigs at all? I mean I'm 100% sure this is my biggest focus from this point onward, but its rather my budget is limiting me. I'm still considering if I should buy a new steadimate A30 and then go for a used "solo" to start with, to practice as for now, Aero 30 brand new is a bit too expensive for me, considering I still have to buy batteries, storage box converter and cables. This way I won't need to worry about reselling the vest and arm too soon I guess? and I can just step up to the Aero sled when I'm ready. But can I ask which model of the HDMI to SDI did you get? Or should I get the used Zephyr kit? all these questions filled up my head for a while already. Will be glad if anyone can also drop some thoughts as well. Thank you so much Wil

Hi everyone, I'm Wilkie, I'm a total beginner for steadicam, I knew I always like steadicam, until now I've made up my mind, that I'll start my first small step, I looked up workshops, but they don't have it in Finland, and there's only the gold workshop left which I honestly don't think I should take on. But I'll take it as soon as they're available. For now, I'm wondering if anyone would be able to give me some advice. I've done some research and with my very limited budget, I have a few options now, either go for a used Solo kit or Aero 15 kit or a used Pilot kit. The used solo and Pilot are pretty much in the same price range, since I've never played with any sort of steadicam, I figured its best to start with the very basic, however, I do not understand if there's any massive differences in the "sled" comparing the Solo with Pilot at least. Also, operating with the monitor or without the monitor (which is Pilot / Aero and Solo), will that totally change the way how I operate? Will anyone suggest me to get the Solo kit for now? May I please ask any experts here to drop some knowledge and help me out please? I'll be using it with my Sony A7S II and the Sony 28-135 F4 lens maybe with the Letus 1 axis gimbal altogether, it should be within the weight limit. This is going to be my practice set up for a while until I'll be at a better position to upgrade. Thank you very much Wil

Please message me if you're selling yours. Cheers Wil