Steven Davis

Hi Jess, Well my budget, so to speak, is somewhere half of what the flyer costs, but I can swing it. My interest in a stablizing system has to do with what I'm not getting, and that is steady shots on the go. I can quickly see the benefit of being able to get the shots I want. I'm not throwing away my tripods, monopods, figrig, but in event videography, there is often a lot of movement from place to place. I did an event that stretched easily over an acre of land, up and down flights of stairs, and up hills. And I had to drag my tripod all over that place. It was very tiring and cumbersome. We also film the pictures at the wedding, which can be tricky because you try to stay out of, lets say, the photographer's way. So being completely mobile is very attractive to me. I was looking hard and heavy at the Pilot, but that thing is a couple of months backordered. Still looking though. Thanks for the input.

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I am looking to take our business to another level. We mainly due wedding and special events. Both include a lot of dancing, walking, and movement which can get tiring for hours. We currently use a lot of devices, fig rig, tripods, monopod, and held held. These are all Bogen devices with the same quick release, and I've heard that there are vest devices that you can use your own quick release plate with, but that's a side point. What we've been missing is that super steady walking/dancing footage while moving is something I would really like to have. So I'm debating currently within my brain and my business manager about what stablizing vest device to get. I would love the ability to rotate the rig, have a monitor. I looked at the merlin setup, but it seems that my Sony Z1 would be pushing the weight limits. I truly appreciate any feed back. Thank you for having the forum with so much good information I have already read.