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Constantine I have been trying to get through to you on that with NO luck. Is there another number I could try?? My mobile # is 6976288494 if that helps. Pete

Jim You might wont to have a look at the < NEW Merlin Arm, Vest & 6-Ball Bearing Gimbal> www.steadicam.com or the <Easyflex> www.abc-products.de/english/HM_ueber_koerp_e_new.htm Don't know how useful these will be because of you're shoulder but they do have a vest for the waist. Having don a SOA Workshop in Philadelphia and started working with a Flyer Le I can say that steadicam is a tricky tool to have but a very useful one when learn't. As Jess said before. It creates new freedoms in interviews, site touring shots, ets. Hope this has been useful Pete

Thanks for the prompt reply Dave. I'll give it a try. Pete Yes, adding weight helps. With a 5 pound camera on a Flyer, you'll want to add weight to the top. Grab a pencil. Hold the pencil between the thumb and finger of one hand, and move with the other hand. Hold it in the middle. When you move the pencil, the eraser moves a lot. Now hold the pencil much closer to the eraser. When you move the pencil with your other hand, the eraser moves much less. So in order to decrease the effect of movement on the lens, you want to get the gimbal closer to the lens. In order to keep a reasonable drop time (2-3 seconds), you will need to add weight to the stage (top) in order to move the gimbal closer to the stage. The best way to do this on a Flyer is to add a weight plate or practice cage. A velcro weight might also work, but be sure that it's absolutely secure, otherwise it will move around and throw off your balance. Hope this helps.

Thank You Constantine. I'll get in touch soon. Pete

Hey all! This is P.Diddy (Pete) I did the SOA training May 18-23 2008 ( Chester Springs) I have recently been using a Flyer LE and working with a Sony HVR- Z7 E/U (E=Europe U=USA) which weighs Approx. 2.4 kg (5 lb 4 oz) (w/ the supplied lens, w/o tape, battery)\ I am getting some (side to side) waves in the background, and have tried to counter them by a few methods. a. Adding both batteries to the v-mount battery pack. (That helped somewhat but I am looking for more help.) b. I added a Velcro wrist weight to the bottom of the center post but that seemed to make things worse. c. I then tried by adding the wrist weight to the cameras handle grip and that seemed to help somewhat but not enough. Basically does adding weight to the rig help with the problem and if so WHERE is the correct place to place the weights. Besides the practice which I am doing are there any suggestions on how to tackle this problem. Cheers Pete