Jan Bilkosar

Thank you Dave, thank you Rob. Thank you so much for your help. And for your patience with me. The links you have sent perfectly explain how it works. Thanks again. Cheers Jan

Thank you Rob for your response. So as a rule of thumb. If my camera has 3 lb, I would use, let's say 1.5 lb counterweight. Then I would check where the equilibrium is between camera and the counterweight. (in that case that would be closer to the camera) And that would be the spot where I would hold the stabilizer? Thanks again for your help.

Hello folks, I am making one of those home made stabilizers, so I am wondering. What should the counterweight be. Should the weight at the bottom of the bar be equal to the camera weight, or should it be less, so I could hold the stabilizer closer to the camera (not in the middle). Thank you so much for any tips.