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  1. Selling my Glidecam V-25 arm. Haven’t had it serviced or anything, but I know it works well. I used it for years, pretty consistently maxing it out and it still did alright. B&H says the Glidecam V-25 arm weight capacity is 25-40 lbs, which needs to include your sled. If your sled is too heavy, you’ll have no room for camera weight. I think an EFP-type sled would probably do well—something more on the lightweight side. I may be selling one of those soon, too...after this arm sells, though. My friend Thomas Crescenzo machined an adapter piece to use a standard Steadicam socket on this arm, so I could use it on a regular vest and give myself a path to upgrading. I’ll include the original Glidecam pieces, if you have a Glidecam vest you’d rather use with it. This is a standard 5/8” arm post, so should fit the smaller rigs (that aren’t a Zephyr.) I’m including a long post as well. Asking $1,000 and am open to reasonable offers. Email steadiclements@gmail for correspondence.
  2. Garfield/ vehicle mount -4.5" high-hat/ mitchell base -vehicle mount with complete socket block -U-bolts for two diameters of speedrail -anvil hard case Almost new condition. $850 plus shipping (from Indianapolis, IN)
  3. Hi, Looking to buy a Tiffen female socket block. Please let me know if you have any leads. Thanks, Christine
  4. Selling: Pro Vest George Paddock flightcase very good condition, first and only owner, €uro 3'400.-- / US$ 3550.-- Hard mount Baer-Bell attaches to a bazooka can be fixed on each ear pin, can be extended 5 inches €uro 280.-- / US$ 300.-- Dovetail-plate 10 inch €uro 135.-- / US$ 150.-- spare Socket block €uro 135.-- / US$ 150.-- central rotating F-bracket (for improved ergonomics) €uro 210.-- / US$ 220.-- assy docking collar €uro 135.-- / US$ 150.-- Jerry Hill Arri SR-3 Low Mode Bracket €uro 135.-- / US$ 150.-- Jerry Hill 435 Low Mode Bracket €uro 225.-- / US$ 250.-- I am located in Hamburg / Germany contact: chlanderer@gmx.de
  5. Love my Exovest. But I feel that the socket blocked is just sitting a little bit too high for my taste. Aka the default position of the socket block / arm / sled is about 3" higher that I would like it too have. Has anybody come up with a 'socket block lowering bracket' for the Exovest ? Basically the Exovest equivalent of the IBaird Pro Vest bracket.
  6. Hey everyone! A little piece of info that maybe some other up and comers like myself should know... I'm sure it's floating around deep in the forum somewhere Tiffen arms have some play (about a full 1/2 inch) in the pro socket blocks to the point where you can not use them with your Pro Vest unless you have a Tiffen socket block. O'Shea and I stumbled upon this little discovery yesterday. Could have been a disaster discovering this on a job... Does anybody know why this is? Very interesting. And is there any way to keep the Pro socket block on the Pro vest and use a Tiffen arm? Hope everyone is doing well! Cheers
  7. Hi there, I am looking for an old and abused, or much loved and no longer needed vest to carry a Master/Ultra arm. Alternatively if anyone has a spare Tiffen socket block they can sell me that would also get me flying. Much appreciated, Karl
  8. From Geoff Owen, Hi forum Steadicamers, I haven’t done much posting on the site, so forgive any of my shortfalls. Perhaps it's worth putting this post into the general discussion as well, moderators please advise on this. Last year I had an equipment failure that I thought I should share with everyone just in-case the same happens to one of you, or better still, you can avoid it happening at all. Perhaps this topic has been covered in the past and I’m simply unaware of it. But unless you have had the failure that I describe below you won‘t even think to look through the archives for it, at least I didn’t. So it serves as a reminder for us to check for the fault. This particular failure was on my Master Series Vest, the Socket block assembly, specifically the “Lock-off Bolt” that secures the whole assembly to the Spar of the Vest. This single ¼ inch bolt snapped in the middle of a “cross-over” manoeuvre and consequently the rig hit the floor. This happened around “take 20”. After inspection, I think I've worked out the reason for the failure. The Stainless Steel block that the “Lock-off Bolt” screws into had become bent. This allowed the bolt to be bent back and forth to the point of failure from fatigue. This particular set-up required 3 cross-over’s in a 15 second take, so the bolt got bent 6 times every 15 seconds, so after 20 takes the bolt had been bent at least 120 times, in my mind it’s no wonder that it snapped. Also to clarify that this vest was made about 1996, so it’s 18 years old and the bolt that snapped was the original Lock-off bolt as is the stainless steel block. So I’m not blaming poor workmanship or sub-standard components, to get 18 years of service without breaking is great, this is simply a point of maintenance that users of old vests should be aware, if you use one of these old vests it’s worth checking before a failure possibly happens to you too. How many of us who use these Master Series Vests, perhaps other vests have the same design, are depending on just a single ¼ inch bolt holding up our Rigs and cameras and are in potential danger of fatigue and failure. I’m un-educated in the methods that are employed on the newer vests from all the manufacturers today, but if any of manufacturers methods use a single bolt to lock the rig to the operator, then serious thought should be put in to ensure that it doesn’t fail. I have seen that some Master Series Vest wearers have made modifications in this area but I’m not sure if these modifications have been done simply because the Socket Block Assembly kept slipping down the spar and so they have put in a screw to keep it in place. The Socket Block slipping on the Vest Spar may be due to the Stainless Steel Block being bent, mine never slipped but I did have to tighten the lock-off considerably to stop it from slipping, so you too may be only a cross-over or two away from disaster. My solution was to have an engineer straighten the Stainless Steel Block and tap threaded holes into the top and bottom of this block. Drilling two matching holes through the main front plate of the assembly. So now I have two ¼ inch bolts that connect the assembly to the vest, (see photos). The height adjustment lock-off now works better then ever before. However, there is a drawback with this modification, it’s more time consuming if you want to disenguage the Socket Block to change operating sides. I hope that this posting helps just one operator to not suffer an embarrassing and expensive situation. regards Geoff Owen
  9. I AM SELLING MY BACKUP VEST. I BOUGHT THIS VEST WELL USED FROM A GUY IN CANADA AND WAS GOING TO GIVE IT A SPRUSE UP BUT NEVER GOT ROUND TO IT. IM LOOKING FOR THE PRICE I PAID. ILL INCLUDE THE STRAPS AND VELCRO I BOUGHT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING SETUP. EVERYTHING IS IN WORKING CONDITION ALTHOUGH WELL USED. THE SOCKET IS PERFECT WORKING ORDER. PLEASE EMAIL ME OR CALL FOR INFO. LOOKING FOR $600 CASH OR PAYPAL OR QUICK PAY LOCATED IN VENICE, CA 224-619-5333 KIWILANGFORD@YAHOO.COM
  10. hey yall i am interested in the pieces or the whole of a vehicle mount specifically i am look for a socket block, garfield mount, mitchell base, high hat, top hat, harness, etc. let me know what youve got! im in los angeles and will happily pick up locally or willing to ship, depending... have a rad one! brett.
  11. Selling my 'classic' Hi-Hat Steadicam Garfield Mount; Mitchell Mount; socket block. Asking $385 US Shipping not included, however, will arrange shipping for you and will be added to the cost. Email me at: michaelmsoos@gmail.com
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