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Basically thoughts and possible difficulties of this? Cinemilled offers an adapter which forgoes the need for a sled, just DJI Ronin with its stabilization straight to the armpost adapter. Pictures and video from the Cinemilled Site. http://vimeo.com/105086034 From: Cinemilled It seems to have lowmode ability as well. Looks like a good idea to me. For the more advanced operators. Would this work with a cheaper vest and armpost setup something offbrand. Any manufacturing deficiencies or precision due to not being Tiffen Steadicam should easily be compensated by the DJI Ronin itself I would think. *edit - nevermind that, they have recommended weight restrictions either way the X-10 looks to be the best bet. Looking to use this instead of a typical steadicam rig for more versatility. Thanks in advance! --- Alternately to save money I can get different weight springs. Thoughts on taking out existing springs from the merlin steadicam arm and vest and putting new ones in for heavier weight. ---

I am looking to buy only the sled. No arm or vest needed. Neither do I need the monitor I already have a Marshall HD monitor. Anyone wishing to unload just the sled feel free to respond. Looking for at least a Zephyr in terms of weight handling thanks!

I had the Merlin2 arm and vest. Turns out my rig is too heavy. It weighs in at (cut down) around 24 lbs. Full rig weight can be anywhere between 24-30 depending. Scale accuracy aside im looking to get one that will work with my rig. I primarily do live events so on the go. I use my two DSLRs as secondary cameras so I just want something I can use to quickly take my rig off a tripod and transfer to the steadicam for quick movement shots, or simply place on the sled and support the entire time. I've done some research. Looking at the pricing it seems there isnt anything for less than $5,000 or so that will work with my primary camera. Not sure if anyone knows, however is there a way to buy just a heavy duty sled and not all the extra bells and whistles. I already have a Marshall broadcast monitor and hookups so thats not an issue I dont need all that extra stuff I really just need a quality steadicam that is smooth for heavier weights. Option one aside, there is also the option of using a smaller stabilizer with one of the DSLRs. Thats fine, however that brings to mind the question of using a sled or using a curve. Going again, barebones with the Merlin or a different route perhaps the new Steadicam Solo (although im concerned about durability with that one. Not sure of the pros and cons of either. The curve ones I believe may have more sway in the wind so a sled might be better. Alot of my work is outdoors. That being said, looking for advice thanks in advance.

For Sale my original Master Series Steadicam Vest. Yes, it's old. Yes, it needs TLC But, if your just starting out and need a good vest, and don't mind putting some work into things, this is a good choice. It needs a socket block and some creative work on the webbing. Years ago I replaced the leather with plastic and webbing to make it lighter and quieter. Padding is good I'm asking $1000 obo Mike 818-207-8156

We offer our Steadicam Flyer LE The steadicam is in perfect condition. Complete with 2 cases for safe transport (softcase + hardcase) The system includes: - Iso-Elastic Stabilizer Arm (supports 19 pounds of camera weight and 30" double section lifting range) - Lightweight vest - Camera Mounting Chassis (Sled) - Carbon Telescoping Centerpost (18.5-32in/47-81cm ) - Active Matrix 16:9 Color LCD monitor (SD) - Battery Mount (IDX V- mount) - IDX Dual Charger and two Tiffen PowerCUBE batteries - Docking Bracket - Cables - Dovetail Plate - Tiffen SteadiSTAND (fits inside case) - Soft Case - Tiffen Hard Case - EFP Instructional DVD Asking price is € 3250

Steadicam LX Vest for sale. Vest is in very good used condition. The vest has also been upgraded with the cross straps on the back. $3100 USD buyer pays shipping. Will ship worldwide. Vest is located in New York City. Email: matt@nysteadi.com

I have a Pilot and I'm looking for tips on running. Basically the main issue I see is that as soon as I start moving at a relatively quick pace, I start seeing vertical jiggles in the video. I've narrowed down the issue to the vibrations transferring from either my left hand on the gimble/post, or to my right hand on the handle (most likely the latter). Running at high(er) speeds makes it more difficult to keep the camera/post in control which makes me have the tendency to try to keep it in control, resulting in more contact/gripping of the handle. I also look at my feet control and rather than taking large strides like one would normally do while running, I take smaller controlled steps. The main problem is that it becomes difficult to reach the high speed I want and it gets really tiring. So just looking for tips on what works for you. Now I am in no way comparing stabilizers/technique here... but I recently watched a parkour video based on the Assassin's Creed video game. It was shot on Glidecam 4000 with a RED and no vest, so you can imagine the sheer weight the camera op had to hold during each shot. Now what intrigued me was how he was able to film high speed running scenes with nary any jiggles like what I'm seeing -- and I'm not even running as fast as him.

Currently shooting a few indies right now and was looking into buying an on-board/field monitor for myself. I would preferably want to go with something that gives good light outside, so i'm assuming i'll need something with a good amount of nits. I've heard TVLogic carries a sun bright monitor, but haven't checked one out before. Anyone have experience with this? Also, has anyone heard of Bon monitors? I hear they carry outdoor monitors as well? Thanks!

Hi everybody In light of a lot of sports/steadicam related discussions I figured, why not share my experience. As some of you may know, besides being a steadicam operator, I’ve been an avid competitive gymnast for over 23 years. I just wanted to take the time to write up a small article about gymnastics and the steadicam life and how I feel the two have influenced each other over the past years. Comparing the two has made sense to me since the day I picked up a rig. Like many athletes, gymnasts spend years practicing and developing skills before entering official compeition. The same goes for steadicam, in the beginning, one spends a lot of time developing the strength and insight into what makes a great operator on smaller projects before being able to work on a feature film or a tv-series. Both disciplines (cause let’s face it, steadicam doesn’t involve sitting around doing nothing) require a great deal of strength and stamina. For me personally the two have had tremendous benefits towards one another. Due to my sports background I was able to quickly adapt the musclememory needed to operate this wonderful machine, in return, the more jobs I keep getting, the stronger my legs and back get, making it possible for me to achieve new heights in gymnastics (literally). Though a lot of attention has to be directed towards correct posture, stretching, preventing exertion, both operating steadicam and gymnastics require a bit more than just the physical aspects. I’m talking about the gear, Jerry Holway once told me “Give a master violin player a second hand piece of wood with strings and he’ll be able to play a song, give the same person a Stradivarius and it becomes art”. A great operator can achieve the best shot in the world with the right type of gear, as for a gymnast, this is very similar. I’ve seen a world class gymnast fall of a highbar during an olympic event final, because the flex of the bar was just a little different, the chalk didn’t feel right and 4 years later, that same guy had all the right elements to make “Art” and he brought home the gold medal. I take care of my rig the same way I take care of all the pieces of apparatus in the gym and they both continue to deliver wonderful results. Last part I wanted to touch upon was the matter of safety. Running with a rig down a slippery rocky hill or throwing yourself 4 feet in the air over a solid steel bar, just because that’s what people expect from you can lead to one of two things. Either you get a standing ovation for a fantastic running shot/catching the bar, or you end up breaking your neck. The fact that the latter hasn’t happened to me is because my coaches have always demanded a safe training environement, which I held dear to my heart. I carried on this habit from the moment I first started operating, every running shot I do, every hardmount I rig, every single precarious situation I encounter on set, safety is always my number 1 concern. The main conclusion for me is that both disciplines have had major benefits towards each other and I can only recommend combining sports with operating steadicam. Any other (former) athletes on the forum? I’d love to hear your take on how steadicam may have improved your performances or how your choice of sport has helped out in your operating. Greetings Nils

Hello, For sale is my Steadicam Zephyr, it includes: Sled Package - Standard Zephyr Vest - V- Mount Sled & Dovetail Plate - Steadicam SD Monitor with cables. - Marshall V-LCD70XP 3G-SDI with Sony - L battery back and cable to power from sled. - Zephyr arm (24 lb. max load) with extra unused pin - Docking Bracket - Extra Weights - Travel Case Power - (3) V-Mount Switronix Batteries - (1) Dual Switronix Charger Asking Price: $8,000. Located in Philadelphia, shipping included within the United States. Any price negotiations will not include shipping, which can be between $150-$250. Images Coming Soon.

Hey Everyone, I recently got my hands on an old Steadicam ProVid. Its in great condition and I'd love to start using it but all the cameras I'm using are just too light. And I'm mainly flying the F35 and old Red Ones! Whats the best way to add some weight to the rig? Thanks!

Looking to sell my Steadicam Zephyr. Have had it for just over 2 years. I have it serviced every 6 months and it is in perfect working condition. It has been great to me as a starting rig, but starting to get onto bigger jobs now and am trying to upgrade to a larger rig. Bought it for $13,000 was hoping to sell for $8,000. Also had the Steadicam Zephyr V upgrade installed for live television production. Will post pictures if anybody is interested. If interested please contact me, my info is below. Thank You. Thanks, Sean Flannery spflanne@gmail.com (310) 848-4852

Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a steadicam Alexa plate to mount it directly to my zephyr but most companies told me that they made the plates for the "steadicam ultra" sled size. I want to see if anybody knows if the zephyr and the ultra have the same dovetail plate size, if not which plate do you advise for the zephyr? Many Thanks.

Cp 3a arm for sale. Serviced by Robert Luna in summer 2013. In great working condition. Serial number 450. Located in Moscow, Russia. Price 6000$. Buyer pays shipping. vdaniel@mail.ru

Steadicam gear for sale Modulus 3000 Video Transmitter 4 PRO to Modulus Power Cables 2 AC Adapter Power to Modulus 1 Pelican/Modulus Case One Transvideo 4 Channel Video Receiver One AC Adapter Power to Transvideo Two Transvideo Antennas Three CIT SharkFin Antennas make an offer Richard 310-944-4367

Steadicam Gear for sale Aaton 35mm to PRO Camera Power Cable Moviecam to PRO 24V Power Cable PRO to Arriflex 12V High Speed Power Cable PRO-Arri 3 CE High Speed Base 12v Camera Power Cable Two Preston MDR to Aaton On/Off Cables Two Preston MDR to Moviecam On/Off Cables One Preston MDR to Canon On/Off Cable One Preston MDR to Nikon On/Off Cable One Preston MDR to Fujinon On/Off Cable Make an offer Richard 310-944-4367 dickcrow@gmail.com

Decimator 2 3G/HD/SD-SDI to HDMI De-Embedded Analogue Audio NTSC/PAL Down-Converted Mint condition $400 Richard 310-944-4367 dickcrow@gmail.com

Greetings All Tiffen International are hosting an open day with honoured guest Garrett Brown on Monday the 16th June. Also an opportunity to see the Steadicam range including a preview of the great new M-1 sled and some other gear only seen at NAB. We are hoping that Garrett will be able to present at least an abbreviated version of his great Moving Camera and of course he will be there to chat and answer questions. There will be the whole range of other Tiffen products together and importantly a running buffet with drinks. We'd love to see you but we need a guest list for security so please RSVP at http://www.flysteadicam.com/tiffen-open-day/ . Hope to see as many UK ops as possible and also anyone passing through the UK. Robin

Selling rig complete package as new …. ready to fly… # Sled with telescopic post with reference white laser line - 12V 24V - 2 HD lines - 2 Voltmeters for Accessories and Camera power lines… all connectors are lemo 2 Pin for 12V and fischer 3 Pin for 24V (Arri Standard) plus Minimonitor out on front lower junction box # Arm IIIA with cordura bag # Vest with cordura bag # Bartech Focus Remote System complete with cables (internally modified 12V and 24V) # Monitor 6" CineMonitorIIIa SuperBright 1200Nits with power cable # DownConverter SDI to Analog Blackmagic with power cable (internally modified 12V and 24V) # 2 Batteries Blueshape BV-100HD and 1 Charger CVTR2 all brand new # Dockin Bracket The sled is located in Rome Italy Europe… Asking Euro 15.000 shipping at buyer expense… images...

My Betz-Tools sled is first hand, in excellent condition (service in 04/2014) and based in Munich, Germany. I am selling in Euro, please check the conversion rate! SLED: Betz-Tools Rig updated to HD - asking for 16,500 € The Betz-Tools RIG is especially designed for all kinds of professional film and videocameras no matter of size and weight, including power-hungry HD and 3D cameras. Minimum power loss from batteries to camera. Designed for absolute dynamic and balanced work. Modularity to other Steadicam© systems No-tools, quick set-up Absolute HD/3D compatible Camera Mounting Platform (Stage) Self-locking “Quicklock“ dovetail-clamping with safety mechanism. Fore/aft and side-to-side fine-adjustment on both sides. Standard 15 mm accessory rods. Junction Box Standard Lemo/BNC connectors for power, tally ,HD-SDI and analog video (customized wiring available). Colourcoded power outlets for safe and easy connection. A built in red line laser allows easy adjustment for the RIG-post upper to lower base. The laser marking line on the floor is also very useful for the focus puller. Post dia 1,86“ (50 mm) The 4x telescopic post can be quickly extended from 29“ (75cm) to 69“ (175cm). Permits lens hights from floor to ceiling. Specially designed in-post wiring for HD-SDI, analog video, power, and other functions, customized wiring on request. Safety post clamps. No-tools handling. Gimbal Frictionless self-centring gimbal with integral handgrip and no-tools adjustment. Stainless-steel bearings. V-Mount battery connectors (other mounts possible) incl. lots of Cables (Arri 24V, XLR 12V, Red, XLR 24V, 2xTansvideo Monitor, Canon-Fujinon Adaptor, div. lens control systems) incl. Mounting Bracket and post for dockstand incl. Hill Monitor Bracket incl. 3 x power jumpers incl. Catgriller - adapter bracket for dovetail to other mounting brackets incl. universal Low-Mode Cage incl. wights to operate with DLSR cameras incl. aluminium box

Hey, I got a shooting coming up in 5 days with the Alexa XT, it's my first time to fly an Alexa XT on my zephyr and I'm a bit worried. I will receive the 2nd battery hanger, the steady-Alexa plate and the 24V cable in a couple of days. The setup will include the camera, an Arri Master Prime Lens and a bartech wireless follow focus. Anyone has a previous experience with this cam on this rig? Will I be able to fly it in Low mode (hips level) or no chance? I'm planning to power up the Bartech from the sled also. Any advice is much appreciated. Many Thanks, Christopher

I am selling my system. You can buy the parts separate or as a complete set for a special bundle price! The stuff is first hand, in very good condition and based in Munich, Germany. I am selling in Euro, please check the conversion rate! SLED: Betz-Tools Rig updated to HD - asking for 17,500 € (new price over all: 25,000 €) Camera Mounting Platform (Stage) Self-locking “Quicklock“ dovetail-clamping with safety mechanism. Fore/aft and side-to-side fine-adjustment on both sides. Standard 15 mm accessory rods. Junction Box Standard Lemo/BNC connectors for power, tally ,HD-SDI and analog video (customized wiring available). Colourcoded power outlets for safe and easy connection. A built in red line laser allows easy adjustment for the RIG-post upper to lower base. The laser marking line on the floor is also very useful for the focuspuller. Post dia 1,86“ (50 mm) The 4x telescopic post can be quickly extended from 29“ (75cm) to 69“ (175cm). Permits lens hights from floor to ceiling. Specially designed in-post wiring for HD-SDI, analog video, power, and other functions, customized wiring on request. Safety post clamps. No-tools handling. Gimbal Frictionless self-centring gimbal with integral handgrip and no-tools adjustment. Stainless-steel bearings. incl. lots of Cables (Arri 24V, XLR 12V, Red, XLR 24V, 2xTansvideo Monitor, Canon-Fujinon Adaptor, div. lens control systems) incl. Mounting Bracket and post for dockstand incl. Hill Monitor Bracket incl. D-Bracket with short and long post incl. 3 x power jumpers incl. Catgriller - adapter bracket for dovetail to other mounting brackets incl. universal Low-Mode Cage incl. aluminium box incl. 2 x PAG V4-iPC Intelligent Parallel Charger with 6 Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries (V-Mount) - FlySafe GPI Pro-Arm Titan with 4 blue Canisters and 2 black Canisters - asking for 12,000 € Supports weights from: 13,2lb (6 kg) - 72lb (32,6 kg) Arm deadweight: 7,5lb (3,4 kg) Boom range: 23,6" (60 cm) Transvideo HD Monitor 6" Superbright SBL - asking for 1,800 € SBL ”Superbright” 1000nit contr. 600:1, Optimised viewing angle (80° / 60°) Waveform,Vectorscope, Peaking, Horizontal and Vertikal or auto Picture mirror, Zoom-, Picture-shift functions ”Safe area” Marker and Frameline, electronic-Bubble,Tally, "Focushelper" No noisy fan, Splashproofed. incl. external XLR V-Mount Battery Bracket

This kit is totally reliable, everything works. Includes 3 motors, Microforce, etc. Hand Unit just serviced, motor rebuilt, new battery. - MDR-1 Motor Driver Hand Unit 1 FI+Z Transmitter 3x DM-1 Motors 3x Preston Motor Brackets (short, medium, long) Microforce V+F Control Microforce Bracket 3x HU-1 Batteries Fast Charger w/ AC cable 12 Focus Marking Rings 64 pitch gear (PV Iris) 48 pitch gear (PV Zoom) Backup Transmitter Antenna 3x 15mm step-down bushings (Arri) 3x 5/8” step-down bushings (PV) Short MF to HU cable 50’ MF to HU cable 50’ Control Cable (to hardwire hand-unit) 3x Green Motor Cables 5x Blue Run/Stop Cables (Arri 3-pin Fischer, Arri 11-pin Fisher, PV 10-pin Lemo, Moviecam 2-pin Fischer, RED 10-pin Fischer) 4x Red MDR Power Cables (2x Arri 3-pin Fischer, 2x PV 2-pin Lemo ZLP) $8,900 Email: assistantcamera@hotmail.com

Whant to sell my steadicam Provid, includes: sled with green monitor arm vest power and video cables c-stand T-allen docking bracket travel case All in good conditions, ready to fly, $3,800 + shipping. For more info or pics, navarronevares@yahoo.com or 787-381-4479.

SELL MY ULTRA 2 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ACCESSORIES. CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION THANKS AND GREETINGS