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Selling my back up sled. It´s a great starter rig or a running rig. It flies like an angel. I bought it from Brian Nordheim some years ago and now is collecting dust. Let´s find him a new owner. He doesn´t deserve to be still in a closet. Located in Madrid (Spain). Will ship it worldwide. -Pro sled 1 serial number 041 -Pro Center Post telescopic -Pro SD electronic upper and lower junction box -Pro DB3 top stage -Pro DB3 top stage tool -Pro battery rack Gen1 -NOT Pro Gimbal -9 Chocolate batteries in good working conditios -PAG AR124 autoranging fast charger - 7 & 9 camera plates with bars -Monitor arm fixed -XCS TB6 Green monitor (The best monitor I have ever seen) -XCS Programable digital level plus - Mini Down converter SDI to Analog 4K -Pro Low mode Bracket -Rain/Dust Covers for Battery rack and TB6 Monitor -Lots of cables and extras -Hard Case included -9.000€ + shipping OBO. PM me if interested. miguelonsteady@gmail.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.

Steadicam operator Dom Jackson and RF Technician Gary Sims used one Boxx Meridian system to pull off this amazing live shot at BBC TVC. (Starts 30sec in)