Jonathan Grant Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hello there, I'm about as new as you can get to steadicams. I've had my T3i for a while now, an recently picked up a few things for it, including what seems to be the best of the dirt cheap steadicams, if there is such a thing, It's called the Kamerar Video Stabilizer, you can buy it off of ebay, and there is a review on CheesyCam. The design is similar to most DIY builds, like the silver flyer and whatnot, but it uses a beefier joint then the traxxis kind, and has a full metal stage and some nice weights. Problem is, it's incredibly hard to balance with my light t3i. I know that this is common and it can take a very long time to get used to balancing them, but I could use some help. I just want some step by step instructions on balancing, how to start, what's most important (Weight, camera position, gimbal placement etc.) It seems that whenever I get close to balancing it, the whole unit will spin slowly back and forth. http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAMERAR-Steadicam-Video-Stabilizer-for-DSLR-Mirrorless-Camera-Camcorders-DSLRs-/120909897563?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c26ca9f5b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mark Schlicher Posted July 12, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Doubt that anyone here has any knowledge of your unit, which is not designed for, nor used by, professionals. Suggest you try posting in the comments at Cheesycam.com or try Cinema5D.com. Good luck and hope you are able to get it sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members David M. Aronson Posted July 13, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 ^^^What he said^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted July 13, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 It's called the Kamerar Video Stabilizer, you can buy it off of ebay, and there is a review on CheesyCam. Try contacting the manufacture or CheesyCam.... I can guarantee you are the first person on this forum to own one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members joe mcnally Posted July 13, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi Jonathan sounds like you need a bit more weights on the bottom end Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Barker Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Cheeseycam has a video tutorial on how to balance this gizmo http://cheesycam.com/balancing-the-kamerar-video-camera-stabilizer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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