Dynamic balance - side to side

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

The effects of the centrifugal force applied to the post will be different the higher or lower its applied. Hence a non coplanar monitor will balance great on the mickey and not be in dynamic balance.

 

This is what Jerry is saying and it seems entirely correct to me. Eric, if you dispute this howabout doing so with some science.

 

 

Go back and rear the thread title.... DB/Side to side..... yes the mickey will help what I said is entirely correct

[David Montroni]

Is that the only thing that will cause this particular issue? CoGs not perfectly in line? What is the degree of variation? They need to be spot on?

[chris fawcett]

Eric, stop taking the Mickey.

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

Thank you for your insightful post Chris, people have come to this thread and as usual you have provided no substantial content

[chris fawcett]

Always ready and willing, Eric.

[Jason Leeds]

I thought this thread was about getting in Dynamic Balance. Excuse my ignorance but isn't side to side balance just a component of Dynamic Balance? As is fore/aft? And drop time(minor adjustments can help achieve DB because it can easier with a little less drop time no?) I, having a telescoping post am probably not always perfectly in line with my post's relationship to monitor/batts and even being not absolutely perfect I can find static balance using my stage side/side and fore/aft adjustments. Once I am in static(with the camera's fore/aft cg in the suggested position on the stage,) the monitor is where I want it, and the drop time is acceptable, don't I just proceed to move two masses(camera and batts) until the sled is rotating flat on the docking pin? Can there be more than one way to skin a cat?

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

It is but Jerry et al tend to ignore the side to side component. In my DB method and instructions it is specifically addressed

[Justin Besser]

I am eagerly awaiting your Steadicam book Eric..

#stokingfires =)

[Jerry Holway]

Once again, and sadly, Eric, you misspeak from ignorance of what "Jerry et al" do. We don't ignore side to side balance at all, as it is impossible to do so and have dynamic balance. Enough already, this is sad.

[brett.mayfield]

hey eric, are your dynamic balance instructions posted? i tried a handful of search terms and didnt see a post, so wondering if you have them elsewhere/video, etc. id like to try them as i am trying to pin down a wobble ive got.

 

brett.

[Andrew Jansen]

Yawn.....

[Mikael Kern]

Your Gimbal is a fine "instrument" to check static balance with. It even works for dynamic balance. No need for Mickey.