CAME steadicam - Too cheap to be true

[Martin Stacey]

Steadicam Flyer sled vs Flycam 6000 sled:

think this test sums up the difference between quality and cheap perfectly.

[Sanjay Sami]

Good demo Martin :-)

[James Martin]

I have found time and again in this industry, you get what you pay for!

[Alejandro E Fuenmayor]

I got this rig considering only the price. it is not worth it, not as a practice rig, not even for spare parts.

just a few things that you would experience right way when you try it:

the SLED: the camera plate won't lock completely so a simple jerk will make the camera jitter. the gimbal would need heavy lubrication. the monitor clamp and its adjusting nobs will give out their thread if you over tighten, which you must do for them not to move around on whip pans. the base with the counter weight will also move and slide on whip pans, in thus even if you take the time to achieve dynamic balance the first whip pan you do or even putting the rig over your shoulder to rest will make everything in it move enough to make you keep going back to your docking bracket to rebalance.

 

the arm: its a toy! at its low end weight capacity it behaves poorly, at the top end of its weight capacity it starts to come alive and make all kinds of noise and click and clacks and it would bend on you.

 

The Vest: this is the best part of the rig, except for the plastic snaps that would break on you the moment you pull on them to adjust, so replace those right away.

 

I recommend you look into the Laing M50 which I now have in combination with a Ultra 3A arm.the sled is not without its faults buts its all wired for 12v and 24v. i had to machine and order parts to make the rig work but i can put an Alexa Xt on it. get yourself a MotionDogs Lenshound wireless follow focus and you have the best off brand rig

 

best of luck

[Sam Law]

consider the price of the cameras you want to put on this rig, vs the price of the rig. One of the reasons the professional rigs made to hold professional cameras cost the price they do is because they aren't prone to failure. If you want to buy it to learn steadicam, throw a t2i in a practice cage and make some shots/ do your line dances, buy the book, use it as a cheap way to decide you want to take a workshop, great. If you want it to take on a serious job with a camera and lens package costing around $100,000 I would reconsider. Not only will it likely produce sub par results, but financially you can't risk it dropping an f55 or a dragon.

[Athena_Virginia]

Steadicam and glidecam are famous brands for camera stabilization system. But you need to invest more. Why not choose some cheaper ones. DJI ronin is also popular for lower price.