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Spinning Pole


Mike Edge

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I purchased my first stabilizer today (an S80C) and while I was able to balance it pretty easily, I'm having an issue with the centre pole spinning during movement.

 

The best way I can describe it would be to picture the end of just about any Glidecam balancing demo video where the host quickly moves it up, down, left and right to show that it's balanced and their camera continues to point straight ahead while staying steady and level... My camera is balanced/level when I do this, but slowly spins so the camera points to the side instead of staying straight ahead. Is there a way to fix this drifting issue?

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I've no idea what an "S80C" is?

 

But from your description, it sounds like friction in the gimbal more so than a DB issue...

 

"... where the host quickly moves it up, down, left and right to show that it's balanced and their camera continues to point straight ahead while staying steady and level... My camera is balanced/level when I do this, but slowly spins so the camera points to the side instead of staying straight ahead"

 

You're describing the host showing static, not dynamic balance.

 

James

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