Daniel Ghita Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I'm still waiting you. Thanks! Please, help an undecided operartor...... ME. I'm interested to buy a camera stabilizer for a camera weighing 23-25 pounds, but unfortunately I'm undecided which brand it is good, compromise quality-price. What I sow:- Hollywood Lite- Running Rig(good price) I don't know about quality ? -Glide Cam V-20 (good price) ....quality? - Basson steady, (looks a little strange)??? I don't have so much money ,that whay i need a good one and a cheeper one. I used long time ago a Stedicam Provid for a tv short film,it was very good, but for me it's expensive now. Thank you guys Kind regards, Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMcMillan Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Hi Daniel, Welcome to a ver difficult decision. What type of cameras are you wanting to push around? There are many fine operators in the land of the long white cloud and I recomend you talk to them and perhaps go to a rental house withthem and try their rigs. I only know of one glidecam op here in Oz and I know he posts on the forum so perhaps he could send you pros and cons of that particular rig. My main advice-DON'T RUSH INTO THIS. Take your time and get it right. All the best Ian Mc Millan (Australia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbalsdon Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 At the steadicam workshop in Melbourne we had a Pro, Master Film and Leigh Hubner brought his Glidecam. It's the only one I've ever seen and having generally only seen mediocre reports about it I must say I was actually very impressed. It had a few minor weak points but they were small things and for a fraction the price of Master Series or Pro was excellent value if you aren't anticipating working on major productions. Leigh's website is http://www.loosecannon.com.au/ with some great stuff about what work he's doing with his Glidecam and I'm sure if you contact him he'll share his experiences with you. There's a few photos from the workshop on my website at http://www.steadi-onfilms.com.au/steadicam...kshop2004.html# and at least one of the students was going to look into buying a Glidecam V20 for live TV work. Phil Balsdon Sydney, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanHoward Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 I chose the Running Rig over the Glidecam because I really didn't want to deal with a non-fully articulated arm. There are a few things to get used to if you have every done a workshop and flown a full rig, but for the money, I've been extremely happy. Also, the ability to fly a camera up to 30 pounds or so was a major factor as I am flying Super 16 film along with a lot of smaller DV cameras. note: The running rig is gonna require extra weights on the top of the stage as well as attached to the bottom of your batteries in order to handle a light mini dv camera. Expect to be spending some time tweaking your system regardless of how you go. Get to know some good metal workers now. ;) Get the hard case if you go with the Running Rig. Also, contact the manufacturers as I was able to swing a bit of a deal as they don't move too many Running Rigs in the greater scheme of things. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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