Did I start on the wrong side?

[Themis Gyparis]

Thanks so much, Charles. Your contribution was indeed very helpful since you had operated with SS in the past. It's good to know I didn't throw my money away. The truth is that several times after a good balancing, the post is in perfect vertical balance but tends to turn to the left or the right when I leave it untouched to stand on the arm. I guess something's wrong with my balancing in the first place, because - and that's kinda weird - the post with a jvc gy-hd 100 attached on top balances perfectly on its vertical axis with 14 plates to the back side and only 1 plate and the monitor and battery to the front. :huh: I'll try re-balancing and report back

 

Thanks a lot

[Charles Papert]

So OK...since you are using a monitor, balancing becomes a bit more complicated and indeed you will need to attack this from a dynamic balance angle. The quickie way to determine if you are close is to mark the center of gravity of the camera itself when it is off the rig, then place it on the rig with the CG slightly behind the center post (1/2"). Then adjust your lower weights until the rig hangs vertically. You will need to be able to spin the rig to test your dynamic balance. I won't go into more detail here, it's all available elsewhere.

 

Also, that rotating gimbal sounds like it is off center as I suspected. Call Glidecam about that.