I have designed and used this steadicam for all of the events I have done. It has paid for itself well over 300 times its original cost. It produces great footage. Below is a clip in m4v format of some footage from the steadicam, with my SonyVX2100 on it. Someday soon I will get my DVX100b! The first shot is just me and a mirror so you can see what the steadicam looks like with a camera. The next is from a wedding reception. The car arrived earlier than it was scheduled, and I sprinted to catch it. The footage you see is smooth, but I am SPRINTING to get to the car! This works great and I made it all with parts from Lowe's Hardware for under 40.00. I hope it helps some of you low budget film makers out there. Gotta LOVE my wife's "Puppy themed Bathroom!" LOL!
Here are the two Pictures with parts listed:
Here is the video!
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This m4v requires the new versions of quicktime to play. Play it in Quicktime and enjoy!
Matthew Sconce
Matthew Sconce
Nice simple design. I like it. Nice smooth movement too! I built one some time ago for around $90. Looks like yours works just a well for $40. One trick that I learned with mine is to use both hands. One hand on the rig handle and the other on the pole that goes down to the weights. Both wrists are 45 degrees from the center point of view. The hand that (gently) holds the pole just keeps the weights from swaying side-to-side and keeps the camera from rotating. It made a difference in my shots. Anyway, great work. Here is a link to my home built equipment if you are interested http://snodart.com/hbe.php
http://www.snodart.com
Excellent site! Great resources! I have bookmarked it and plan to read more later.
Matthew Sconce
Matthew Sconce
