no money to buy a steadycam? no time to DIY? and check out my 7D video

[kchau]

http://vimeo.com/9245998

this is the makeshift stabilizer ive been talking about.

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs195.snc3/20245_300060746864_702031864_3524994_6591921_n.jpg

[.vince]

Not bad at all !

[GwagDesigns]

I saw that thing first hand in use, incredibly smooth, I was amazed ha

[basroil]

Go to home depot or something and get a pipe clamp or two. You can make yourself a handle and removable weight and make it 100% like a merlin for the price of a pipe clamp and pvc piping.

[GenuineRolla]

Any other pics of it? I'm not sure if I understand 100% how it works. I made lil diy stabilizer and it's not as smooth as this one...

[kchau]

Any other pics of it? I'm not sure if I understand 100% how it works. I made lil diy stabilizer and it's not as smooth as this one...

open your tripod legs to the flattest/widest position, extend out the center column.

[haknslash]

I've tried this method before and I just couldn't replicate how smooth your video came out. Weight still wasn't balanced. I will say though that it was at least a little smoother than handheld.

I'm still saving up for the Blackbird.

[kchau]

i have a fabricator guy that works wonders with metal, i might pay him a visit to see if he can build something like the blackbird, the way it is designed is very simple, sure its very replicable for far less than the msrp.

[haknslash]

The hardest part would be a very smooth gimbal setup. In addition the Blackbird uses a technology they call SmoothTouch which adds some desired friction to the gimbal. Sounds counterintuitive but it works based on reviews I've read or seen.

[basroil]

The hardest part would be a very smooth gimbal setup. In addition the Blackbird uses a technology they call SmoothTouch which adds some desired friction to the gimbal. Sounds counterintuitive but it works based on reviews I've read or seen.

What about using a regular fluid head?

[kchau]

The hardest part would be a very smooth gimbal setup. In addition the Blackbird uses a technology they call SmoothTouch which adds some desired friction to the gimbal. Sounds counterintuitive but it works based on reviews I've read or seen.

easy enough, i'll just use a cheap ballhead.

[des34415]

open your tripod legs to the flattest/widest position, extend out the center column.

hmm, as simple as that? the legs will stay kept in right?

would this work as well on a compact as well ? using a sx120is for video here and got no more $ to spend on stablisers after all the money thrown into lenses. :(

[Joydeep Banerjee]

By the way guys i have bought a modosteady and i am finding it almost impossible to balance my 7d on it. I am now stuck with it. Can anyone tell me if i can somehow modify it to make it work?
Thanx in advance:(:(

[PhilF]

indie ware sells one for $89.99 I have it... really cool.

[V-Wiz]

how do you focus?, since the camera is not in your hands

[IUnknown]

stick a 14mm and you don't have to worry about focusing. I'm telling you, someone figure out the hard drive DIY and you have a professional gyroscope as a stabilizer. Everyone's got an old hard drive laying around.

[V-Wiz]

stick a 14mm and you don't have to worry about focusing. I'm telling you, someone figure out the hard drive DIY and you have a professional gyroscope as a stabilizer. Everyone's got an old hard drive laying around.


Im not sure i understand.

[IUnknown]

If you ever held a hard drive while its on you will feel how it stabilizes from the internal plates spinning. With a couple of rubber grommets it would produce very stable footage. Maybe something that rc helicopters use? The guy below gave it a try, but didn't really figure out the battery part. Blackbird is developing one, but its not out yet.

http://mikesenese.com/DOIT/2009/09/build-your-own-camera-gyro-stabilizer-with-a-spare-hard-drive/

[gibsonla]

Could you do a video demonstrating you operating it? I tried to duplicate this with my manfrotto tripod and couldn't get anywhere near the same results

[GwagDesigns]

He was holding it like the picture shows, while filming me (Russian hat) It may vary depending on tripod as his was pretty heavy and added to the balance of the camera weight.

[Trey T]

These type of thing required IS lens. With added stabilization in post, your footage is very smooth.

[gibsonla]

are you bearing more of the weight in your right or left hand? Is one hand being used as more of a guide?

is the left hand gripping the vertical shaft (that's what she said) or the leg?

[ChadAndreo]

bump for answers
awesome job

[kchau]

If you ever held a hard drive while its on you will feel how it stabilizes from the internal plates spinning. With a couple of rubber grommets it would produce very stable footage. Maybe something that rc helicopters use? The guy below gave it a try, but didn't really figure out the battery part. Blackbird is developing one, but its not out yet.

http://mikesenese.com/DOIT/2009/09/build-your-own-camera-gyro-stabilizer-with-a-spare-hard-drive/

might as well use a small bicycle wheel, a hard drive wont create that much centrifugal force to keep a camera steady.

Could you do a video demonstrating you operating it? I tried to duplicate this with my manfrotto tripod and couldn't get anywhere near the same results

cannot. no time. put some weights on your tripod in key places, and fan the legs out.

These type of thing required IS lens. With added stabilization in post, your footage is very smooth.

though i have a 17-55, IS was off.

are you bearing more of the weight in your right or left hand? Is one hand being used as more of a guide?

is the left hand gripping the vertical shaft (that's what she said) or the leg?

one hand is holding it still. left hand leg.

[Terjay]

By the way guys i have bought a modosteady and i am finding it almost impossible to balance my 7d on it. I am now stuck with it. Can anyone tell me if i can somehow modify it to make it work?
Thanx in advance:(:(

Modosteady is too lightweight for anything else than a handycam or somesuch.