![]() ![]() It's not only an issue of you just running out of strength on a long day with an electronic gimbal, it's just that it's not good for you. It's really bad for you carrying a heavy camera out in front of you because it really strains your back.at least with regular shoulder mounted hand held camera operating, your spine is lined up with the weight over you instead of out in front of you. One thing you didn't mention.long term health. The jittering is what I hate most about electronic gimbals.I don't know if it's an inherent flaw, or something gimbal ops need to work on and get under control (just the way steadi ops have to learn how to start/stop the camera before walking or stopping walking to hide the motions with the momentum and a million other things that got developed and discovered over the years.). Every op has his or her own an opinion.but whatever.almost everyone who uses these rigs are professionals, and as such, they all have their own opinions based on their experiences. ![]() It turns into a little bit Chevy vs Ford or Mac vs PC with people's gear (I'm understating it.it's worse than that, it's more like debating religion or guns.). (Also, steadicam has become a genericised trademark, like Ziplocks, Lego's, and Kleenax, so a lot of the time, when people say "steadicam", they mean a camera stabilizer (not remote operated like a Scorpio) that's mounted to a vest that you walk around with (or mount to a golf cart or ATV or of if they're using a Pro arm or a Tiffen. Most people just haven't heard of them because they don't make gear for consumers and prosumers, like Steadicam. They're all in the tens of thousands of dollars, even used. There's MK-V, XCS, and GPI Pro in addition to Steadicam. There is a lot of direct competition with Steadicam. They might drop in profit-margin, but you can't beat the quality. The things look like they were engineered by NASA and feel even better! However, if you are familiar with these, and then you feel the STEADICAM arms w/Titanium springs and the highest level of materials from vest to sled. When it comes to the best of the best, I own a $1,500 Steadi-wannabe. While Steadicam has been slow to adjust to the curve, especially considering the competition, I do think they still have a shot at a good future. A videographer w/a Steadicam wasn't a thing. So they were marketed towards the high-level pro's, production companies, and big budgets. Cameras were all a fortune and if they weren't they were shit, strictly speaking on the cameras that would be used in feature &/or TV, which would be the only times we'd see Steadi's used. Most people couldn't afford to own hardly anything outside audio equipment and C-stands. In the past, back when the brilliant Garrett Brown launched his company, things were much different. ![]() ![]() It kind of felt like, "hey kid! i'll sell ya this plastic vested base model we whipped up for all you poor folk, it's got tiny arms, but i bet it could fly that little photo-camera." A well-made Chinese stabilizer (they do exist) can be had for under $1,000 and smash the merlin in all areas. I've always considered the "affordable" options like the merlin to be rather cheap and kind of a joke in comparison to the alternatives that were popping up. They definitely priced themselves well out of range for most of the Indie crowd. The tentative price for the whole kit (vest, arm, monitor, sled) is $49K, but without the sled and monitor it's around $20K. The M1s that have already been manufactured have already been sold, but Steadicam says another large batch is on its way shortly. It's also meant to be versatile and flexible, allowing users to use the M1 on a wide range of projects. M1Īble to handle much bigger payloads for larger cameras, the M1 is meant to take users' attention off of configuration and maintenance, and on the task at hand. According to Tiffen, the new mounting adapter will be available "very soon" and should retail at about $35. Meant for the GoPro specifically, the Curve now has an adapter that lets you mount your iPhone to it. The Smoothee costs $149, but no word on how much the universal mount will cost. This stabilizer was originally designed for iPhones and GoPros, but now it comes with a universal mount, which will allow users to mount any smartphone to it, including an iPhone 6+. ![]()
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