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Posted by Richard Crowley on 10/27/52 11:44
"Rôgêr" wrote ...
> I've read the articles before about those build it yourself
> steadycams. But I was at a loss to figure how it could be much better
> than just mounting the camera on the tripod with the legs at the
> shortest setting and extending the center post a few inches and use
> that for the grip.
Indeed that is a viable alternative. It may a bit heavier
than the "real" devices, though.
> Besides, if you build one with the horizontal handle, to use it then
> you have no hands on the camera - or it's controls.
OTOH, when I am using the "steadicam" mode, I tend to
run zoomed all the way wide and AE and AF, so no
diddling with the camera controls is generally required.
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