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Posted by Bill on 04/10/06 13:15
I remember reading someone's comments on this. He was an experienced
steadi-cam pro and he said that no device, no matter how good, is a
substitute for simple practise and skill, and that after spending some
time with a cheap home-made version, he felt that a skilled operator
could do very well with it.
Rôgêr wrote:
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> 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.
> Besides, if you build one with the horizontal handle, to use it then you
> have no hands on the camera - or it's controls.
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