Posted by Richard Crowley on 07/15/06 14:09

"peter" wrote ...
> "Richard Crowley" wrote ...
>>
>> I have a TRV900 at home and another at the office.
>> I have had good luck with the DIY $14 "steadycam"
>> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/
>
> If that works, why not just mount the camcorder on a tripod (about 6
> lbs) with legs pulled in and holding the whole thing off the ground by
> the neck?

The distribution of mass is pretty much equal throughout
the length of the tripod whereas a steadicam-like gadget
has the mass of the camera at one end and the counter-
balance at the other end. You can't really grab a tripod
at any point along its length (unless it is really twinky).
I've tried both and definitely prefer the steadicam clone.

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