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DIY steadicam

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dergblerp
Posts: 1303 - Karma: 77
I built a DIY Steadicam for my HV20, but just upgraded to an XHA1, and I've found my old one can't handle the weight.

I skimmed around youtube looking for some designs, but i was wondering if anyone on the forum has built one for a bigger camera such as an XHA1, or DVX
Sep 4 2008 8:47PM
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dergblerp
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Hmm maybe. It would just weigh a ton.
Sep 5 2008 2:37AM
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CS_Films
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can u post a picture of what u have now? i also just got that camera how do u like it? its about 5x the weight of my GL2 the GL feels like a toy now.
Sep 5 2008 6:59AM
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tyacoe
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I'll get a picture of it up soon. I've used the GL2 a bunch of times, and the XHA1 really is in another world. There's a reason it wasn't called the GL3. The custom color presets, iris ring, kelvin white balance control, not to mention zoom ring, variable frame rates, and aspect guidelines, set the camera aside from anything else within it's price range.

It's fucking awesome. good choice of camera mr PaPaCraig. +karma.
Sep 5 2008 9:23PM
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dergblerp
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btw that was me on my little brothers account. ^
Sep 5 2008 9:24PM
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google the 14 dollar guide. it has a few tips for bigger cameras, like making a bigger plate to have it rest on, adding some weight and length to the bars.
Sep 5 2008 10:30PM
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kfilenda
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what happened to the hv20. my advice, beef it up.
Sep 13 2008 10:06PM
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dergblerp
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what do you mean by this?
Sep 14 2008 12:10AM
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marc_sncl
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yeah pics pleace
Sep 14 2008 9:50AM
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jack_weisman
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i bet dvx user has to imformation
Sep 14 2008 3:39PM
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jack_weisman
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and by "to" i mean "some"
Sep 14 2008 3:40PM
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dergblerp
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dvxuser was actually surprisingly not helpful. I think i'm just going to create my own design. We'll see how it goes....
Sep 14 2008 3:46PM
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jack_weisman
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don't they have a whole DIY forum, but that makes sense, i don't really like dvxuser anyways
Sep 14 2008 4:18PM
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kfilenda
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did you sell it?
Sep 14 2008 6:57PM
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dergblerp
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no i didn't. It's really nice to have a small camera that i can take with me anywhere. It's also a perfect tape deck and B camera for the xha1. i loves my hv20.
Sep 14 2008 8:11PM
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