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Glidecam XR2000 vs. Opteka SteadyVid

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Bossin99
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What is the difference between the two. Besides the price, do they have basically the same stabilization? k+ for helpful answers
Apr 1 2014 7:46PM
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StokeFactor
Posts: 348 - Karma: 1,012
Glidecam will give a better result than Opteka if used properly, Opteka products are good for the price but don't expect any miracles. You'll have to shoot with it for a bit then find how to get clean and stable shots (maybe sometimes you'll have to clean the shots with a 5% warp stabiliser).


Apr 1 2014 8:09PM
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raymondcabral
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Wrong. If perfectly balance, both will perform the same. What you're paying for in a glide cam is ease of balance, and build quality. I've seen some really good results come from both.
Apr 1 2014 9:28PM
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eheath
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I'd suggest glidecam for build quality but otherwise they will be the same.
Apr 1 2014 10:33PM
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StokeFactor
Posts: 348 - Karma: 1,012
Didn't express myself correctly here I guess haha, but what I meant is after your first shooting with it you might still need to adjust the balancing (since the perfect balancing do is really difficult to get if you check any reviews), and first tests with a not totally well balanced system might need warp stabiliser sometimes. I know personnally I wouldn't expect awesome results for the first time trying it.
Apr 2 2014 10:21AM
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raymondcabral
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It would still be the same with a glidecam... but whatever I see where you're coming from.
Apr 2 2014 10:42AM
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Blake.P
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I use the steadyvid. Check out my vimeo link (below), all shots in all the videos except the fisheye ones were filmed with a t2i, 11-16 and steadyvid
Apr 2 2014 12:33PM
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I actually just bought the sv-hd, and the build quality is totally fine. If you're on a budget, definitely go with it
Apr 2 2014 2:13PM
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