First, let thank all of you here for helping and providing such great information. I am getting the hang of the FlyCam 6000... Finally. Still a lot of work to do and practice, but I only have a slight bounce in the system now. Today a friend of mine was coming down the street in his 1932 Ford while I was practicing with the Flycam. I had the opportunity to do a few moves around the car and conduct a short interview with him. I got the footage home and decided to put a little piece together.

Phil Hanna

Here is the link:
Mike's 1932 Ford Sedan on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/2328649)

First, let thank all of you here for helping and providing such great information. I am getting the hang of the FlyCam 6000... Finally. Still a lot of work to do and practice, but I only have a slight bounce in the system now. Today a friend of mine was coming down the street in his 1932 Ford while I was practicing with the Flycam. I had the opportunity to do a few moves around the car and conduct a short interview with him. I got the footage home and decided to put a little piece together.

Phil Hanna

Here is the link:
Mike's 1932 Ford Sedan on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/2328649)

Love the car. :) A suggestion. Try relaxing the springs a bit more and only lightly touch the gimbal to relief some of that bounce you got going on there. What camera are you flying?

I am flying the Ex-1 Sony. It is had to balance to begin with, but I agree with you on loosening the springs a bit more. This time when I had on the vest, the camera and rig did not feel as heavy and I wore it for about an hour. I am trying to focus on the left hand barely touching the gimbal. The Flycam is not in the Steadicam class, but can work if you learn its feel and response. I will keep practicing. I think I have only had the system on nine or ten times, so I am pleased with the progress of this shoot as it provided the most success thus far.

Phil

Well, just keep at it. It takes awhile and that is for all stabilizer systems- Some more than others, and that can be attributed to the quality as well, in some or most cases.