Hi Erik,
Which version of the Magiqcam do you have? They've made some significant changes over the last 6 months or so.

Charles, I did notice that the Flyer's sliding gimbal provides quite a range for the unit. The Magiqcam incorporates a sliding gimbal in addition to the telescoping post, which I thought might be more versatile; however, I do notice that since the post on the Flyer is shorter, I have less tendency to hit it with my leg.

As a stabilizer newbie, I don't have enough experience to really critique either of the unit's performance that much. I certainly never reached the limits of the Magiqcam's ability, but overall, I would have to agree that the Flyer is a significant step up and just feels sweet, but I liked the Magiqcam as well and think that it is a tremendous bargain and think that it is great for the market.

Matthew,

I have the most used one so far I think, the IIA. I saw on Ebay there is a new one available. Seems to me a nice rig, but have to pay about 1500 dollars to upgrade. John offered something like a 1000 dollar refund for a upgrade. But like you mentioned, the arm is for me the reason to do the switch to for example the Flyer. But I'm also on a tight budget, so have to save for it. So the mentioned 2 months can also be 12 months..

Regards, Erik

Hi Erik,
I was considering the upgrade to the IIp before I got the Flyer and they said that I just had to pay the $800 difference. I'm not sure if their arm is any better other than carrying extra weight. I asked if there were any improvements beyond that in the arm and they didn;t really respond, so I kind of assumed there isn't. But the other new features look pretty nice. Anyway, you must be getting pretty good if you have been practiving that much.

Matt

Matthew, thanks for the info on the Magiqcam gimbal--I haven't seen the rig for a couple of years so I'm not up on many of the improvements John has made. Unless I remember wrong, it used to be fixed , requiring one to telescope the rig to make top to bottom adjustments in balance.