Jim Andrada
July 23rd, 2007, 12:10 AM
I have a couple of questions for the experts
I think it's going reasonably well. I was having all kinds of problems balancing the camera (GL-2 with wide angle adapter and large battery) until I started playing with the spreadsheets on their site. The way the use of the spreadsheet was explained gave me a better idea of the function and effect of each part of the unit and I think I was able to get it balanced fairly quickly
First trial run was (as expected) a disaster! Swaying, bobbing, weaving, bouncing, you name it. Enough to make you seasick watching the footage.
By about the third day, though, things were looking up. I've gotten some good pans, and have managed to climb stairs fairly smoothly.
The thing that's eluding me at the moment though is how to prevent side to side swaying. This seems to be my biggest problem, and I'd really welcome any suggestions.
I'm also wondering if there is any practical way to zoom while shooting, or to adjust the zoom without having a lot of wild gyrations after touching the zoom control. Same for turning the camera on or off - It wants to swing around quite a bit after touching the start/stop button. I've found that using the button on top of the handle seems to induce less movement, but it still isn't pretty.
Seems to me that it would be really nice to have Lanc or other controller on the handle but don't know if it would be practical.
I'd also thought of using the Canon remote control in the left hand to start and stop the camera, but haven't yet had the chance to see if this would work.
By the way, I've noticed that with the large battery and wide angle adapter, the camera sits far enough back on the plate that the bubble level is not visible.
Any comments, suggestions, etc would be most welcome.
I think it's going reasonably well. I was having all kinds of problems balancing the camera (GL-2 with wide angle adapter and large battery) until I started playing with the spreadsheets on their site. The way the use of the spreadsheet was explained gave me a better idea of the function and effect of each part of the unit and I think I was able to get it balanced fairly quickly
First trial run was (as expected) a disaster! Swaying, bobbing, weaving, bouncing, you name it. Enough to make you seasick watching the footage.
By about the third day, though, things were looking up. I've gotten some good pans, and have managed to climb stairs fairly smoothly.
The thing that's eluding me at the moment though is how to prevent side to side swaying. This seems to be my biggest problem, and I'd really welcome any suggestions.
I'm also wondering if there is any practical way to zoom while shooting, or to adjust the zoom without having a lot of wild gyrations after touching the zoom control. Same for turning the camera on or off - It wants to swing around quite a bit after touching the start/stop button. I've found that using the button on top of the handle seems to induce less movement, but it still isn't pretty.
Seems to me that it would be really nice to have Lanc or other controller on the handle but don't know if it would be practical.
I'd also thought of using the Canon remote control in the left hand to start and stop the camera, but haven't yet had the chance to see if this would work.
By the way, I've noticed that with the large battery and wide angle adapter, the camera sits far enough back on the plate that the bubble level is not visible.
Any comments, suggestions, etc would be most welcome.