"The poor man's steadicam" for HV10?

[Stephen Chan]

Originally Posted by Lee Wilson

I think weight does add benefit, it is easy to take shaky trembling footage with a very light camera but almost impossible with a very heavy one.

Try carrying a full bag of builders cement and see how hard it is to shake around.

Here is my old steadicam, built from junk:

That's very impressive. What sort of junk parts did you use? The Z-axis bearing look automotive.

[Lee Wilson]

Originally Posted by Stephen Chan

That's very impressive. What sort of junk parts did you use? The Z-axis bearing look automotive.

Cheers, most of it is from old bicycle parts, the bearing is a bicycle fork bearing (where it sits in the headset).

[Stephen Chan]

Thanks for the tip. I predict a bicycle near me will die for the sake of steady motion ;-)

[Lee Wilson]

Originally Posted by Stephen Chan

Thanks for the tip. I predict a bicycle near me will die for the sake of steady motion ;-)

There are a lot of people around where I live who keep their bikes indoors now.

[Fergus Anderson]

Lee

Seriously man thats impressive!!
I'm very jelous of your DIY skills
you should run workshops!

Thanks for the pics

[Lee Wilson]

Originally Posted by Fergus Anderson

Lee

Seriously man thats impressive!!
I'm very jelous of your DIY skills
you should run workshops!

Thanks for the pics

Cheers ! I learnt as I went along, it is easier to stick together than it looks.