picture of my XL2 rig at DVinfo.net

John Wheeler · November 2nd, 2004, 01:48 PM

finished building a steadycam ...heres the xl2 with .6 WA adapter getting a ride.

www.elpez.com/P1010006.jpg

j.

Sebastian Jacome · November 2nd, 2004, 02:06 PM

Congrats! the rig looks top notch. Did you build the suspension system? Can you talk a bit about this?

John Wheeler · November 2nd, 2004, 02:22 PM

ya, built everything from Cody Deegans plans.
www.codydeegan.com

Only thing I didnt build was the glidecam. I shot some footage last night, was running around outside. And it was amazing, because as I was shooting/running, the "arm" with the springs, was bouncing all over the place ...I mean, from my point of view, it looked like the camera was jumping all over the place ...so I was disappointed/worried. But when i played the footage back, it was silky smooth. I'm talking glassy. No bounce, No movement. It was perfect. I'll try to post some footage as soon as I can.

Rob Lohman · November 2nd, 2004, 03:00 PM

That would be neat if you could John! Thanks.

David Lach · November 2nd, 2004, 03:30 PM

What's that? A Glidecam 4000? Any problems balancing?

John Wheeler · November 2nd, 2004, 04:09 PM

hehe, it's actually a glidecam 2000 pro. ...And yes, I had a few problems balancing. the xl2 is just too much weight for the 2000 pro. I'm thinking about getting the bigger version.

j.

David Lach · November 2nd, 2004, 07:42 PM

Yeah the XL2 is too much weight for the 2000 pro indeed. I had to sell mine for that reason. I was planing to buy a V-8 but since the ressources are low after buying the cam, I decided to buy a Glidecam 3000 as a temporary solution which is supposed to be able to handle 4-10 lbs. I did not receive it yet, but I hope it'll be able to handle it.

That vest/arm combo you got there sure looks nice and more useable than that tiny body pod. I'd be very interested to see some footage. Thanks for sharing.

Just curious, could you give an approximate cost for the building (excluding the Glidecam)?

November 2nd, 2004, 01:48 PM	#1
John Wheeler Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 85	picture of my XL2 rig finished building a steadycam ...heres the xl2 with .6 WA adapter getting a ride. www.elpez.com/P1010006.jpg j.

November 2nd, 2004, 03:00 PM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	That would be neat if you could John! Thanks. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 2nd, 2004, 02:06 PM	#2
Sebastian Jacome Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Quito - Ecuador Posts: 28	Congrats! the rig looks top notch. Did you build the suspension system? Can you talk a bit about this?

November 2nd, 2004, 02:22 PM	#3
John Wheeler Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 85	ya, built everything from Cody Deegans plans. www.codydeegan.com Only thing I didnt build was the glidecam. I shot some footage last night, was running around outside. And it was amazing, because as I was shooting/running, the "arm" with the springs, was bouncing all over the place ...I mean, from my point of view, it looked like the camera was jumping all over the place ...so I was disappointed/worried. But when i played the footage back, it was silky smooth. I'm talking glassy. No bounce, No movement. It was perfect. I'll try to post some footage as soon as I can.

November 2nd, 2004, 03:30 PM	#5
David Lach Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 570	What's that? A Glidecam 4000? Any problems balancing?

November 2nd, 2004, 04:09 PM	#6
John Wheeler Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 85	hehe, it's actually a glidecam 2000 pro. ...And yes, I had a few problems balancing. the xl2 is just too much weight for the 2000 pro. I'm thinking about getting the bigger version. j.

November 2nd, 2004, 07:42 PM	#7
David Lach Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 570	Yeah the XL2 is too much weight for the 2000 pro indeed. I had to sell mine for that reason. I was planing to buy a V-8 but since the ressources are low after buying the cam, I decided to buy a Glidecam 3000 as a temporary solution which is supposed to be able to handle 4-10 lbs. I did not receive it yet, but I hope it'll be able to handle it. That vest/arm combo you got there sure looks nice and more useable than that tiny body pod. I'd be very interested to see some footage. Thanks for sharing. Just curious, could you give an approximate cost for the building (excluding the Glidecam)?