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Chad Whelan · April 14th, 2010, 03:53 PM

Has anyone used one of these or heard anything about them? I just ordered one so we will see...

Chad Whelan · April 28th, 2010, 04:55 PM

I returned the item right away. I will however give them an A+ for sarcasm and poor business skills.

Reid Bailey · May 2nd, 2010, 10:55 AM

I was looking at these last night.

Why the return? Was it build qualiy or something else?

Rick Pugsley · May 2nd, 2010, 05:35 PM

I bought the Habby Cam shoulder mount through Adorama for use with Sony NX5. Seems to work well. Setup and adjustment to use eye piece viewer took me about 10min. I found it important to get the mount adjusted to set the shoulder brace firmly against my shoulder to avoid having to much weight at my left hand. I have only used the device a short time, but so far I am pleased with purchase.

Chad Whelan · May 2nd, 2010, 09:19 PM

It really did not seem to do much to balance the camera, instead it added more weight which had to be supported by the hand. I expected the shoulder brace would take some weight off, but even with the camera slid all the way back towards me it did not seem to do that. I researched prior to buying it and really came up with hardly any user reviews or info at all, just someone on another forum commenting on their lack of professionalism. I was able to return it and did get my money back without a hassle which was good. I did however receive sarcastic unprofessional emails from them regarding the return. I also feel their lack of general business skills through the entire process needed a lot of work. I felt like I was buying this from a street vendor rather than a company who is representing themselves as "an industry standard for over a decade."

Matt Shefford · June 12th, 2010, 12:11 PM

Are their products similar to the habbycam that would work?

I need a device for my NXCAM to transform it into a shoulder cam for ENG/Event Camera work for a sporting team.

Habbycam looks good but Chad's remarks have put me off them.

Have you found anything else Chad?

April 14th, 2010, 03:53 PM	#1
Chad Whelan Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Deep River, Connecticut Posts: 261	Habbycam SD brace? Has anyone used one of these or heard anything about them? I just ordered one so we will see... __________________ ___________________________ www.ChadWhelan.com

April 28th, 2010, 04:55 PM	#2
Chad Whelan Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Deep River, Connecticut Posts: 261	I returned the item right away. I will however give them an A+ for sarcasm and poor business skills. __________________ ___________________________ www.ChadWhelan.com

May 2nd, 2010, 05:35 PM	#4
Rick Pugsley New Boot Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: charlotte, nc Posts: 9	Habby Cam shoulder mount I bought the Habby Cam shoulder mount through Adorama for use with Sony NX5. Seems to work well. Setup and adjustment to use eye piece viewer took me about 10min. I found it important to get the mount adjusted to set the shoulder brace firmly against my shoulder to avoid having to much weight at my left hand. I have only used the device a short time, but so far I am pleased with purchase.

May 2nd, 2010, 09:19 PM	#5
Chad Whelan Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Deep River, Connecticut Posts: 261	It really did not seem to do much to balance the camera, instead it added more weight which had to be supported by the hand. I expected the shoulder brace would take some weight off, but even with the camera slid all the way back towards me it did not seem to do that. I researched prior to buying it and really came up with hardly any user reviews or info at all, just someone on another forum commenting on their lack of professionalism. I was able to return it and did get my money back without a hassle which was good. I did however receive sarcastic unprofessional emails from them regarding the return. I also feel their lack of general business skills through the entire process needed a lot of work. I felt like I was buying this from a street vendor rather than a company who is representing themselves as "an industry standard for over a decade." __________________ ___________________________ www.ChadWhelan.com

May 2nd, 2010, 10:55 AM	#3
Reid Bailey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 220	I was looking at these last night. Why the return? Was it build qualiy or something else?

June 12th, 2010, 12:11 PM	#6
Matt Shefford Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 40	Are their products similar to the habbycam that would work? I need a device for my NXCAM to transform it into a shoulder cam for ENG/Event Camera work for a sporting team. Habbycam looks good but Chad's remarks have put me off them. Have you found anything else Chad?