What happened to glidecamcentral? at DVinfo.net

Norman Woo · April 23rd, 2004, 12:37 AM

Hi folks

Anyone know what happened to

http://www.glidecamcentral.com?

I'm getting a blank page.

It's a forum dedicated to glidecam operators.

Casey Visco · April 23rd, 2004, 12:52 AM

Norman, I was wondering the same thing. It's been down for several days. It almost looks like they are in the middle of doing a design change on a live site. Very weird.

John Steele · April 23rd, 2004, 02:50 AM

Hey Casey,

Any pics of the V35 yet, I'm gagging to have a look at the new dual action arm, one of the guys over at steadicam forum said he had a chance to use it at NAB and it was like a toned down gold arm.

Come on lets see some pics :)

John.

John Steele · April 23rd, 2004, 03:43 AM

Oooh, found a picture of the V35 here with David Stevens showing it off :-) If you have any more pics though Casey I'd love to see them

http://www.cinematography.com/articles/nab2004/

Just over half way down you'll find it.

John.

Casey Visco · April 23rd, 2004, 10:11 AM

John, the V-35 arm that David is showing off is the only complete one in existence at this point if i'm not mistaken. It's the prototype. Since it was only finished a couple days before the show, we haven't shot any official photos of it yet. Hopefully when it comes back up from Vegas we can get some better shots.

The observation that it's a "toned down Gold arm" is fairly accurate. The precision machined and carefully engineered Gold series is slowly casting its influence down the product line.

Charles King · April 23rd, 2004, 10:13 PM

Nuice going Casey. It's looking to be a big seller.

Casey Visco · April 30th, 2004, 01:05 PM

Just a quick update, Glidecam Central seems to have suffered a crash actually, and we've tried to contact the people that run it and as of yet received no response.

Andrew Petrie · April 30th, 2004, 02:07 PM

The arm looks to be a lot better. Is there any talk of an existing V-16/20 owner upgrade program? Maybe sending my arm plus cash for an updated arm? :)

Casey Visco · April 30th, 2004, 02:13 PM

Andrew, the arm is indeed well beyond even my own expectations, I'm very excited about it. The V-35 will encompass the arm, an updated vest design, and a new sled as well. There will be an upgrade path for existing V-16 and V-20 owners.

Andrew Petrie · April 30th, 2004, 02:25 PM

Casey, I also have all of the existing accessories for the V-series (low mode, vista post, etc...). Does the V-35 rig utilize the same center post diameter? I'm just wondering if my vista post will become useless if I upgrade.

I've never had a chance to use my accessories yet, I might just sell them.

Casey Visco · April 30th, 2004, 02:45 PM

Andrew, where as the arm is possibly near completion, the V-35 sled is still in it's very early stages. So at this point there is no way to know if the existing v-16/v-20 accesories will work with it. It does look like it will have the same post diameter, however there are quite a few other factors involved.

April 23rd, 2004, 12:37 AM	#1
Norman Woo Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brossard, Quebec, Canada Posts: 147	What happened to glidecamcentral? Hi folks Anyone know what happened to http://www.glidecamcentral.com? I'm getting a blank page. It's a forum dedicated to glidecam operators.

April 23rd, 2004, 12:52 AM	#2
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	Norman, I was wondering the same thing. It's been down for several days. It almost looks like they are in the middle of doing a design change on a live site. Very weird. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

April 23rd, 2004, 10:11 AM	#5
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	John, the V-35 arm that David is showing off is the only complete one in existence at this point if i'm not mistaken. It's the prototype. Since it was only finished a couple days before the show, we haven't shot any official photos of it yet. Hopefully when it comes back up from Vegas we can get some better shots. The observation that it's a "toned down Gold arm" is fairly accurate. The precision machined and carefully engineered Gold series is slowly casting its influence down the product line. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

April 23rd, 2004, 10:13 PM	#6
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Nuice going Casey. It's looking to be a big seller. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

April 30th, 2004, 01:05 PM	#7
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	Just a quick update, Glidecam Central seems to have suffered a crash actually, and we've tried to contact the people that run it and as of yet received no response. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

April 23rd, 2004, 02:50 AM	#3
John Steele Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 216	Hey Casey, Any pics of the V35 yet, I'm gagging to have a look at the new dual action arm, one of the guys over at steadicam forum said he had a chance to use it at NAB and it was like a toned down gold arm. Come on lets see some pics :) John.

April 23rd, 2004, 03:43 AM	#4
John Steele Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 216	Oooh, found a picture of the V35 here with David Stevens showing it off :-) If you have any more pics though Casey I'd love to see them http://www.cinematography.com/articles/nab2004/ Just over half way down you'll find it. John.

April 30th, 2004, 02:07 PM	#8
Andrew Petrie Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 484	The arm looks to be a lot better. Is there any talk of an existing V-16/20 owner upgrade program? Maybe sending my arm plus cash for an updated arm? :) __________________ Andrew \| Canon XL1s, ME66, Vinten Vision 3, GlideCam V16 (for sale!)

April 30th, 2004, 02:13 PM	#9
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	Andrew, the arm is indeed well beyond even my own expectations, I'm very excited about it. The V-35 will encompass the arm, an updated vest design, and a new sled as well. There will be an upgrade path for existing V-16 and V-20 owners. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.

April 30th, 2004, 02:25 PM	#10
Andrew Petrie Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 484	Casey, I also have all of the existing accessories for the V-series (low mode, vista post, etc...). Does the V-35 rig utilize the same center post diameter? I'm just wondering if my vista post will become useless if I upgrade. I've never had a chance to use my accessories yet, I might just sell them. __________________ Andrew \| Canon XL1s, ME66, Vinten Vision 3, GlideCam V16 (for sale!)

April 30th, 2004, 02:45 PM	#11
Casey Visco Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 280	Andrew, where as the arm is possibly near completion, the V-35 sled is still in it's very early stages. So at this point there is no way to know if the existing v-16/v-20 accesories will work with it. It does look like it will have the same post diameter, however there are quite a few other factors involved. __________________ Casey Visco Glidecam Industries, Inc.