Tripod for my Glidecam 200? at DVinfo.net

Richard Lewis · January 5th, 2005, 02:25 PM

Hey, I’ve just got my hands finally on a Glidecam 200 camera crane. I was a little surprised at the weight of the thing with my XM2 and 503 on the end (needs 25kg to balance)

Anyway, as you can imagine, I found it quickly collapsing my 525 legs. The fact that it has a bowl was also not helpful due to the weight. It kept knocking it off level.

I'm looking for a tripod (with a Manfrotto, not Bogen code if applicable) that would be suitable for holding such a weight.

Cheers for your help.

Rob Lohman · January 9th, 2005, 05:00 AM

I'm gonna ask the obvious first: did you browse through their
catalogs? If I'm not mistaken weight etc. is listed. Otherwise
try phoning one of our sponsors like B&H. They might have the
answer for you.

Lastly take a look at the following:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=37325

Richard Lewis · January 9th, 2005, 12:23 PM

Cheers Rob, I actually had a section of the crane built the wrong war around, so the fulcrum point was wrong. With a bit of re-arrangement, I’ve got it working on my 525 legs, only needs 10kg to balance now.

I had a word with a guy I know at Calumet Photo Video, and he is sorting me out a new tripod. Probably looking at a Manfrotto 132x.

January 5th, 2005, 02:25 PM	#1
Richard Lewis Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester and Kent, UK Posts: 256	Tripod for my Glidecam 200? Hey, I’ve just got my hands finally on a Glidecam 200 camera crane. I was a little surprised at the weight of the thing with my XM2 and 503 on the end (needs 25kg to balance) Anyway, as you can imagine, I found it quickly collapsing my 525 legs. The fact that it has a bowl was also not helpful due to the weight. It kept knocking it off level. I'm looking for a tripod (with a Manfrotto, not Bogen code if applicable) that would be suitable for holding such a weight. Cheers for your help. __________________ Richard Lewis. Steadicam Owner / Operator

January 9th, 2005, 05:00 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I'm gonna ask the obvious first: did you browse through their catalogs? If I'm not mistaken weight etc. is listed. Otherwise try phoning one of our sponsors like B&H. They might have the answer for you. Lastly take a look at the following: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=37325 __________________ 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

January 9th, 2005, 12:23 PM	#3
Richard Lewis Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester and Kent, UK Posts: 256	Cheers Rob, I actually had a section of the crane built the wrong war around, so the fulcrum point was wrong. With a bit of re-arrangement, I’ve got it working on my 525 legs, only needs 10kg to balance now. I had a word with a guy I know at Calumet Photo Video, and he is sorting me out a new tripod. Probably looking at a Manfrotto 132x. __________________ Richard Lewis. Steadicam Owner / Operator