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Jeff Cook · August 20th, 2013, 09:18 PM

Just did a shoot today with my stabilzer and man oh man was it hard to see the viewfinder. I have a loup, but its hard to see through it when you are flying. How do you guys handle the sun while you are flying the cam on the glidecam, or other stabilizers? I got good shots, but could not see for framing purposes. Thanks in advance.

Chris Harding · August 20th, 2013, 10:10 PM

Hi Jeff

I have rails near the bottom of the sled with the battery on one side and a 7" LCD on the other. The LCD is a cheapie one used for reversing cameras so that was a mere $30 and I use a Li-Ion CCTV 12v battery to power it. I made a LCD shade around the LCD just using black foam board and it works really well ... it's also an ideal position low down near your knees so you can watch where you are walking and see the screen as well.

Chris

Jeff Cook · August 20th, 2013, 10:44 PM

Chris,
Thanks for the advice. I may try putting a low weight border around the lcd screen. My rig won't support too much weight though.

Chris Harding · August 20th, 2013, 11:43 PM

Hi Jeff

I use foam board which is about 1/4" thick and is covered in black paper each side. It's almost weightless!! You get it from the art shop and I actually strip the paper off and use just the foam. It glues nicely with a hot glue gun and is really cheap to make.

If you mount the LCD rail/battery just above the bottom stage you can remove weight from the actual stage too as the LCD acts as lower balance weight.

Here's a pic of my bottom stage (without the LCD hood)

Chris

August 20th, 2013, 09:18 PM	#1
Jeff Cook Major Player Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 214	Glidecam plus sun Just did a shoot today with my stabilzer and man oh man was it hard to see the viewfinder. I have a loup, but its hard to see through it when you are flying. How do you guys handle the sun while you are flying the cam on the glidecam, or other stabilizers? I got good shots, but could not see for framing purposes. Thanks in advance.

August 20th, 2013, 10:10 PM	#2
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Re: Glidecam plus sun Hi Jeff I have rails near the bottom of the sled with the battery on one side and a 7" LCD on the other. The LCD is a cheapie one used for reversing cameras so that was a mere $30 and I use a Li-Ion CCTV 12v battery to power it. I made a LCD shade around the LCD just using black foam board and it works really well ... it's also an ideal position low down near your knees so you can watch where you are walking and see the screen as well. Chris

August 20th, 2013, 10:44 PM	#3
Jeff Cook Major Player Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 214	Re: Glidecam plus sun Chris, Thanks for the advice. I may try putting a low weight border around the lcd screen. My rig won't support too much weight though.

August 20th, 2013, 11:43 PM	#4
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Re: Glidecam plus sun Hi Jeff I use foam board which is about 1/4" thick and is covered in black paper each side. It's almost weightless!! You get it from the art shop and I actually strip the paper off and use just the foam. It glues nicely with a hot glue gun and is really cheap to make. If you mount the LCD rail/battery just above the bottom stage you can remove weight from the actual stage too as the LCD acts as lower balance weight. Here's a pic of my bottom stage (without the LCD hood) Chris Attached Thumbnails