In your opinion, what would be the best steadicam vest for 10 pound camera setup. This vest looks very comfortable compared to the other vest. What are your thoughts on back mounted arms?
I’d recommend any of the lightweight Steadicam vests. You might get an old Flyer or Zephyr vest for a good price, with a slight preference for the Zephyr. Both will carry up to 25lb, so they’ll work well for you. The lighter vests like the Pilot or Scout are also good, but you are already at their weight limitations. I see no advantage to back mounting from either a physical or an operating point of view.
Love your instructional videos Chris. Two recommendations; Ditch the black and white wall pattern behind you - very distracting. Second, Use a lav mic to improve your audio quality. All the velcro noise drowns you out.
Thanks for your suggestions, but I bang these videos out whenever I have a moment, and the equipment to demonstrate them (and someone to hold the camera). That usually means a test bay in a rental house during a prep day. It's meant to be informational, and I make no attempt at raising production values. BTW, I think you'd find the Velcro noise from a lavalier microphone to be worse. Anyway, I hope you found the information useful.
Great video
Thanks Chris.
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In your opinion, what would be the best steadicam vest for 10 pound camera setup. This vest looks very comfortable compared to the other vest. What are your thoughts on back mounted arms?
I’d recommend any of the lightweight Steadicam vests. You might get an old Flyer or Zephyr vest for a good price, with a slight preference for the Zephyr. Both will carry up to 25lb, so they’ll work well for you. The lighter vests like the Pilot or Scout are also good, but you are already at their weight limitations. I see no advantage to back mounting from either a physical or an operating point of view.
Amazing video. I was wondering if it’s worth Using a Steadicam for DSLR Camera
Yes, absolutely. You could use a Steadicam Pilot to fly up to 4kg of camera package. It’s a great little rig.
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Love your instructional videos Chris. Two recommendations; Ditch the black and white wall pattern behind you - very distracting. Second, Use a lav mic to improve your audio quality. All the velcro noise drowns you out.
Thanks for your suggestions, but I bang these videos out whenever I have a moment, and the equipment to demonstrate them (and someone to hold the camera). That usually means a test bay in a rental house during a prep day. It's meant to be informational, and I make no attempt at raising production values. BTW, I think you'd find the Velcro noise from a lavalier microphone to be worse. Anyway, I hope you found the information useful.
can you gift me a steadicam
let that say yes