will be posting up sample footage shortly, i'm seriously impressed with the quality of the footage this gives :-D only thing is its fairly heavy after a bit, but the arm brace should help with that :)
Buy some washers that are lighter than the weights. I was able to get mine almost set with out the weights from the company. This made it lighter but balanced. Just got it today. Will have videos up later next week
update.. mine arrived this morning, took me about 10 min to balance it.. i started off by removing the top set of plates on both sides, then took out two plates from each side (so in a nutshell, i'm using just 2 plates on each side) .. i then carefully put my camera on top of the platform without the QR plate just to get a feel for where it should be mounted, mounted the plate, slotted in my 600d + battery grip... and adjusted the platform forward/left slightly.. drop test = 2.1 seconds.. done!
Loose the mic accessories because it greatly affects the center of gravity, w/c can differ everytime you use the nano. Also, get some different sized metal washers from your hardware store and mix and match it w/ the weights provided w/ the nano. The weights provided w/ the nano might be too heavy for your cam. Also, w/ the long lens, you might want to back the quick release to the end to get the center of gravity right. Good luck.
Thanks to everyone for their useful hints, tips and comments. I've taken everything on board - I went to the local DIY store and bought some smaller washers - you can see the result in the link pasted in the comments.
will be posting up sample footage shortly, i'm seriously impressed with the quality of the footage this gives :-D only thing is its fairly heavy after a bit, but the arm brace should help with that :)
If you believe in your self you will eventually get it!
Buy some washers that are lighter than the weights. I was able to get mine almost set with out the weights from the company. This made it lighter but balanced. Just got it today. Will have videos up later next week
update.. mine arrived this morning, took me about 10 min to balance it.. i started off by removing the top set of plates on both sides, then took out two plates from each side (so in a nutshell, i'm using just 2 plates on each side) .. i then carefully put my camera on top of the platform without the QR plate just to get a feel for where it should be mounted, mounted the plate, slotted in my 600d + battery grip... and adjusted the platform forward/left slightly.. drop test = 2.1 seconds.. done!
Loose the mic accessories because it greatly affects the center of gravity, w/c can differ everytime you use the nano. Also, get some different sized metal washers from your hardware store and mix and match it w/ the weights provided w/ the nano. The weights provided w/ the nano might be too heavy for your cam. Also, w/ the long lens, you might want to back the quick release to the end to get the center of gravity right. Good luck.
ordered mine... have a LED light on top of my 600D and a battery grip :-eeeek!!! not looking forward to balancing lol cheers for the vid
Thanks to everyone for their useful hints, tips and comments. I've taken everything on board - I went to the local DIY store and bought some smaller washers - you can see the result in the link pasted in the comments.
That means it's too bottom heavy. The mm on the slider counts the most.
I also have a problem with balance. You've already solved the problem, but I see no video - filmed with Flycam. Not using Flycam?
When it keeps turning
How did you get it to stop circling? My flycam nano seems balanced but it keeps turning round and round!
Not balanced at all ! move your weight down by millimeters and you'll be on your way. Shouldn't be moving at all !