I had way too much trouble trying to make my own. I've been very happy with the Cam Caddie since I picked it up last year for under $40. I can attach lights and mics if need be and the shot stays very smooth throughout.
Universal joint in the handle. Hobby shops. Traxiss. No more wd-40 on ball joint. I'm sure you've seen it by now 2010. Good job and nice idea and the metal and such. Lock washers in key places. There are so many great ideas out there. Steadicam, watch out. Innovation, truly American. Thanks. I'm astounded with the # of great ideas out there. Cold Fusion next, anyone?
from the demo, looks like you need a little more weight on the base of the DIY Bow and you may want to readjust the handle a bit to properly balance the camera above it. All in all, nicely done
Nice idea & nice video. I wonder if your rig can be scaled down for a very light Kodak Zi6 camera and made smaller to fit into a small camera bag if made with pvc pipe?
The only problem is the mini tripod idea for the handgrip with the ball-joint. This is why the camera is wobbling side to side. Plus there is little control for panning horizontally (left to right). The hand grip should be on a hinge, which allows the wrist some play, yet still controls left to right movement.
The counter balance weight should exceed the weight of the camera in order to keep the center of gravity under the camera at all times... hence keeping the camera level. How you design the frame is nothing more than aesthetics. I'd like to see someone market a simple steadicam. I'd pay $100.00 for one like this and there's probably less than $30.00 worth of parts involved. A handsome profit for an entrepreneur.
Homemade steadicams are never going to be as good as the expensive ones. However they arent too bad if you balance them correctly. In this video, the only problem is that it is not balanced. Id be interested to see what it looks like when it is
very nice, side to side woble is a bit much but id think that would go away with adjusting the weight, i think i might build a rig similar to this for my four wheeler.
Nice design. Wouldn't the addition of a horizontal bar and opposing weights, maybe near the "handle", get rid of the horizontal wobble too? I'll give it a try.
wonderful innovation. The side to side rocking is as bad or worse than the original hand held clip. Would tightening the ball joint fix this? It's too good a basig rig foundation to toss, but as-is it's useless.
This is nice man but we need to work on the side to side motion.. it is rocking too much from left to right.. Also the video compression did not help on the video demostration... I think I will try to build one.. before I spend $800 on the Merlin.
haha 6:58 the boys room (do not enter here) hahah so cool!
HEy I don't know if you knew but try to match the weight of the camera with the counter weights.. this gives the best cancelation of shake and stuff..
Hi Steve great job creating this! I've just built one to your specs and it works pretty well. I do have a slight pendulum effect when I pan fairly quickly. What's the answer, would more weight sort it do you think?
Hey dude, nice steadicam. i have just one question about your design. it seemed flawless, but, i was wondering if you were to use a ball joint that had a more limited radius, would the brace not wobble as much? i am very new to the steadicam cam scene, so i was just making an inquiry. great job though.
just a comment on your design, i guess u hust have one finish weight at the bottom infact u need two another one is at the middle...chk steadicam merlin...thx
Just to follow up. More weight = not good. Look at the Merlin designer explain this. The fall from 90deg should be about 1 second. In fact, the less weight you use overall in these things ,the easier on your arm. After spending hours and hours trying to get rid of the sway when you turn, OR the self rotation that it does after a pan, I am about ready to move on to a better unit and simply buy one of the good ones. These work very well as long as you keep the budget down and don't expect much.
I've been working on one of these for days now. I am about ready to post "DIY Steadicam DEBUNKED". I built my first one from the famous $14.00 plans and it worked about $14.00 better than handholding. Next I built the one from the guy that had the camera light holder thing and a mini tripod. My first gimbal version. Then I built one similar to yours but with an aluminum curvy thing. My impressions were about your results. It sways no matter how U balance it, in fact in windmills if in any wind.
why do people like this that rpovide info and are nice get no views like 350? geez he should hhave at least 4 000 kids that are idiots get more views like wtf
no I've actually never heard that saying and actually it's true I'm a nice guy to and you know what? I have maybe 10 friends...GOOD ones. All the dicks at my school are popular as heck I don't get it
yea my wife was watching me build this thing and asked what how it would help with hydroxy production - when I told her it didnt she gave me that same strange look.
nice job McGaiver. I'm not finish with my hho project yet, but I have to make this one first because I'm going home to the Philippine to meet Daniel Dingel. Do you have any suggestion on what questions I shouuld ask? Please let me know. Leaving the 30th of Oct.
As for questions and what to ask... ask them all! IF his car does run on just water and that technology became mainstream, it would indeed change the world.
Remember to ask the basics = who, what, where, when, why, etc. If you could get the plans and reproduce his results, that would be awesome.
I hope u take some vids of you meeting & talking w/ him, would be cool to see.
I always wanted to visit the Philippines, one day I will.
hey put some rc car batteries as the counter weight, and mount some 12v halogen flood lights (found at home depot) on the rig. That would do the job. Next thing is a damper on the pivotso it doesn't pendulum. Rc car shocks mounted in the x and y axis from the camera mount to the steadicam frame, lightwieght oil and valves, hmmmm...
My wife said if I ever do that to her, she will kill me.....
Good Job!
Steve
PS
I think you need a little more weight on the counter balance. By increasing the weight of the counter balance, you can move it lower on the bar, and the camera will resist the tilt and cant a little more...IMHO...
whats the song in this video
CreativeThinking5000 6 months ago
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jstellar pictures: Cool dude . . but i got my steadycam at jstellarpictures(.)com hey cost way better then 500 dollar steadycams. Does me Justice
Josefvideoz 6 months ago
I had way too much trouble trying to make my own. I've been very happy with the Cam Caddie since I picked it up last year for under $40. I can attach lights and mics if need be and the shot stays very smooth throughout.
MTpoolVision 7 months ago
Steadicam Plans, the real stuff. Check my vids for the plans
thoughtgrenades 11 months ago
Nice design. I also like your presentation of the video on here. Check out the one i made when you get a chance.
slambo239 1 year ago
Universal joint in the handle. Hobby shops. Traxiss. No more wd-40 on ball joint. I'm sure you've seen it by now 2010. Good job and nice idea and the metal and such. Lock washers in key places. There are so many great ideas out there. Steadicam, watch out. Innovation, truly American. Thanks. I'm astounded with the # of great ideas out there. Cold Fusion next, anyone?
Sire743 1 year ago
great idea!
ricoskitso 1 year ago
¿JEAN LUC PICARD?
nasied 1 year ago
would be better if it was balanced, instead of just counterweighted.
Alkatross 1 year ago
thanks for this awesome video, i really need something like this.
check out my page and vids thanks buddy.
dbzgt545 1 year ago
very good
see also:
Youtupe or Google Video
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youwiko 1 year ago
it's better than no stadicam i guess, maybe more weight at the bottom?
moviegods 1 year ago
ola precizo zaber se manda para o brasil
alexandregus 1 year ago
from the demo, looks like you need a little more weight on the base of the DIY Bow and you may want to readjust the handle a bit to properly balance the camera above it. All in all, nicely done
kuraikure 2 years ago
Nice idea & nice video. I wonder if your rig can be scaled down for a very light Kodak Zi6 camera and made smaller to fit into a small camera bag if made with pvc pipe?
BiLL / Brooklyn, NY
TheBill2468 2 years ago
The only problem is the mini tripod idea for the handgrip with the ball-joint. This is why the camera is wobbling side to side. Plus there is little control for panning horizontally (left to right). The hand grip should be on a hinge, which allows the wrist some play, yet still controls left to right movement.
riverbrent 2 years ago 3
@riverbrent any ideas?
joshjames76 2 years ago
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ginnyle 2 years ago
The counter balance weight should exceed the weight of the camera in order to keep the center of gravity under the camera at all times... hence keeping the camera level. How you design the frame is nothing more than aesthetics. I'd like to see someone market a simple steadicam. I'd pay $100.00 for one like this and there's probably less than $30.00 worth of parts involved. A handsome profit for an entrepreneur.
NAGGERNUTZ 2 years ago
Homemade steadicams are never going to be as good as the expensive ones. However they arent too bad if you balance them correctly. In this video, the only problem is that it is not balanced. Id be interested to see what it looks like when it is
Johnathan136 2 years ago 4
"Balanced correctly," do you mean that the counterweights are equal to the weight of the camera? : )
PilotCube 2 years ago
awesome design i just made this lastnight
still waiting for my mini tripod to come
i just hope this steadycam can handle a canon gl1
mapexplayer25 2 years ago
very nice, side to side woble is a bit much but id think that would go away with adjusting the weight, i think i might build a rig similar to this for my four wheeler.
the4x4yamaha 2 years ago
there is to much weight at the bottom thats what makes it tilt side to side. very nice though.
quads1234 2 years ago
Nice design. Wouldn't the addition of a horizontal bar and opposing weights, maybe near the "handle", get rid of the horizontal wobble too? I'll give it a try.
snuffpappy 2 years ago
there is just too much weight on the bottom.
I have a flycam 3000. if I use too many weights it will rock like that. You need to balance it better.
jeffbrent 2 years ago
cool invention dude, do you have any other youtube page
micarrocorreconagua 2 years ago
wonderful innovation. The side to side rocking is as bad or worse than the original hand held clip. Would tightening the ball joint fix this? It's too good a basig rig foundation to toss, but as-is it's useless.
TwinLocusts 2 years ago
The guy who made this copied off the merlin design and forgot to put a weight in the middle of the steadycam so there is not as much movement.
napoleontigon2 2 years ago
This is nice man but we need to work on the side to side motion.. it is rocking too much from left to right.. Also the video compression did not help on the video demostration... I think I will try to build one.. before I spend $800 on the Merlin.
haha 6:58 the boys room (do not enter here) hahah so cool!
HEy I don't know if you knew but try to match the weight of the camera with the counter weights.. this gives the best cancelation of shake and stuff..
Take care and thanks.
girotube 3 years ago
Hi Steve great job creating this! I've just built one to your specs and it works pretty well. I do have a slight pendulum effect when I pan fairly quickly. What's the answer, would more weight sort it do you think?
(\__/)
(='.'=) Bunny
(")_(")
vidneypopples 3 years ago
Real steadicams do drift pan a bit, it goes away with practice. And a LOT of it.
theconcealed 3 years ago
Hey dude, nice steadicam. i have just one question about your design. it seemed flawless, but, i was wondering if you were to use a ball joint that had a more limited radius, would the brace not wobble as much? i am very new to the steadicam cam scene, so i was just making an inquiry. great job though.
DanTheMan2048 3 years ago
thanks for the video. im going to build your rig.
wendallstro 3 years ago
just a comment on your design, i guess u hust have one finish weight at the bottom infact u need two another one is at the middle...chk steadicam merlin...thx
vanahom 3 years ago
hello,you're in boat yes or no,the true stabilzer is steadicam merlin or hague mmc ok and you're steadicam is the shit.
kaul128 3 years ago
worthless comment, rude and pointless.
smanettonipuntonet 3 years ago
One more follow up. :) Your design is good. No prblems with that.
Damned if I haven't seen your HHO videos a few months back while researching. LOL. Great minds think alike.
Keep up the good work. Nicely done.
GLB
Kimchoc 3 years ago
Just to follow up. More weight = not good. Look at the Merlin designer explain this. The fall from 90deg should be about 1 second. In fact, the less weight you use overall in these things ,the easier on your arm. After spending hours and hours trying to get rid of the sway when you turn, OR the self rotation that it does after a pan, I am about ready to move on to a better unit and simply buy one of the good ones. These work very well as long as you keep the budget down and don't expect much.
Kimchoc 3 years ago
I've been working on one of these for days now. I am about ready to post "DIY Steadicam DEBUNKED". I built my first one from the famous $14.00 plans and it worked about $14.00 better than handholding. Next I built the one from the guy that had the camera light holder thing and a mini tripod. My first gimbal version. Then I built one similar to yours but with an aluminum curvy thing. My impressions were about your results. It sways no matter how U balance it, in fact in windmills if in any wind.
Kimchoc 3 years ago
why do people like this that rpovide info and are nice get no views like 350? geez he should hhave at least 4 000 kids that are idiots get more views like wtf
SeanSennett94 3 years ago
Dont you know the saying... "nice guys finish last"
;)
BTW it doesnt matter how many views my vids get, the info is out for those who need it.
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
no I've actually never heard that saying and actually it's true I'm a nice guy to and you know what? I have maybe 10 friends...GOOD ones. All the dicks at my school are popular as heck I don't get it
SeanSennett94 3 years ago
@AlmostHydrogen How is the camera mounted to the tubing?
curoephotography 11 months ago
@SeanSennett94 try to view my stabilizer, it's like a glidecam design.. all the gimbals are made of ball bearings.. the x,y,z axis..
DIYfilmaker 1 year ago
Nice!!
lutherp40 3 years ago
"stories" by John Morgan
a free for use instrumental
:D
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
"Taking a break from hydroxy stuff..."??? I...don't...understand...break...from hydroxy stuff? What's that like? Hehe!
Great job Steve!
dahr85 3 years ago
LOL
yea my wife was watching me build this thing and asked what how it would help with hydroxy production - when I told her it didnt she gave me that same strange look.
;)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
What a renaissance man! Save the world from harmful emissions with HHO and save the viewers of youtube from seasickness!
Haha your wife had the "Oh god what is he doing NOW" look i see way too often
Shftatsix 3 years ago
na the wife is pretty used to it, however the neighbors are still a bit leery of me.
;)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
Nice!
kubikop 3 years ago
nice job McGaiver. I'm not finish with my hho project yet, but I have to make this one first because I'm going home to the Philippine to meet Daniel Dingel. Do you have any suggestion on what questions I shouuld ask? Please let me know. Leaving the 30th of Oct.
2bigpower 3 years ago
thanks but meeting Dingel would be way cooler.
As for questions and what to ask... ask them all! IF his car does run on just water and that technology became mainstream, it would indeed change the world.
Remember to ask the basics = who, what, where, when, why, etc. If you could get the plans and reproduce his results, that would be awesome.
I hope u take some vids of you meeting & talking w/ him, would be cool to see.
I always wanted to visit the Philippines, one day I will.
:)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
And there you go again !! A boy got no choice.....A man gota plan ??
crazzieg 3 years ago
OOH Shit? again...////
crazzieg 3 years ago
Well done Steve! How much weight do you think I need for my old VCR Camcorder?
paul84838 3 years ago
a cinder block should do :)
d3adp001 3 years ago
lol
;)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
Nicely Done =D now I want one!
MountainMonsters 3 years ago
hey put some rc car batteries as the counter weight, and mount some 12v halogen flood lights (found at home depot) on the rig. That would do the job. Next thing is a damper on the pivotso it doesn't pendulum. Rc car shocks mounted in the x and y axis from the camera mount to the steadicam frame, lightwieght oil and valves, hmmmm...
d3adp001 3 years ago
and dont forget a small dry cell too.
;)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
Thank you for the info. I have a piece of aluminum that I now know what to do with. Thanks. Now about lighting?
gregsmetalworks 3 years ago
Well if I dont do the rc car/light bit, I might just tape a flash light on top and see how that comes out.
Or just put 200 watt bulbs everywhere
;)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
Very nice bro. I need to make that a high priority project. Thanks alot for the vid. alot of my viewers will thank you for it :)
higherpoweredh2o 3 years ago
eh, its a start. Kinda like with the hho stuff, the more you tinker around, the better it gets.
:)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
Neato
You got Skills!!!
My wife said if I ever do that to her, she will kill me.....
Good Job!
Steve
PS
I think you need a little more weight on the counter balance. By increasing the weight of the counter balance, you can move it lower on the bar, and the camera will resist the tilt and cant a little more...IMHO...
InstallGuys 3 years ago
thanks for the input - I will give it a try
:)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
Nice job Steve I think that Sony Pictures is looking for a new camera man your in LOL..
Bonze
Jcarr62 3 years ago
I dont know about all that...
but at least its a little smoother
:)
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
After watching the test vid with the steadicam I can see it needs more work with balancing; I also need to work on how to record with it too.
Again any help would be appreciated.
:D
AlmostHydrogen 3 years ago
not bad not bad...bet the more you get use to it the better it will be...very nice
steveman223 3 years ago