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  • i have a canon 600d,can anybody help me get it balanced on this steadicam???

  • I definitely cannot achieve what you have at 2:35 even after 2 months of playing with it.

  • hi, did you find the way, so its not moving left right? holding it with other hand?

  • Do you think is it good for a canon 5d ? Or is better a flycam 3000 or 5000? thanks

  • please help, i am using the same u fly cam, but a different camera, i can't get it to work!

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  • :19 mine does not have any way to screw the plate onto the camera. :-/ Did they change the back of the plate or something?

  • @calvinlotz try removing the mount from the quick release and then screw it on camera

  • @moneystacks420 Thanks.. I ended up popping off the straight pin completely, leaving only the threaded one, then just twisting that onto the camera. Seems to work. -_-

  • Hey, havok i need your help! somehow i cant achieve the same motion as you do mine wobbles sooo much that iam unable to use it... what might be the reason of this? what should i do about it? it doesnt behave as yours in the video u made with it :/

  • Hello I have problem at base plate. My camera is 550d but it is not fit to screw of base plate. Another screw blocks to fit

  • @porfiriaa i removed that screw

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  • Great post!

    

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  • hallo, sehr nettes Video. When you say 60FPS @ 24 FPS do you mean 60 is the shutterspeed? Thanks.

  • Thank you for making this video. Very helpful.

  • чувачек ты крутой!!))

  • جميل مشكور

  • @havok2...i tried this and it wobbles left and right..i have a 1100d..is it still useful with this cam..thanx

  • Thnx man, this is very helpful!!!!

  • short question: how do you get the center of gravity on the U-flycam itself ?

    ( at 1m28s )

    it's clear for me how you get it on the camera, but on the u-flycam?

    thanks for any help. at least i get "better" results now.

  • @janvanvolt its exactly over the joint ;)

  • I've been trying to balance my 7D and 24-70 for 3 hours now, no luck. God damn it.

  • @StephenNorman try this - it helps ;) watch?v=aIZvDviRIPM

  • Hi! i tried to balance my U-flycam but it swings back and forth, left and right when i try to move. What might be wrong?

  • @groundhog3d did you get the u-flycam swing fixed? Could it be too much weight on bottom?

  • @aubie0071971 nope, i couldn't do that. I tried both more weights and almost no weights. Everybody talks about drop-time. But i don't know what it is and how to adjust it.

  • Drop time refers to the time it takes to come to vertical if you hold the handle upright and turn the camera and flycam basically on it's side. When you let go, it should take just about 2 seconds (or just slightly more) for the weight to come down and bring the unit vertical. You can also make fine adjustments to the weight by raising or lowering the weight arm on the frame. You may find you already had the right weight, but in the wrong position. Hope this helps.

  • @barbarianatgate thanks, i think i didn't try the long stick horizontal, this way it may be more control over weights

  • @groundhog3d yeah its the time or the speed the camera moves in the position. Its heavy for me to explain it in english. Try to imagine that the u-flykam is a 3D - seesaw. In each "other side" of your camera - the weight must be exactly (little little little bit more) like your kamera (newtons law) search wikipedia: Lever

  • @havok2 , i think i didn't try the long stick horizontal, this way it may be more control over weights

  • @aubie0071971 Its everytime to buch weight on the buttom ;) try this - it helps ;) watch?v=aIZvDviRIPM

  • @groundhog3d Simply physics, the buttom is to heavy and the top to lightweight. try this - it helps ;) watch?v=aIZvDviRIPM

  • @havok2 Hi! I have been trying for 2 hours to try to copy you and put this together. I have Canon 600d, so it is almost identical to yours. I didn't see you put any actual weights on the device, just the weight holder. Does it need weights? AHHH this is so confusing!!

  • @Retrowinter yes there is only two scews and 3 plastic parts - no extra metal weight. This works only with Camera + Lens ~ 1000g / 1kg. Otherwhise you had to use my fix (I can highly recommend it) shown in my channel with fotos - it's simple. Buy a cullman plate made of alu and mount it with 4 screws. So the camera is higher and so its weight "is more" - U flycam itself is to weight on the buttom for leightweight cameras under 1kg so it will swing like a boat. =)

  • @havok2 Thank you so much!  I will follow your advice! :)

  • @Retrowinter i just got my u-flycam and i have a 600d, have u been able to balance it on the flycam. i am having trouble and wondered if u could offer any help

  • @havok2 Hi! I have been trying for 2 hours to try to copy you and put this together. I have Canon 600d, so it is almost identical to yours. I didn't see you put any actual weights on the device, just the weight holder. Does it need weights? AHHH this is so confusing!!

  • Hi. I had bought a u-fly cam and i try to stabilize my camera with the help of your tutorial, but i only stabilize the camera in one direction ( if i move the camera to left or right the camera turn crazy xD). Could you give me any advice to try stabilize my camera? i think i never get the result that you got.

    Thank you!

    Pd: Sorry for my english xD

  • @nagashbass Hey its all about physics. Try and try and try but keep the physics in Mind so you will get a fast result. Are U from german? I am from german ^^ so my english isn't better I think.

  • @havok2

    Im from spain, thats why my english is too bad.

    I think i had improved the stabilization of my u-flycam, but i cant get the result as the your.

    Thank you for all, your video and your responses are helping a lot of people ^^

  • Can someone PLEASE post some pictures of different set-ups\balancing. I have a Canon Rebel t2i (550d) with the Canon standard 18-55MM EFS, and I cant balance it similar to the video to save my life. I keep getting side to side bobbing, and a little bobbing forward and backwards. Any advice?

  • @jbowdach Same problem here, I've tried many different setups and I'm not even close of getting stabilized. On side movements it's even worse, it's like a crazy fast pendulum with no control at all.

  • @jbowdach Hours later, I made it man. Don't use any weights, not even the weightholder. Set up the camera plate at the most behind spot the holder can reach and level the horizontal line by pulling back the little vertical arm. Got it?

  • @RaphaGiraldez Thanks a lot for the advice! This thing has been a huge pain learning, but that def helps. To confirm, you took both of the "horizontal" weigh holders off and it balanced properly?? Sounds strange but awesome if it works well. Would you mind explaining the "level the horizontal line" part in a bit more detail? Thanks a lot for your help :)

  • @spinout113 I used this video as a guide. He is using heavir lens, so i tought... I'll take the weight holder off, but that made the camera point down, cuz there is less weight on the bottom, So i assembled just like him but I took the vertical little arm a little bit more inside, making it the long arm that is set horrizontaly shorter and by that making stable. I measured the center of gravity with a pencil and it was pure crap so I pulled back as much as possible and the sidetunning (continue)

  • @spinout113 of the camera plate was essential to put a end to the pendulum effect. I'm not saying that measuring with the pencil is pure crap, but for me the results were pure crap. But it's reeeeally a fine tunning when ur using a light camera like a t2i with 18-55. so be patient and take it slow. I'm my case I'm using the t3i, so when i pop open the lcd screen to reach other angles it makes the stabilizer go off, so i have to adjust. I'm telling so u can see how sensitive is the equilibrium.

  • @RaphaGiraldez thanks a lot (PS Spinout is also me, Google acct identity crisis lol). Ill def give it a shot and post back my results.

  • @RaphaGiraldez this is exactly the set-up I am using for the u-flycam. Were you able to get it balanced? What weight setup did you use? Thanks!, ~aubie

  • @aubie0071971 I see lots of people doing like the video, but for me it was easier the way i described, but anyway, both of them should work if you do properly. Patient is the key, with such a light camera, any overweight should get u far away from stability.

  • Respond to this video... I just read you adjustment explanation to u-flycam...thanks

  • Worst steadicam ever. Impossible to balance (at least with the 60D). I'm returning mine.

  • i do exactly like you but i can't move it like you. its still balancing.

    i tried with 2 differents lenses so 2 differents weight and i don't have good results

  • Thank you very much for this video. I greatly appreciate it.

  • Thanks for the reply, I will try using little weights this time, I notice you have none on your video only the plastic, I had all the weights on it lol. I tried last night dropping to the one big weight but it still bobs like a boat.

    Will try the idea you had (see-saw)

  • great video, actually was the one that made me go to buy this, I got it today, opened your video and for the life of me cant get my (very heavy) 5d with grip and 17-40 L lens to stop bobbing like a boat. Any tips? I've used all the weights? Its so rocky.

  • @thedesignboy Dont use as much as you can! You need only a little bit more on the button than on the cameras site =) Think about a Playground and a seesaw. A fat guy sit on the left side near the axis then you need only a leightweigth guy on the rightside far away from the axis. To much fat guys on the buttoms of the flycam creates a pendulum xD

  • @havok2 thanks man, been trying a few weeks now, its cracking me up! what are you doing with it when you balance it in your video? You seem to get it to slowly settle from a horizontal to vertical. How would you weight a 5d with a wide lens on the bottom?

  • great video, actually was the one that made me go to buy this, I got it today, opened your video and for the life of me cant get my (very heavy) 5d with grip and 17-40 L lens to stop bobbing like a boat. Any tips? I've used all the weights? Its so rocky.

  • Hi there, Awesome video, thank you v much for uploading.

    I had a question with regards to your what seeming looks like auto focus.

    On the last shot it looked to be fluidly auto focusing? were you doing this manually? or is there a firmware update that i can download?

    I would really appreciate any help!

  • Your fast! ;)

  • @d90movie and now you can see u-flycam doing a good job with 550d + 1855, finally I had time to produce this test video: /watch?v=p9F1Qt-rXmk

  • I tried to do exactly this with my 550d + 18-55 kit lens but I couldn't get it smooth at all for some reason, when I did step 7 its super fast and not slow and smooth like yours :(

  • @xXSkyllbergXx My config is usefull with the Canon 500D and the Tamron Lense. The Tamron is much heavier than the little kit lense. So the bottom is to heavy in your config. This results in fast movement and swinging. I recommend at least a weight of 1kg for the camerasetup. With a lighter setup it is nearly impossible with this U-Flycam to get a steady result.

    1. Reduce the weight of the bottom cut the pipe (step 2/3 is better!)

    2. Use a heavier lens

    3. Put weights on the top

    god luck

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  • @xXSkyllbergXx There's my setup that worked with 18-55mm lens: twitpic - com/3s3vvc

  • I tried to do exactly this with my 550d + 18-55 kit lens but i couldn't get it smooth at all for some reason, when I do step 7 its super fast and not slow and smooth like yours :(

  • Thank you SO MUCH for making this video. I saw your test and bought a U Flycam for my 550D with the certain that this would help me. My first mount test with all weights was crazy like a pendulum, so I got back to this calibrating video and saw EXACTLY how you mounted and: WOW now it's solid as a rock, and no need of extra weight what did it very light and smooth. Thanks again man!

  • @mondocaotv

    I really want you to upload your video that you took with your u-flycam and 550d

    pleease!

  • @d90movie Do you already have U-flycam and need help, or just thinking to buy one? In first case I will upload pics of how I set up with 18-55 kit lens and it worked as well as the Tamron of @havok2. But if you only want to see some video with results, wait some days cause I'm really busy next days haha

  • @mondocaotv

    I already have 550d and u-flycam i got u-flycam this week

    i hope to know how to set up them better

    and see more beautiful videos

  • @d90movie Hey! Just in time, there's my setup for 18-55 lens: twitpic dot com/3s3vvc (copy and paste, put dot, etc) ;)

  • @mondocaotv

    great pics!!!! thanks! Arigatou! obrigado!!

    I'll try it !! mondocaotv Rules!!!!!!

  • Okay, kann es sein, das das Kugellager zu leichtgängig ist? Hab die Kamera nun austariert, aber sie schaukelt viel zu leicht. wenn ich die Cam schnell vor und zurück bewege (wie im Film) fängt sie an zu schaukeln. ?!

  • Okay, kann es sein, das das Kugellager zu leichtgängig ist? Hab die Kamera nun austariert, aber sie schaukelt viel zu leicht. wenn ich die Cam schnell vor und zurück bewege (wie im Film) fängt sie an zu schaukeln. ?!

  • tolles Video. Ne Kamera im Schlafzimmer Oo haha

  • io l'ho malaguratamente comprata per la mia canon 5d, lo snodo è pessimo autocostruito e dai movimenti molto limitati, costa poco , vale pochissimo, la sconsiglio.

  • @milleaccendini It's a timeconsumpting prozess to get a steady system. I needed at least a week for one setup. The 5D is a "fat boy" and I think this is the biggest problem at all. The center of gravity is to much in the front on the U-Flycam. But this product is better than everything else there. An example can be found on one of my latest musicvideo: youtube.com/watch?v=51DzZDpABn­8 Watch after 1:12 ;-)

  • great tutorial! I like the way you find CG using pencil. simple but brilliant!

    One question, in most of others video they installed longer pole in vertical and two shorter poles in horizontal. what's the different to your setup?

  • Awesome, very helpful.

    I got sick with the manual yesterday - now I see I set it up all wrong, wow :)

    Thanks man!

  • thx für das Video!!

  • Your video here saved me countless hours of guessing and bad results. Thank you so much for taking the time to share the setup for this camera! Immediately after configuring it according to your video, I got super smooth footage from my T2i (550D), even running across the house, with no practice. Works great, thanks to you :)

  • hi! where did u bought this? Thanks. Gread vid!

  • Hey I bought the U-Flycam for my Canon HV30. I set-up your system, however I didn't have the same results as your DSLR. Is it because my camera is lighter? What can I do?

  • @SelcouthFilm Hey your Canon HV30 weight 243g. My 550D+Lens is 1048g. You need at least ~ 850g I think. Recommend 1kg. You had to put some weights on the top. Be creative ;)

  • @havok2 Hey, I checked out the weight of your lens and camera and it was close to 960g (530g camera, 434g lens).

    I have a 550d also, but have a Sigma 20mm 1.8 lens on it. My total weight 1050g...

    For some reason, I can't get the same results as you do... got any tips?

  • dankeschön!!!!

    

  • @hochschieber Kein Ding =) Btw. Ich finde die U-Flycam von der Technik her weit besser als die Glidecam zb. Allerdings müsste man noch diverse Dinge verbessern. Kugellager, Feinere Gewichte - dann würde ich auch doppelt soviel bezahlen. Auf alle Fälle sehr schnelles Setup =)

  • Best video for the u-flycam so far! A lot of people complain that its not that good, but obviously if you spend some time and set it up like you have then its not that far off the results of the more expensive ones. cheers for the guide!

  • How much deos that system cost?

  • @Marguns It cost ~ 112.01€ inc. shipping

  • name of the song please?

  • @verableu2 The Forgotten Melody from Musicshake. Genre Instrumental. It's an song from the Audioswapsection from Youtube =)

  • How do you compensate for a battery grip? My grip makes the camera sway side to side. I understand and can make the camera balance forward and backward, but there is still side to side movement that can make you feel seasick while watching. Plus, how do you film tilting toward the ground or up toward the sky? The gimble makes everything stay parallel to the ground.

  • @tracyadamsphotograph When it is balanced out there is no side to side movement. I have balanced it successfully with the tamron, the rode stereomic, Zoom H1 and the MK2 filter with adapter. No side to side movement but it was very heavy. When you have s2s movement try to reduce the weights. The buttom had to be only a little bit heavier then the top. Wich camera etc did you use? Perhabs I can calculate it ^^ When my Camcorder is back I made a nother tutorial.

  • Hey Mate! Great vid, I got hte U fly ccam, but i can't do that, I don't even try with the 50mm 1.8 because its to light weigth would you be so kind to tell me, with the standar 18-55 mm should i add any weight bar, or do you think I can balance it the way you did, mine turns around a lot, I bought a quick release but it doesnt fits, too bad. Any way I ill really aprecieate your answer, by the way beutiful footage test with U fly cam on your other vid

  • @alexpatton357 The Tamron 17-50mm is 212g heavier than your's and I think I uses the minimum configuration for my setup. You had to add some weights on the top, a flash or mic. I mounted the quickreleaseplate with 4 screws and some wood on the top of the plate from the u-flycam. youtube.com/watch?v=aIZvDviRIP­M - Hope I could help ;)

  • I think I had to build smaller weights for better ballancing with different lenses etc. This shows how it must look in the end. I hope I will help the U-Flycamowners :D I see so many waving videos - this was the reason why I have made it.

  • excellent vid, thumbs up, I've balanced my camera first like you did, and that was a great improvement.

    I'm using more weight though, because I have the battery grip on...

    It's somewhat exhausting my arm strength, but practice will gett smoother vids and a stronger arm - LOL

  • THANKS

  • Thanks a lot for this tutorial, have no clue how to manage the weight before watching this.

  • my saviour! THanks, now i finally know what i did wrong with my flycam.

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