Problems with Glidecam V-20

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[flegolas]

Heya,

I made this video for Dan from OffThePlanet video production in Devon because I wasn't able to get it working with my camera and my suspision from near the start was that the rig wasn't appropriate for my camera.

I haven't bothered finely balancing it for this video because the point of it was to illustrate the problems I was having with it.

[flegolas]

Checked the manuals but they didn't help.

Are you saying the answers to all my questions in this are in the manual?

I was also kinda expecting a spirit level on the dovetail...?

[55555scooter55555]

2. Get a heavier camera.

3. (Not recommended) take the springs out of the arm and replace them with bungee cords. Those springs are made to support film cameras and are extremely stiff. The bungee cord will lessen the tension.

The balance issue is the main thing... if you don't know how to balance the rig, let me know and I would go through it with you. The drop is the most overlooked balance in the prepping for a shoot.

[55555scooter55555]

First- you are not properly balanced; I can tell just by looking at the rig. Secondly, the V20, as you say it is "too high", it's because the fact that the camera you're flying is too light for that rig. The V20 is for larger cameras that carry more weight and pull the dyno-elastic arm down further. There are a couple of things you can do... 1. Put more weight on the rig. Understand that the more weight you put on the camera, the more taxing it will be on your lower back.

[pasjol]

See manuals on glidecam support page.