Custom Merlin Steadicam

Decided to build my own Merlin Steadicam with parts I had in my garage. The sample at end is before I put on the lower back bracket with weights on it, I noticed it helps ease the side motion a bit plus help in the balance of the mount sideways, it really makes a huge difference, I just need to get use to using it now, pretty easy though, I will do more tests outside, this was my very first try using it and was very pleased even without the lower balance bracket.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• steadicam
• merlin
• tripod
• camera
• stabilizer

[ejikke]

Hay men. I love your steady cam and I agree with the (nicholasjleonard) it is very professional, and you can totally sell it. Thanks for all your tutorials they were all very helpful thank you. Please keep up the good work! And thanks for Subscribing I appreciate it.

[mk11174new]

@ejikke Well thank you, I recently updated it to a better version but all wood this time, just cause I was more compacted that way and I had curved wood from an old chair back that worked great, I will be posting it soon I am sure. And it would be nice to make something to sell, but its just a homemade version of the real Merlin steadicam, so its not my idea to sell, wish it was, lol!!! And your welcome on the tutorials ;-)

[vfxworld]

that's pretty good.

But it seems your stabilizer got a liddle swing motion if you do sudden stops.

You may need to adjust the weights to match the weight of the cam..

[mk11174new]

Thanks, it seems to be balanced pretty good, I think once I get use to holding it and working with it, I think it will be much better plus in that video that was my version before I added the bottom bracket to spread the weights out, it seems to work much better, but want to try some outside shots with it first for a good test.

[mk11174new]

Decided to build my own Merlin Steadicam with parts I had in my garage. The sample at end is before I put on the lower back bracket with weights on it, I noticed it helps ease the side motion a bit plus help in the balance of the mount sideways, it really makes a huge difference, I just need to get use to using it now, pretty easy though, I will do more tests outside, this was my very first try using it and was very pleased even without the lower balance bracket.

[DraculaTeeth333]

I tried to put one of these together myself and it ended badly with a smashed camera, ouch. Since then I've been using a Cam Caddie, $38 and I've been able to get some very smooth shots all over my hometown.

[nicholasjleonard]

this is brilliant, your a guy with lots of ideas!!

if you made that out of all aluminum and made it look really professional. im convinced you could sell that to a shop!. that is extremely good and does the trick by the looks of it!

well done matt, hows everything going, gimmi a message sometime when you can :)

NIck

[matrix00660066]

This is great. my congratulations