The Balance Beam by Trig

The New BALANCE BEAM by Trig
I'd like to tell you how impressed I am with your Balance Beam video camera stabilization system. I am Director of Media for good-sized church in California, which includes overseeing a team of volunteers to run the media on Sundays. As you might expect, we don't have a huge budget, or pro-level equipment--just three pro-sumer level video cams (older Canon XL1s and a Sony PD150). These are not really heavy cameras, and even thought we've invested in decent Manfrotto legs and heads, the problem still remains: How do you get smooth shots with non-pro cameras, used by people who don't do this for a living 40 hours a week?

Here's my answer: It's a combination of training and your Balance Beams. Because our cameras don't have the mass (and therefore smoothness) of larger pro cameras, they're more prone to sudden movement, particularly when panning (and our Pastor is all over the stage when he's preaching!). This is where your Balance Beams, as advertised, have helped considerably. It makes it easier for my camera people to deliver good shots more smoothly, and with greater confidence.

The other side of the coin is training, obviously, and honing one's craft as a camera operator. My people do a commendable job with the tools we have, and I'm blessed to have them. But the bottom line is, our camera operation during our services on Sunday mornings is now smoother than it was without the Balance Beams. To us, it's worth the investment, especially since we will soon offer videos of our Sunday morning services to our congregants, and on our website.

I'd also like to comment on the excellent quality of your Balance Beams--machined with precision, finished nicely, and even including a Manfrotto camera mount. Way to go!

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and you obviously thought this design through before offering it to the public. Thanks for a great product--I highly recommend it!

--John Welsh
Director of Media
Quail Lakes Baptist Church
Stockton, CA

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Camera
• tripod
• steady
• stabilizer
• balance
• beam
• video
• motion
• system
• pan
• tilt
• church
• steadycam
• support
• Camcord
• Church

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