Wednesday, December 5, 2012

New Equipment - Glidecam Stabilizer

So, today I bought a Glidecam 2000 Pro. This is one of their previous models that was replaced with the slightly different Glidecam HD2000. I've been wanting one for a while. Steady footage is just too perfect. I'll be putting up a test in two weeks or so when it's arrived and I have it moderately balanced. Some people complain about the difficulty of balancing them. But I think it's definitely worth it.

Glidecams...well, make your camera glide. With practice, a user can full on run with the camera looking absolutely steady. It makes the camera look like it's floating, flying, etc. They stabilize your camera's footage by counter balancing it. They have a 3-way gimbal that you hold that reduces the shake from the holder's hand and arm. The main pole can be extended to also help counter balance the camera. And on the bottom are weight plates to create the balanced weight.




Some Glidecam 2000 Pro videos:

(This one also happens to use half the equipment I want...Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, Samyang 8mm f/3.5, and Canon 50mm f/1.4)




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