So a company that works in aerial cinematography with professional camera helicopters and what not decided to make a stabilizer. It's godly. Hence the $15,000 price tag (There will be a cheaper version that's half the price). It's a complete redesign of the popular steadicam design that adds some new features to the stabilizer business. Basically, your camera is not going to move. At all. It's perfection. It's being advertised by Vincent Laforet, a popular filmmaker. (Note: we also watched one of his short films in class. He dropped an 'L' series lens in it. It was a horiffic sight.)
One thing that people seem to worry about is that I believe it requires two operators: one to move the camera remotely with a computer or some device, and one to actually move with the camera.
Either way, it's the first of its kind and nothing but good can ensue. So I look forward to when this is affordable to people, who, you know, don't have $15,000 sitting around (aka me.)
And the Behind the Scenes. Watch it, too. Let's you see how easily it's operated.
