- Make you shoot or video production steady, precise and smooth
- Long time shoot or record comfortable, won't feel tired
- All hand grips and joint of the shoulder mount are rotatable and adjustable
- Make commercial and professional movies at a very lower cost
- Precision-machined Follow Focus system provides repeatable, accurate focusing
used with a T3i for videographyGood for what it is and the price is quite low, so can't complain. It has many configurations and if you don't like the ones they reccomend, you can even unscrew the "bars" and attach them to your liking, for example, I wanted a camera cage/fig rig type setup with a 7" monitor on back, I tried the reccomended setup from the picture, but it was not balancing correctly and while it looked good from the side, viewing it from the front made it looked quite odd, so I removed the long pivoting handle from the back and switched it with one of the short handles to the sides of the rig(depending on if you are right handed or left handed), and looked nice and balanced very well. The only bad thing is that you have to tighten it all quite a bit which raises the fears of breakage as there is quite a bit of plastic in these areas, but then again at this price point you cant expect too much!Really loving this unit. Postponed getting either a monopod or a nice tripod for video because this seems to take care of most jobs right now... Also putting off sliders and dollies.
First project shot with it (a music event) got lots of good feedback, and the steady itself got people talking so they were less self conscious and interactive.
Planning to shoot more scripted work after getting used to this. Added a rail system and follow focus. Will have viewfinder to attach to swivel screen on my D5100 by the end of the week.
There are two main ways I have found to use on shoulder. They don't use extra weight and it doesn't rest on your shoulder.
The longer way, extend middle to full length and grip the right angle in your back (shoulder blade), pushing away from your body with your [right] hand on the handle and focussing with your [left] hand braced by the palm on the other handle. This works because the two segment stretch can only be tightened at 90° or 180° and doesn't come loose from the pressure. All the joints have a little give except that one. This position puts the viewfinder many inches beyond your face.
The other shoulder mount folds the two segment together (0°) and tightens it down about 90° into your shoulder blade, so your face can press against the viewfinder for a 4th point of contact. There is a long channel to tighten the camera/rails down to get it comfy.
Haven't needed to use After Effects warp stabilization with any of the shots from this yet, which is great.
Very happy with the purchase. Recommended. Also, get some short thumb screws right away so you can mount other gear on the various points available (recorders, etc,).I would definitely suggest this to anyone who has a small budget but needs a rig. Great for filming. I wish it had a quick plate for easier camera removal and that I would have been informed ahead of time that you are using an Allan Wrench for the important adjustments. Don't force the arms as they will move under enough pressure and cause strip things sooner. Most of the bolts are replaceable if they get stripped. The instructions are a little fun to read at times as they are mainly pictures with lots of Engrish. If you know this stuff ahead of time you won't sweat these little cons and be happy with the pros as it gives you so many different position options for a steadier shot.
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