[phoenixdiy] Re: Yet another steadicam gimbal
- From: "Bobby Metz" <bwmetz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <phoenixdiy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 01:28:24 -0700
Is the wood frame your only counterweight? Or do you add a light weight to the
bottom platform?
Bobby
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From: tho at godaddy
To: phoenixdiy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:21 AM
Subject: [phoenixdiy] Re: Yet another steadicam gimbal
Yes, the roundness of the acorn nut fits into the indentation of the opposite
screw/nut and freely rotates.
I'm pretty sure you don't want the camera to turn when the handle is turned,
that isolation from the hand movement is the main purpose of the steadicam
design.
For intentional panning, you can see a rubber band on my rig. By tugging
(gently) on the rubber band, you create a smooth rotating action without
jerking it around.
tb
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On Jan 3, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Mark Rehorst wrote:
I'm still here!
Do I understand your mechanism to work by allowing the acorn nut to swivel
on top of the opposite screw/nut?
Great, simple design, but will the camera turn with the steady cam's handle
or will it tend to stay pointed wherever it started?
It seems to me that the high camera + steady-cam mass will cause the handle
to turn without turning the camera...
Keep DIYing!
MR
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