[phoenixdiy] Re: Yet another steadicam gimbal
- From: Becky Stern <becky.stern@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: phoenixdiy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:22:07 -0500
Cool project Tho! I scheduled it to go up on the MAKE site if you
don't mind! The list is quiet partially because Matt Mets and I moved
away. We'd love somebody to take over managing this list and the blog
(but I don't mind continuing to host the site). Please continue to
share your projects!
Becky
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:11 AM, tho at godaddy <blahx3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My camera is pretty light, and the distance between the pivot and the arm is
> pretty short, so it was just slightly bottom heavy. I had to add a little
> bit of weight to the top (above the pivot point) so the pivot can be close
> to the center of gravity.
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> On Jan 4, 2010, at 1:28 AM, Bobby Metz wrote:
>
> Is the wood frame your only counterweight? Or do you add a light weight to
> the bottom platform?
>
> Bobby
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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