After a week of research, I found the following 8 possible choices. My Top Three were the Steadicam Merlin, the CMB Blackbird and the VariZoom FlowPod. Each one of these stabilizers has unique features which makes them worth pursuing. Read More …
Walking around with a weighted tripod will give you a very good feel for using those more expensive systems. Of course, the professional systems also offer a vest to distribute the weight of the camera stabilizer. Just keep adding a $1000 on to the system 😉 Read More …
Once you get used to the idea of shooting video with a DSLR like the Canon 7D, you next want to get the camera off the tripod and move around. The next thing you want is a way to stabilize Read More …
So how good is a $45 Shoulder Mount Stabilizer? I decided to shoot some video to find out. Video clips standing still and even the pans were very smooth. More complex moves like walking and blurs were rocky even with Read More …