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06-06-2009, 10:05 PM | #32 | |
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I do not know your build, and the strength of your arms, but I do not believe that this shoulder frame is going to smooth out the videos from your segway... My segway has no suspension, and neither does yours. The only thing we have to absorb the bumps and rough terrain that it encounters is a tiny bit of flex in its tires, and our own bodies... The tires are self explanatory, and for us, there is the flexing of our knees, and even the pendulum action of the lever of our arms... I believe that if you have the camera on a bracket, on your shoulder, you will not actually reduce the jitters, but increase them, because any stabilization you get from having your body experience bouncing from the segway going over bumps, but your arms not moving as much, will now have your camera act more like the platform of the segway... I hope I expressed my self clearly... I believe that the stabilizers spoken of earlier, do the exact opposite to the camera holder that you linked to... I am curious to know how this all works out... Good luck.
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06-07-2009, 09:47 PM | #33 | |
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I'll like your suggestion. Since it's just a hobby at this point, I'll probably go with what I have. I have a Pag shoulder mount too. I did spend almost $5,000 on a Steadicam Pilot (the top of the line model with 2 battery packs). People wanted me to use it in some cases, but didn't want to pay. Others felt that it was overkill, so I got rid of it. |
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06-07-2009, 09:49 PM | #34 |
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KSagal - That makes sense. I want to try it anyway because...just because, LOL.
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06-07-2009, 10:12 PM | #35 | |
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I was thinking of a hands-free Seg myself--as a hobby. I've seen various mods, and got to thinking: why not have a clamp-on hands-free arm to run back between your legs from the stock LSF? I don't think the stock handlebars would be in the way of hands-free gliding, for me at least. In your case, if you adjusted the LSF to its lowest position, then it might not get in the way much of your camera, either. That way it would just be an add-on and easily removable for when you weren't in the hands-free mode. I should think something could be made up from aluminum tubes, angle, bolts, and some foam padding, etc. which could just be clamped onto the LSF.
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