Thought I'd try and build a steadicam mount for the GoPro. Turned out to be remarkably effective although a little weird to use due to inertia (I
guess!!) Probably a little bulky for the buggy though I might try to mount it on the rear axle but I think the vertical vibrations will still come
through. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained eh?
I reckon I should have called this vid 'I reckon' !!!OmniSmurfZ - 13-11-2013 at 02:28 PM
Looks awesome! I'm very interested in how it turns out when mounted to the buggy.
You could try putting padding/foam at the point of where you mount it to the buggy and at the two points where the go pro is mounted to the device to
reduce some vibrations.
Have fun
Ruudje sand flea - 13-11-2013 at 05:11 PM
That is very impressive, that is a big difference.
Thanks John
I always dig your vids
soliver - 13-11-2013 at 06:16 PM
Good job, really cool build John! Can't wait to see how it performs on the buggy.John Holgate - 13-11-2013 at 08:51 PM
Thanks guys.
Hey, that Actionpro Calimy looks brilliant! Can't find anything other than videos on it though so assume it's not on the shelves yet. Another
assumption that could be way off base is that it's using multirotor gimbal tech? - I'd never thought about using that hand held, but why not!
I think the one thing that steadicams like my home build is that they cannot compensate for rapid vertical vibrations - like the buggy. Having said
that, it did a remarkable job of smoothing out my running with it. OK, off to the shed to see if I can rig it to an axle....John Holgate - 13-11-2013 at 10:43 PM
Back from the shed..... yep, steadicam great handheld....absolute rubbish when mounted to the buggy. It seems to magnify the vertical bumps and
shocks. And the wind is going to knock it all over the place too. Ah well, it was worth a try...RedSky - 13-11-2013 at 11:05 PM
Hey John, I had a hague steadicam for my camcorder and that worked really well, especially when climbing stairs, although it took a lot of effort to
set the weights just right. The iReckon seems to give good results. If only it could be used on a buggy. Any footage of the sheep ?John Holgate - 14-11-2013 at 01:07 AM
