>> ^quantumushroom:
Neat, but did you know you can also build or buy your own steadycam on the cheap?
http://steadycam.org/

Yes, that is a nice solution, but do you really want to carry such a weight with you all the time? Many of the fun clips on YouTube were made in a spur-of-the-moment way, and it would be unlikely for those people to carry big steadycam equipment with them.

Neat, but did you know you can also build or buy your own steadycam on the cheap?

http://steadycam.org/

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>> ^bamdrew:
Good times. But, I say, what if you want to move around? or not take picture at eye level? or not look ridiculous? what then, I ask to no-one in particular?!
you guys are familiar with the other poor-man's steadycam, right? with the weights and whatnot? http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/


But that completely defeats the purpose of this one. It's big and probably weighs a ton. You can't just slip it in your pocket. And as far as looking ridiculous? I think a tiny string looks FAR less ridiculous than that huge contraption.

^ the other steadycam is done by Johnny Lee, of Wii-controller-modification fame.

Good times. But, I say, what if you want to move around? or not take picture at eye level? or not look ridiculous? what then, I ask to no-one in particular?!

you guys are familiar with the other poor-man's steadycam, right? with the weights and whatnot? http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/

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So, the consensus is that it's staged? Well, I guess I'm a sucker for a jerky camera technique. they probably program that into the steadycam ( :