Camera setup

[Sam Red]

I have and it just depends on what you are doing, I been using ikan for a while now and i like em a lot. The reality is that you will chose the right rig for you depending on a few factors including:

• Accesories you are using
• Lenght of shoot
• Mobility

and overall look of your project…

A Glidecam, can work very effectively but it had a rather long learning curve and need to be balanced each time you pretty much set your camera and with each different lens configuration…

In there other hand a shoulder rig, positions the camera like traditional broadcast camera. It allows you to carry multiple accessories on your shoulder(follow focus,Sound recorder, monitor, light etc.)Shoulder rigs usually are good for semi-long periods of time when you need to be on the move.(I usually run with the ikan Ofly (https://ikancorp.com/productdetail.php?id=630) a the Zacutto Z-finder and the ikan follow focus.

Hand held Here is one i like from ikan too https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/887739-REG/ikan_ele_ev2sf_Superfly_EV2_Handheld_Rig.html is more for shorter runs when you want to pack light and still have stabilization and flexibility. You can still attach a follow focus a matte box and maybe a light and a small monitor like an ikan VL5…

Anyway i hope this helps.