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Steadicam Recommendations
My addiction to gear is continuing. After picking up an EZ FX Jib Arm for my Betacam, I’m now contemplating a Steadicam Rig. Haven’t used one on a shoot in awhile but may be required to use one continuously in the future for a gig.
Anybody have any recommendations on vendors?
I’m 2 for 2 in asking so far, having had great success with a Teleprompter referral to Prompter People and the Jib from EZ FX. Thanks again in making my projects look better and better.
Hodge
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5 Replies
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Since the weight of your rig will necessitate one of the larger Steadicams, perhaps you should give the used market a look? The tech in Steadicam doesn’t change radically from year to year, so maybe you can find a deal from a shooter with a bad back. Check out BCS & the Greene Sheet.
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Thanks Bob, I’ll do that.
Hodge
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I actually don’t recommend used steadicam gear, mostly because of the vest… After time, it sort of becomes a living part of the operator… Also, the market for large rigs is extremely small, so typically the depreciation is very low… Considering new, and for a betacam size rig, you can go relatively inexpensively to Varizooms site, ($4,000-$8000) or Glidecams site, (Around $8,000 and up) There are other companies that make mid range rigs, but the ones I mentioned are the most well known, when not including the high end rigs, ($75,000 and up)
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Thanks Sydney, the Blackhawk Model from Varizoom looks pretty good @ 6K.
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I’m a Glidecam fan myself. I think (and it’s just an oppinion) that Glidecam is better than varizoom. There products don’t seem as professional.
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