Camera Support
Review: Vinten FiberTec Tripod (5 of 5)
Written by Chris Soucy on January 28th, 2008
My initial reservations with regard to the Spread – Loc spreader have been allayed. I still haven’t managed to figure out the engineering concepts behind their working, but work they do. Whether I’ll ever figure what gives with that lock mechanism I don’t know, but have long ceased worrying about it.
Review: Steadicam Merlin Vest and Arm
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on January 23rd, 2007
Last weekend I attended an awards ceremony, and after congratulating my old friend Garrett Brown there on the recently announced Merlin vest and arm, he suggested I come over and sniff out the prototype. Today I headed over to the Tiffen facility in Glendale…
Review: Fishbone XTR 700 Stabilizer
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on November 25th, 2006
Out of Taiwan comes a new competitor from a company with the curious name of Fishbone, which makes me want to dig out the old ska/punk albums and give them a spin. Their top of the line product is the XTR 700…
Preview of the VariZoom DV Sportster
Written by Chris Hurd on March 23rd, 2005
The VariZoom DV Sportster is a vest and articulating arm assembly which is compatible with a wide variety of camera stabilizers including the GlideCam 1000 through 4000 series, SteadiCam Jr., and the VariZoom FlowPod and UltraLite.
Enhancements for the SkyCrane
Written by DVi Contributor on February 20th, 2002
added 20 February 2002
Enhancements for the SkyCrane Mini-DV Camera Boom
an article by Carroll F. Lam
The SkyCrane is a great DV camera crane for DV videographers. I have been using one for nearly two years now. Based on this usage, I developed some additions for it, to enhance its performance and ease of use. These are [...]
The SkyCrane Mini-DV Camera Boom
Written by Chris Hurd on August 30th, 2000
added 30 August 2000
The SkyCrane Mini-DV Camera Boom
an article by Bob Jones and Chris Hurd
Drawing heavily on extensive experience in the Hollywood film industry and his engineering background, Bob Jones, of Costa Mesa, California has produced a very smooth, easy-to-use camera boom that’s not only affordable but tough enough to support larger DV camcorders such [...]
The Skycrane Junior Mini-DV Camera Jib
Written by Chris Hurd on August 30th, 2000
added 30 August 2000
The Skycrane Junior Mini-DV Camera Jib
by Bob Jones and Chris Hurd
Introducing the Skycrane Junior Mini-DV camera jib… finally, a professional jib that will fit into your production budget.
This extraordinary jib is made of extremely rugged steel rectangular tubing and all of its movements are on ball bearings. The SKYCRANE Jr. is finished [...]
