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Yes, it's like mot things - you get what you pay for.
I think with smaller cameras and particularly short lenses it's not quite such a big issue, but get a 600mm lens on an Arri or Varicam and you'll soon start to get pretty picky! For serious work I'd never consider anything below about 3.5kg (Sachtler 18 or 20, O'Connor 1030 or Ronford 2003) and for long lens stuff I'd go for Ronford 2004 or O'Connor 2060. If you don't have to go far the O'Connor 2575 (12kg) or Ronford Atlas 30 (10.5kg) are also great. Just sold my Atlas though as it was killing me!
Steve
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