Has anyone used the dually? at DVinfo.net

Tao-ming Lin · July 26th, 2004, 09:40 AM

We're gearing up to start filming the finale for the Lady X series, and I'm looking at this "dually" stabilizer and wondering how it compares to other stabilizers. Does anyone have any experience with this? I would be using it with my Panny DVX100. We'd like to build our own but real gimbals are hard to come by here in Taiwan for some reason.

http://www.geocities.com/film_products/Dually.htm

Thanks.

-TC
poagao.com

Tao-ming Lin · July 27th, 2004, 10:30 AM

Ok, I guess not. Any particular reason? Anything I should know about?

Richard Lewis · July 27th, 2004, 12:18 PM

OMG!!, it's like one of those ones off ebay.

Dual gimbal eihh??

No need to balance!!

Looks like Mr Papert will be looking for a new rig ;)

Did anyone sense sarcasm??

Now if u didn’t get the subtle British humour, DON’T GET ONE!!

Tao-ming Lin · July 27th, 2004, 06:27 PM

I was wondering how the thing is balanced as opposed to a glidecam system; it seems the dual balancing points would make it more difficult to control. Is this right? Am I stating the obvious? Please forgive my ignorance on this matter, I just want to know as glidecam is not represented out here, nor are any other stabilization systems short of full-on steadicams for cameras far heavier than mine and way out of my price range.

Cosmin Rotaru · July 28th, 2004, 05:18 AM

The 2nd gimbal defeats the whole purpose of a stabilizer...
I'm not going into details... the link got me depressed! :)

Tao-ming Lin · July 28th, 2004, 09:30 AM

That's what I thought. No wonder I can't find any reviews online for this thing. I was beginning to think nobody had ever heard of it.

Now, can anyone tell me how I can get something like a glidecam that works as well but only costs about $100? If you built your own, where did you get the gimbals?

Cosmin Rotaru · July 29th, 2004, 06:49 AM

made the gimbal myself!
This is the site that exhibits all kind of homebuilt devices:
http://www.homebuiltstabilizers.com/
and the forum where you could get some help:
http://p200.ezboard.com/bhomebuiltstabilizers

Tao-ming Lin · August 1st, 2004, 07:57 AM

We found a wheel on a rotating plate, probably from some cart somewhere, and are fashioning a glidecam around it, possibly with a revolving handle. Hopefully it should work without a "real" gimbal.

Reid Bailey · August 16th, 2004, 01:38 PM

Man that looks like something I'd invent.
Hey, balancing is a pain, let me just put another handle on it. Then I'd watch the test footage and "D'oh"!

It's like when I was 12 and built a morris code key. The 2 D-cell batteries just weren't strong enough to power the little elector-magnet. So I figured more power is better right and yanked a power cord out of a lamp and juiced it up with 110vac.
Still didn't work, but boy did I learn a lot about electricity that day.

July 26th, 2004, 09:40 AM	#1
Tao-ming Lin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 159	Has anyone used the dually? We're gearing up to start filming the finale for the Lady X series, and I'm looking at this "dually" stabilizer and wondering how it compares to other stabilizers. Does anyone have any experience with this? I would be using it with my Panny DVX100. We'd like to build our own but real gimbals are hard to come by here in Taiwan for some reason. http://www.geocities.com/film_products/Dually.htm Thanks. -TC poagao.com

July 27th, 2004, 12:18 PM	#3
Richard Lewis Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester and Kent, UK Posts: 256	OMG!!, it's like one of those ones off ebay. Dual gimbal eihh?? No need to balance!! Looks like Mr Papert will be looking for a new rig ;) Did anyone sense sarcasm?? Now if u didn’t get the subtle British humour, DON’T GET ONE!! __________________ Richard Lewis. Steadicam Owner / Operator

July 28th, 2004, 05:18 AM	#5
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	The 2nd gimbal defeats the whole purpose of a stabilizer... I'm not going into details... the link got me depressed! :) __________________ Cosmin Rotaru

July 29th, 2004, 06:49 AM	#7
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	made the gimbal myself! This is the site that exhibits all kind of homebuilt devices: http://www.homebuiltstabilizers.com/ and the forum where you could get some help: http://p200.ezboard.com/bhomebuiltstabilizers __________________ Cosmin Rotaru

July 27th, 2004, 10:30 AM	#2
Tao-ming Lin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 159	Ok, I guess not. Any particular reason? Anything I should know about?

July 27th, 2004, 06:27 PM	#4
Tao-ming Lin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 159	I was wondering how the thing is balanced as opposed to a glidecam system; it seems the dual balancing points would make it more difficult to control. Is this right? Am I stating the obvious? Please forgive my ignorance on this matter, I just want to know as glidecam is not represented out here, nor are any other stabilization systems short of full-on steadicams for cameras far heavier than mine and way out of my price range.

July 28th, 2004, 09:30 AM	#6
Tao-ming Lin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 159	That's what I thought. No wonder I can't find any reviews online for this thing. I was beginning to think nobody had ever heard of it. Now, can anyone tell me how I can get something like a glidecam that works as well but only costs about $100? If you built your own, where did you get the gimbals?

August 1st, 2004, 07:57 AM	#8
Tao-ming Lin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 159	We found a wheel on a rotating plate, probably from some cart somewhere, and are fashioning a glidecam around it, possibly with a revolving handle. Hopefully it should work without a "real" gimbal.

August 16th, 2004, 01:38 PM	#9
Reid Bailey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 220	Man that looks like something I'd invent. Hey, balancing is a pain, let me just put another handle on it. Then I'd watch the test footage and "D'oh"! It's like when I was 12 and built a morris code key. The 2 D-cell batteries just weren't strong enough to power the little elector-magnet. So I figured more power is better right and yanked a power cord out of a lamp and juiced it up with 110vac. Still didn't work, but boy did I learn a lot about electricity that day.