Maybe some of the non-professionals night be interested on amateur setup I am using to create some video's as a hobby. Here is the link:YouTube - ComPH8's Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/ComPH8#play/all/uploads-all/0/kYQFLm4Q71U) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYQFLm4Q71U.

I've improved on the amateur 3D rig, which works very well and is based on the Merlin. Here is a YouTube link: YouTube - Stereoscopic 3D setup with Steadicam Merlin and Sony AVCHD Camcorders (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THU5XeRIeOA) .Better quality (but anaglyphic - requiring glasses) are at these sites: Stabilized 3D Stereoscopic Rig - Red and Cyan Anaglyph on Vimeo and http://exposureroom.com/members/ComPH8.asp...2b20c9b928e0d7/. The system is quite light and portable.

Pavel, nice job. Can you tell me about the bar on which the camera are mounted? I need one.

Thanks

Thanks Paul. I assume you are asking about the Steadicam version. The main bar is made of aluminum. The dimensions are 6x30x145mm. It has two holes in the center area, for the attachment to a small lower piece with M4 screws. The lower piece is 6x30x22mm. In the center there is a 1/4-20 thread to fasten it to the stabilizer and be almost balanced. Other two M4 threads are for the attachment to the upper/longer piece. If you don't use the Steadicam stabilizer, the Cullmanns have 1/4-20 threads in the bottom plates as well, for attachment to tripods, so the lower piece would not be needed, just the upper connecting/allignment bar.

There are small plastic bridges inside the Cullmann quick adapters, that I removed.

I did it this way so that the assembly is light and simple. It took about an hour to make it using hand tools. There are commercialy available bars from really inexpensive ones to fancy expensive professional ones as well.

Some maybe interested but not know that YouTube now supports 1080p, including 3D. One must have fair amount of MIPS under the hood to play it smoothly though. YouTube - Merlin 3D SBS Audio 1080p (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBvQ634a3ss)