Kenneth B. Deckard
August 25th, 2007, 11:24 AM
This is my 1st try @ using a seadicam, & it could be better!
I bought it for my Canon XH A! & HV20. Well I thought it'd be best to try & use it for the smaller HV20, well it's been a shaking start to say the least! :)
I watched the DVD & went on the tiffen website to get the proper recipe to use for the HV20:
http://www.merlincookbook.com/user.php
After messing with the 2 rollers & guide ring, I get kind of close, with the bubble in the leveler staying in the middle, for a little while, before the camera starts turning clockwise without me moving it. Then the bubble starts bouncing around.
One thing I'm not clear on is the 'z" in the recipe, is that for the guide ring? The recipe calls for -4, does that mean 4 notches showing on the ring? The camera seems to be more steady when I have the ring closed pretty tight.
I did searches on this site, & google & can't find any solution. If anyone has any idea of what I'm doing WRONG, please let me know! I did buy this USED on eBay, could this problem be a case of a bad gimbal? Or just a noob, being a noob! :)
I bought it for my Canon XH A! & HV20. Well I thought it'd be best to try & use it for the smaller HV20, well it's been a shaking start to say the least! :)
I watched the DVD & went on the tiffen website to get the proper recipe to use for the HV20:
http://www.merlincookbook.com/user.php
After messing with the 2 rollers & guide ring, I get kind of close, with the bubble in the leveler staying in the middle, for a little while, before the camera starts turning clockwise without me moving it. Then the bubble starts bouncing around.
One thing I'm not clear on is the 'z" in the recipe, is that for the guide ring? The recipe calls for -4, does that mean 4 notches showing on the ring? The camera seems to be more steady when I have the ring closed pretty tight.
I did searches on this site, & google & can't find any solution. If anyone has any idea of what I'm doing WRONG, please let me know! I did buy this USED on eBay, could this problem be a case of a bad gimbal? Or just a noob, being a noob! :)