1st Impressions on Fig Rig
 

Used one this weekend in a cathedral for capturing some great shots of the congregation as I walked around and then paused for shots in various locations whilst our other cameras were doing shots on tripod and Hague K12 jib. Found it remarkably easy to use with my Sony HC1 and (quite heavy Sony) wide angle and Rode SVM onboard (i.e. not too heavy but not exactly lightweight either.)

Just viewed the footage in Vegas 7e and it looks so incredibly steady I would be hard pressed to tell it was not on a tripod!!!! These inpromptu shots will edit in really well with footage from the two main cameras!

The ability to hold it various ways was also good (e.g. holding it above my head on a few shots to get the dancing children behind some standing people that our other two cams could n't get.)

Great device...but you don't half get some funny looks from people when they see it for the 1st time! Despite this (or maybe just for the fun of it because of this!)...it's going to be part of our regular kit from now on I think.

The funniest comment I ever got was, asking me if it was a prop from Star Trek.