<<<-- Originally posted by Charles King : Hi Leigh. When I meant a movable gimbal, I meant that the gimbal can be adjusted by moving the gimbal itself, up or down the post, when finding the CG.
In case of the Magiqcam, it's gimbal is fixed at a point on the post. To find the CG or balance the rig, you need to either extend the post above the gimbal or extend the post below the gimbal. Or contract the post. -->>>

Hi Charles King,

Thanks for the explaination.

Regards
Leigh

No problem.

charles k,
would be nice to have the sliding gimbal. only wish is that to have better luck this time and get a working part. will wait and see. anyway, promise to have some pic of the new part as soon as i receive it.
thanks again.

ed

I know you would definately like the sliding gimbal compared to the one you had before. The only way to understand what I mean is to wait and see. I think you'll agree. Then again it's all about personal taste.

Looking forward to those pics Ed.

Sure, a sliding gimbal is the way to go, you will love it! The only bad thing, is that you already waited a long time to receive your rig, and now, you have to wait again.. :-/

better then having a not working rig, i would say. guess i will have to be more careful buying stuff from the net, next time.
anyway, i still think it is a good investment.

ed

Magiqcam on it's way
 

Hi all, our Magiqcam rig is on it's way, we just received notiforcation. We have been watching with baited breath, the comments on this forum. looking forward to your support in getting it all up and running.

BTW we have the low dog as well.

Trevor.

<<<-- Originally posted by Ed Liew : the pics will be there.

the new price on ebay is $18++ without the hard case if i'm not mistaken. it was selling for $15++ before with hard case.

one question - after balancing with the new gimbal and have it mounted on the arm, the sled tend to tilt to the right. what could be causing this? appreciate all the help.

ed -->>>

Hey Guys !

Where can I get one of those Gimbals ??

Thanks !!!

Again, this sounds like what Ed was experiencing with is new gimbal - Mis-alignment of the tilt bearing axis. I could be wrong. Rebalance and test the rig again.

I know that John has a much more expensive gimbal assembly as well as some other improvements. $18++ is cheap for a good stabilizer system even though it's not cheap.

Regarding the tilt, does it balance correctly on the balancing stand and then change when put on the arm? Is the angle from arm to sled the same as when balanced on the stand. I know it's not supposed to make any difference however it would help in figuring out the problem.

Tery

i think anthony was asking the question where he can buy the new gimbal and not the balancing problem which i was having. i'm way past this problem and now with a new problem, if you guys remember ;o(

ed

<<<-- Originally posted by Ed Liew : i think anthony was asking the question where he can buy the new gimbal and not the balancing problem which i was having. i'm way past this problem and now with a new problem, if you guys remember ;o(

ed -->>>

Hello,

Yes, I would like to know how I can get one of those gimbals.

Thanks !!

Do you own a magiqcam? if you do all you have to do is contact john and he can probably set you up.

Sarah

Hello Sarah,

I don't own a magiqcam, I just want the gimbal.

I don't know John, but I am going to Google "magiqcam" right now.

Do you know if one could purchase that gimbal separately?

Thanks !!

www.magiqcam.com
Owner name: John (he is a real nice guy)

anthony,
take a look a this gimbal - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/digiperalta/album?.dir=/5bd8&.src=ph&.tok=phq3sZCBXcqUuC0p
almost the same design but very well made. there are more great stuff for reference over at http://p200.ezboard.com/bhomebuiltstabilizers

good luck.

ed