I have a GH2 with a pancake lens - very light kit overall. Is this designed for a heavier kit? This or Glidecam HD1000?
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I beleive I own the P-03. This is definitely a heavy peace of equipement made für heavier cameras. With a lightweight camera a would buy something less bulky.
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I use it with a Sony Nex 7 mirrorless with a Zeiss Touit 12mm lens. Camera + lens weighs about 1.5 lbs. Works fine.
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I am using the Really Right Stuff TVC-33 and a Wemberly gimble head. The tripod is heavy enough for my 800 mm lens also but not excessively heavy for short carrying in the field. I like the variable leg endings for rock placement and it still will reduce in height for macro pics in the field.
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My Canon T3i with the basic 18-55 plastic kit lens is about 2lbs, with NO accessories and I had to add weight make it work. I also spend way to much time trying to make it balanced. So my recommendation is if you have a camera 2lbs or more you should get a bigger stabilizer unit. I think the 1000 is for a very light weight camera like a point and shoot type.
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Yes, the vixia HF G30 is actually considered a light camera (compared to say an xf300), this monopod head combo will have no trouble handling your g30.
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Yes. All M4/3 lenses work on all M4/3 bodies. I have an EM-5 which has a built in image stabiliser but the 150mm effective focal length won't be too hard to hold steady on your GH2.Get it! It is my most used lens it is simply superb
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I've used this for my Lumix GH@. It works. Still the advice about image stabilization is correct. Shoot with higher ISO.
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The GH1 works fine with this lens. This camera and lens are both Micro Four Thirds system devices, which means they use a standard M43 mount and are completely compatible together. Any M43s camera will work with any M43 lens.
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It's light weight makes it easy to move around, but, the weight of your camera may determine the need a heavier tripod. Pans with a heavy camera may be difficult.
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I don't know from a "GH2" or video.. The autofocus works with my Sony Nex-5 for still photography. This lens is faster than the kit lenses that came with the camera.
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This one works on the same principal, so I don't know how a Glidecam would be any different. All critical parts are aluminum, so you don't get a cheap plastic imitation with this unit - it's solid! As far as balancing - so long as you are using the correct weight camera, it's pretty easy to balance, so I don't see how the Glidecam would be any easier in that respect. Every model stabilizer is built for a certain weight range of cameras, that's the only reason it might not work, so make sure you are getting the right stabilizer for your camera. For the money this steadycam can't be beat!
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I have a Canon EOS Rebel T3i. I don't know if it is too heavy or not, but the results I got were not good. I was not able to get a picture that was any better than hand held. Had I not had the glide gear for 30 days I would have returned it. I know it looks good on the Youtube video, but I wasn't able to get the same results and practiced many times. I would explore other options if I were you.
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That is the frustrating thing about this set up if you're just starting out building your gear kit. Its great together but taking that head off is pointless- however, you have options. While I reccomend buckling down, saving your cash, and buying the 502HD ($200) or 500ah ($170) to use on a tripod or slider, there are pan bases you can attach to the bottom of the 500 head like the feisol Pb-70. It has a 70 mm base which I believe will work with the 500 head you've got. However, it's clumsy and unreliable. Trust me. Appreciate that you have a great monopod setup, the best in fact. And that if you're considering a separate pan head for other video rigging, you'll want the 502HD, or the 500AH if you really must save $30.
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I regularly use a 5D3 w/28-70 or 70-200 2.8 on this slider atop a cheap ball head. I've also slid a c100 with a manfrotto fluid head without a problem. I'd say anything under 10lbs is fine, as long as the head you're using on it can bear the weight.
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To be totally honest I bought this Giottos for the purpose of using it on my glidecam HD4000 and it was not ideal. It didn't fit my other manfrotto plates like I was hoping and it was kind of stiff to slide in and out. I ended up returning the product and got the manfrotto version. Hope this helps!
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The filters are not made for a special camera or brand they are made for a specific lens diameter. As the GH2 is a camera with interchangable lens you need to check on your lens the diameter look for a crossed O or 0 and a number after it have to say 52mm
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I use this pan/tilt head for a Canon HG10. That is okay. I put my Nikon with a Sigma 75-300 telezoomlens on it, but that was too heavy in tilting the heavy lens. The body with a standard 35-70 mm Nikkor lens was okay. The head is not always smooth in panning or tilting for video. It is a valuable tool for setting to the correct pan or tilt position and then shooting from the fixed position.
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I have ultra-slim carbon fiber sticks that I use while hiking and the strap works well. 99% of the time I have a glidecam back there. If you have a larger commercial tripod, you'll have problems.