Vide Camera Steadycam.

[crokett]

This isn't woodworking so I stuck it here. I found these plans for a steadycam

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/

It works on the same principle as me attaching a drogue behind my kites. Wondering if it would be more effective to use PVC instead of metal pipe? PVC is easier to work with and I have most of the fittings. My weight would be 3" pipe filled with sand. Since it is lighter I could make the weight on the end heavier and more of the mass differential is concentrated down at the weighted end. The lines I have for my kites to attach drogues are all as light as possible to concentrate the mass at the drougue. Some guys use fishing line.

[Mr__Bill]

I saw another version/idea. A strap attached to the tripod mount and you step on it. Steadies the camera rather well and is pocketable. I haven't shot vidio with it but for panoramas and zoom it's great.

Bill, buried under the fog on the Sunny Oregon Coast

[BobSch]

I saw another version/idea. A strap attached to the tripod mount and you step on it. Steadies the camera rather well and is pocketable. I haven't shot vidio with it but for panoramas and zoom it's great.

You can make one with a few feet of rope and a 1/4-20 eyebolt. Tie the rope to the eyebolt, screw the eyebolt into the camera and step on the other end of the rope. Pull up against it and presto, no shake.

[crokett]

Thanks guys. My brother is an amateur photographer and suggested the rope trick too. I will try that. I've already tried the elbow against my side trick but that doesn't work too well when you are laughing at what you are filming.