Guys,
Is anyone interested in building their own StediCam? I just threw one together last weekend. Some specialty parts like gimbals and bearings would have to be preordered so I'd need a commitment. I think its doable for under 30 or 40 bucks. I would try to do this before Christmas season fires up.
PS Almost forgot...below is a quick test by me stedicamming my dog Phoebe. Not perfect but decent considering that I was crouched low following her on an uneven grass surface and also playing tug-o-war with one hand while filming with w/ StediCam in other hand. (using Canon S90 with some built in image stabilization...did NOT allow YouTube to alter my video posting with their own cropping or stabilization)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_le_aAQlo
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