Steadicam

[andygates]

$14 Steadycam The Poor Mans Steadicam

Here's a great little project that will make a counterweighted faux steadicam with little effort, cost or time.  I think that steadicam shots while riding would be a grand accompaniment to the handheld and head-cam stuff we're routinely seeing now, with loads of potential for stoker camera operators to wow the youtube masses...

Anyone tried it?

[clarion]

That's smart.

[Valiant]

I built one a while back which looked similiar I'll put my design up soon.

[redshift]

Add a couple of Anglepoise-style sprung arms and a detachable mounting on a game-fishing rod buttplate, and you've nearly got the real thing.  Just have to remember that your centre of gravity is now outside your body.   

For steadying on-bike shots, you might find you're better off with gimbals.

Those are expensive, but a couple of sets of bearings and some ingenuity could go a long way.

[JT]

Here's a more sophisticated version of a DIY steadicam:

http://www.yb2normal.com/DIYsteadicam.html