STEADY 3 - Camera stabilizer

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Now both are amazing designs, but one has stabilizing issues - it's extremely bottom heavy! To balance my camera, I had to attach weights to it. So, I built a cage around my camera and added some weights to it. Next, I adjusted the gyro up and down for perfect balance. I also installed a length-adjusting tube, allowing me to extend from 20' to 35'. Since my camera's weight was too light, I moved the gyro and handle down until I found the center of gravity, then extended my sled slightly downward until it was balanced. I removed all weights from the sled and added only one - a 50-gram weight on the front part. My camera is a Panasonic G7. I'm currently remixing this design with a quick release system that I purchased files for on CGTrader. I've just received the files, and I'm in the process of printing new quick-release plates. It'll likely be a challenge to attach them to my existing rigs, but I'll update you on the results once it's done.