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Glidecam 2000 or Glidecam 4000? Help..
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Ok so I'm going to invest into a glidecam because their shots are unparallelled to a hand held grip. That being said, I want to know if I should get the 2000 or the 4000. I have a Canon 7D, and I do all my follow cams with my Tokina 11-16mm lens, which puts my total camera weight roughly at 3-3.5lbs range, which is perfect for to 2000. BUT, I aslo have a Canon 70-200mm IS 2.8 II, which puts my weight right over 6lbs, and right out of the range of the 2000's 2-6lb range. So should I get the 4000, ad spend the extra money to accommodate my telephoto, or should i not even be using a glidecam with that lens on anyway. I'm on somewhat of a budget, I don't want to spend extra cash when I don't need to. Lastly HD or Pro, what do you guys think, the users of these products, because I really don't know anything, and unlike some of the people on NS, I'm not going to pretend like I do lol.
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Well you shouldn't be using a 70-200 on a glidecam so the 2000 would do fine. I haven't used one but I hear the HD version is worth the extra money.
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2000. You will never use your 70-200 on your glide cam.
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unless you're a glidecam wizzard
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even at 70 that is LONG, i did some long shots with my hvx but they were hardly usable and were probably around 80-100mm to take a random guess. Its not easy and rarely works.
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Yea true. Its possible for sure just not the easiest, especially for someone whos never used a glidecam
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thanks guys, like I said, I didnt know if you could even use the 70-200mm on the glidecam, so what, 2000 HD? Is that the right choice?
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Personal opinion here, but the PRO series are crap. HH series is phenomenally easier to nail the balance dead on, whereas with the PRO you spend a lot of time being "close enough."
If you plan on using a DSLR only, get the HD2000. If you plan on using video cameras with it, or plan on upgrading to a video camera soon, get the HD4000.
Technically, using a 70-200 is possible, but its extremely hard and takes lots of skill. I've only seen it done successfully in a few rare instances, and that involved $10k Steadicam systems instead of cheap handheld Glidecams, so I wouldn't bank on using it.
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word, well thanks for the input guys, I think the solid choice is the 2000 HD, I'm def sticking to my dslr, so no need for the 4000.
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