Oh, this explains the Merlin 2 price drop...
I was wondering the other day why Steadicam had dropped the price on the Merlin 2 to $399, and here's a video from News Shooter.com at IBC on the answer: the Steadicam Solo which was previewed at NAB, and should be shipping in November for.....$499.
Watch this interview Dan Chung of News Shooter has with Robin Thwaites of Tiffen/Steadicam.
This is interesting because:
1) You can see Dan is itching to ask some questions like "why is this is a lot cheaper than your usual gear?" and "are you worried about brushless gimbals?" (both questions he actually gets to.)
2) Some discussion of brushless gimbals vs Steadicam. Ignoring price (I don't think any brushless gimbal system other than home-built ones are close to $499) the issues that are highlighted are:
- Problems with up and down motion while walking (a problem that can also apply to Steadicam's if you don't have the vest and arm)
- Problems with accurate start and stop framing.
- Having a unit between you and the subject
- Battery power
3) They also briefly mention the Steadicam Curve for the GoPro Hero.
But just to be fair, here's a MōVI BTS
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