keep practicing :-)

Pretty sweet. I have been debating on getting one of these since I do almost all my home videos hand held.

How do you like the merlin ?

Wow - pretty trick.

Take it out for a test drive and post it here. I'd like to see the 24p cinematic look, and add music.

hmmm... i know what i'm saving up for.

Ditto.

Hi Neil, here is Jiri. I thought steadycam with DOF adapter will not works, but I see - it works! My plan is buy a U-fly (it's cheaper). How do you like Merlin and how much is it?

Smooth, my want list just keeps growning. Thanks Twoneil. Out of curiosity, what computer system set up do you use? I am begging to wonder if my laptop is going to be able to handle video editing with this camera.
Perhaps someone could shed some light in this fir me?
My set up is:

Dell Inspiron 9400
Intel Core 2 CPU
T5600 @ 1.83GHz
988 MHz, 0.99 GB of RAM

Running:
Windows XP Media Center Edition, Version 2002, Service pack 2

Your knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

Fun little toy there :)

what file you export your vids at?

Cool))

What kind of 35mm adapter is that?

Hi man...I've noticed that with the diy35mm, the vignette isn't as bad on some videos as others. Is this simply because there is not enough light or that the cam operator isn't locking the aperature...F1.8. Thanks, and great work.

so... what if I would prefer to spend my money on one of your DOF adapters, and make a poor man's steady cam instead,.... do you think it will do the trick? THe merlin is ridiculous in price!!!

I can see some interlacing artifacts when moving the cam from left to right (saw-effect). IF the pulldown is done, does it remove them all or do you see a little bit of artifacst. I want to buy me 2 hv30 and 1 of your 35mm adapter.

Take a look, I finished my Steadicam DIY.
With my canon HV30 25p, 2 weights are good.
One (0.2 lb) on front and one (0.2 lb) on back.
vimeo.com/1557228
Maybe your weights are too heavy with your cam.

In this very moment I'm so badly crying because I chose glidecam 2000 pro instead of this, because the hv30 is so light, even with all the weights taped on the camera it still is too light.

I tried my glidecam with a sony pd170 camera and it was so good.

amazing control !

amazing...How do you set the dovetail plate? i asked you on a hv20 thread but i'll also try here, i just get the merlin and my tests don't work a this moment if you have tips to se it up, they're welcome...thx

How to you set your cam upside down?

what 35mm adapter can i use best for the hv20? and how expensive is it?

where yo get the Steadicam from