Taking a Glidecam Workshop - 'A wimp's review'

[Charles King]

I've posted pics of the workshop guys. Just look below by first post for the link. Enjoy! 

[Job Scholtze]

..The man has taste. 

 - Mikko

Thank you mikko, i know i have

Hey Charles,

Hows your back? Funny thing is guys, he had that problem the first day, little less the next day ( with light setups ) and when the test came, he had no problems at all. Even with the heavy setup Its that certificate i guess Well, it was very nice to have you over, and i am proud of your results in only 3 days. In fact, i am proud of all students. 3 days is not much time, but one hell of an improvement. You guys worked for it, keep that up and your all will be fine ops. Pascal and i did enjoy it, but boy, i am tired.

Later all

Job

[Charles King]

Weird eh?? Oh well. I'm going to get my back checked out and verify that it's okay to continue. After that, it's plenty practice for me Thanks again Job. You and Pascal did a fine job. Tired you say. Well, you worked us completely. See at the IBC

[Morgan Lowndes]

Hi Charles just wondered how you felt the v25 handled compared to the gold
cheers
morgs

[Charles King]

Hi Charles just wondered how you felt the v25 handled compared to the gold
cheers
morgs

Well, I found the V25 arm to be smoother than the gold arm but I prefered the gold sled over the v25. Of course it had more features and adjustments capability than the v25. Of course, it cost more. Regardless, for the price, the V25 it is a very sound investment for medium range weight for those with a resaonable amount to spend.

How much weight do you intend to fly? Max that is?

[Morgan Lowndes]

charles, im expecting my v25 tomorrow so was just curious how it stood up to the gold!
interesting how you found the arm so smooth, must be a good sign.
thanks for sharing the pics and stuff, glad to see you enjoyed the workshop
morgs

[Charles King]

No problem Morgan. When you finally get your rig you will find out yourself. That's if you had ever tested the gold before. Any way, you made a good choice. Good luck and fly safe.

[Morgan Lowndes]

thanks charles.
ive never tried a gold, or a v25 either. have flown all the other respectable brands so hoping it will stand up to what im expecting!
ps. been reading this site for a while and have to say, some of the stuff that is being made and shared recently on this site is seriously impressive, especialy that fiberglass bm vest... awesome
morgs

[Charles King]

Thank you for the kind remark Morgan. Glad you are finding the forum interesting. We do try to mix'em up a bit. Thanks for being here. BTW, what are the otherrigs you've tried? Just curious.

[Morgan Lowndes]

did a workshop with mkv in manchester,uk, earlier this year, and there was a lot of kit there, we used steadicam, mk-v, sachtler, klassen, gpi, hardmount, crane step off etc...
we got to try a lot of kit and our course video was filmed by the mkv dudes using the handsfree and alien revolution... very eye opening, and a bit like steadicam heaven!
anyway, will let you know how i get on with new v25... already have a few mods in mind and been searching the hbs archives for ideas and tips!
best
morgs

[Charles King]

Great to hear Morgan. you will enjoy your new rig. Mods are always possible with the V25. Don't forget to show us whenever you mod your rig.

[Alan Dague-Greene]

Ha! I love the sleeping pic. Bravo, Charles! No doubt you are being humble, but I'm glad it was rewarding and that you were proud of the work you did.

[Alan Dague-Greene]

Re: no running. Who is the runner in that clip? My god, those legs!!

[Charles King]

Re: no running. Who is the runner in that clip? My god, those legs!!

This was something someone else did. Pascal found it on the net. The guys was using a master rig.

[Eran Dan]

Hello everyone:
just wanna say that it was great to work with you all in this workshop, job and pascal thanks for the patient and the time you gave us . I learn allot and will start practice as soon as I'll get my v25, also I'm back to the war here and hopefully it will not keep going for along time. 
keep you all in touch and see how progressive will get at the next year or so.
great pics Charles thank's : you are a funny person///

job let me know hot the scanner is working for you and send me some pics too;
regards
Eran
www.g-crane.com