India ebay Magic Kit Flycam? Junk?

[Larry Vaughn]

I have a quetion. I think as previously mentioned there is one Indian seller under several names. dvaccesory23 is one. I was going to get one of the fake steadicams, but first ordered a blimp, which appears to be a Sennheiser clone. After purchase, I asked them how it was shipped, and they told me "yesterday...

So two days later I asked them again if it had shipped and got the same exact message. So far I have no other info from them, they won't tell me the shipping method or how it should arrive or when.

For you who have bought things from them, perhaps you can tell me what I am asking.

Also, even for the blimp, there are several different prices for the same item.

Am I going to regret my purchase? Not sure if the $115 w shipping purchase is going to work out, so why would I want to spend more on the more expensive things from the same seller?

[paul johnson]

I've had a few things from them - A matte box, and dds and ends and am probably going to buy one of the latest versions of the Flycam.

One item from India took a couple of days o the UK, another took a week. Considering our Royal Mail easily take similar times to ship within the UK, I don't think you need to worry. I also reckon t's almost certainly a language problem - I asked them about the differences in their products, and got a very strange response - but I realised that they just didn't quite understand my version of English. I asked the question again, using short precise sentences, that perhaps to us, looked rather blunt and unfriendly, but I got back the answers I wanted. The people I emailed urned out to be the manufacturers - who sell under different names in different territories, but it gets blurred because of the web selling they do.

There are currently 3 versions, all with the same sled, but different arms. The original, a similar version with slots that the spring settings can be seen, and the latest version with more skeletal arm with pads on top. In addition the angle the arm leaves the vest mount is adjustable in the latest versions. Price is very similar.

The only problem I've ever had is that the matt box flap is a little easy to bend, but the matt box itself is pretty good. Annoyingly, the adaptor ring, used to attach it to the lense, is a bit deep, meaning the hood is a little too far from the front glass, meaning the corners just start to vignette on the widest setting - once you're aware of it, it isn't a problem. If I had bought the 'railed' version, then the box itself would be in the right place.

I'm away on projects for the next month or two, but will be buying one of the flycams - when I do, I'll d a proper review - but it will be April before I'm back.

[Justine Haupt]

Any new news? That new arm definately looks much nicer. For one it actually apears to be aluminum (not steel).

And if the vest is light weight and built for women, than that's good for me.

I honestly think some of the posters here are being overly critical of this stabilizer. The truth is, no one else is selling a two-arm unit that's as hefty as this for that kind of price. And for the home builders, modifying and improving this stabilizer might certainly be desireable as opposed to starting from scrath -- I mean, the price is amazing, even for something that's not perfect!

I'm surprised more people haven't commented on the sled. For one, it looks nicer than the glidecam one, with the exception of the yoke. Nicer adjustments, certainly (look at the area where it mounts to the camera -- not sure the technical name). So even if it needs some fixing-up, what's an extra, say, $100-$200 put in when what you might wind up with is a really nice system?

I'm very curious to see some footage from someone who's good with a stabilizer already. I've used handheld ones in the past (like the Merlin), and being a physics student, I seem to really have nack for it. The footage looked smoother than some footage I've seen from body-mounted systems, and I realized the magic truly isn't in the arm (which needs only to take the tremendous weight off your arms without introducing too much coupling to your steps), but in the sled. And well balanced, any gimbal with a rod stuck through the middle (eloquent, I know) should make a good sled when properly (and I mean really properly) set up. It seems like a lot of operators just get fed up with the physics, and dont really give things a good chance.

Ok, haven't posted here in forever, but there ya go!

~Justine Elaine

[Dennis Watson]

I just found this Youtube video using the India built 6000 flycam from Cinceity  and so far its the best video yet using their stuff. What is that camera?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPUB9pziP8

[Job Scholtze]

Shakes in hos running shots. I guess that topstage could use some work

[Charles King]

Shakes in hos running shots. I guess that topstage could use some work

Job is right. There is movement in the top stage. Either not secure properly or screw loosen but something is not right. Good eye Job.... hope you're well.

[Dennis Watson]

I talked a little bit to that dhxstudios and he said he had to totally rebuild the topend and also his camera is 20 pounds.
Thats probably pushing that unit with that much weight.