How to find common stabilizer issues + Possible solutions
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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For those who've bought the laing P-04, there are a few tricks you will need to do for it to be smoother. I got my first one and it had lots of left/right movement, especially with small slow movements. I replaced the grease with oil, but it never got better. The seller sent me a new gimbal piece. I promptly replaced the grease with literally a drop of sewing machine oil (after I had cleaned the bearing with contact degreaser). It has made a thousand percent improvement. Its still not a tiffin Steadicam, but it is usable now.
Feel free to message me for more details on the procedure.
thanks for the info.
might be worth picking up some PTFE spray. most oils are still too thick.
I looked for that spray and couldn't find any, hence going with sewing machine oil. It has Teflon and is super light. One drop works great!
Good choice in using a drop of light oil, ptfe is good for the support arm but not for the gimbal. Although most seasoned operators still prefer lisigav.
freshkleensucks
I was told to use PTFE by glidecam's staff, and it worked far better than the normal oils i tried.
i don't know everything about oils but this is just my own experience.
great video as always cheers Colin
Thanks. :)
Hi Greatly enjoyed your laing p-4 review, you do by far the best reviews on the net. Keep up the good work! I Occasionally do vehicle tracking shots hanging out of the boot of a tracking vehicle being followed by the 'star' car. These shoots are often on public roads which means me and my camera are often bounced around which isn't a good look on the movie! Would a Laing help this problem? and if so can it be use upside down to get the DSLR very close to the tarmac?
thanks. :)
yeah I think it will help, although I've not tried that kind of shot myself.
and yes it can be used upside down no problem. I think I have shown the method using the hd1000 and Monocam in some old videos. you just shorten the pole a tiny bit until it flips.
I purchased my first stabilizer (laing p-4) and am too new at it to really know what I'm doing, but I feel I'm getting better at balancing it.
However, I've noticed that once it's balanced, if I quickly move it left to right as I've seen you do, it does seem to stay reasonably vertical with no problem, but it will spin a little bit, normally clockwise. Any idea what this could be? Gimble issue? Maybe not fully balanced?
I'm pretty sure I've had it too long to return it, so I'm hoping it's just something I'm dong wrong, or that can be fixed. I thought maybe it was an oil issue, but I would think the spinning would be more random rather than mostly clockwise.
Thanks for creating your video reviews and tutorials - always enjoy them.
hey
yeah i would suspect the oil. easiest way to check is to move the handle around the pole and see how much it follows you.
can you mention the brand of ptfe that glidecam recommended? also, as far as glidecam, you don't recommend removing the oil/grease/clean pan bearing then adding ptfe once every few months?
Yes I think they said super-lube brand is what they use.
And no, Glidecam HD does not need changing unless you get something in there like dirt.
Hey Nitsan you said that its better to expand the length of the lower balance what is the outer diameter of that tube. Because im considering to buy that "exact" product in different brand name hahaha. TNX for help bro keep it up
Hey. On my one this was exactly 15mm. So standard rig rods fit in perfectly.
The chinese can copy almost anything so just because it looks the same doesn't mean it is exactly the same. I have no idea what the bearing quality and alignment will be like on other ones.
But in that exact product is it adjust table?
adjustable in what way?
Hi Nitsan, I'm really interested in purchasing a stabilizer for my gopro. I've seen your reviews of the iglide, xcam, etc. they all seem really good. I am willing to pay up to $500, I was wondering, what are the top 4 stabilizers that you would recommend?
at that price I'd go with the hd-1000.
no stabilizer is perfect but this has the smoothest and most accurate gimbal, especially for smaller cameras. you'd need to add a bit of weight at the top though since the gimbal doesn't go up and down.
Hey Nitsan! How many cm are your bottom rails here?
i'm not sure, sorry. maybe 18 inch or so.
Hi, I (foolishly) bought a cheap stabilizer and the point where the handle attaches to the bearings (The U-Shaped part with the 2 screws on it) has a bit of movement in it, I can shift it and it throws the balance way out. I tried tightening it but it's already tight and there's probably 1-2mm of movement in it. Would you consider this something I can't solve myself?
In general I would say it's not really possible to get professional results with those cheap ones. You could maybe add some small washers to stop the movement but it would still be a crap stabilizer.
I'd look for a good gimbal or a glidecam hd1000.
ua-cam.com/video/_8Vq9NlEITo/v-deo.html
Here's a clip of what it's doing.
You're right, but unfortunately in Australia I can't find outlets that sell Flycam or Glidecam. My options were limited to the Neewer (rebrand) Yelangu S60 one, which I purchased and am enjoying as I learn. But it seems too large for my a6000+10-18 payload, so I bought the S40 and crossed my fingers. I was thinking a washer may help, but may 'stick' a bit and cause the stabilizer to move as I do.
Do you have any other brand recommendations I may find in Australia?
Hey Nitsan,
I go the Laing P 04 S (!) edition and I have the problem with the friction (maybe because of the oil) mentioned in your video at round about 3:10.
However my edition has got a dust cover for the gimble and I do not want to break my unit. My footage always looks not perfect because there is a lot of movement from the left to the right making it not looking smoothly.
It's bad oil. You can extend the weights out, possibly change the oil or maybe return it.
Nitsan Simantov Yes, but the P 04 S has a dust cover plate which is ( I think) not removable. What is that "bottom plate" used in your video? Is that a custom solution to extend the weights?
FrozenSkiller
in this video there's no mods done to the stabilizer, but you can see my other stabilizer mod videos on the channel.
I have no idea how to open your stabilizer, but so far i have never seen one I couldn't open and then re-assemble.
Nitsan Simantov So what stabilizer is this, because I thought it would be a laing.
FrozenSkiller
It's the Kovacam. I added a link in the description.
Hi Nitsan, Your tutorials are absolutely fantastic. I have one issue here. I hope You'll have a time to help me here.
The issue: I bought this steadicam s60 carbon fiber on ebay. It's totally Chinese,but I thought It will have at least normal gimbal, so why I choose it instead of really small multi-functional steadicam-monopods. The main issue is, the bearing wobbles so it loses it balance constantly. I can't return it back to seller (it's a long story). What can I do? Is there any way to replace the bearing, or it is not a good idea? There is no screws to fine tune it. I can record a video to show it to You. Thanks in advance.
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Hey.
The problem is, it's not the bearing, it's the part that holds it. I don't know how you could make an accurate one at home.
Best to just sell it on ebay, of course make sure you mention it's not very good.
There are ways to make crap stabilizers a bit better, like changing the oil in the bearing, extending the weights to the sides, lowering the weights a bit, and I've seen some people use lead tape to balance out their gimbal on some Flycam units, but I don't know the exact method. You can search for tutorials on that.
Thanks for a quick reply! When I receive it, it was not so wobbling.... How do You think, what if I drip a drop of glue between the bearing and the part that holds it? You are right, the bearing is solid, but the metal part is moving back and forth for few millimeters.
I'll try to sell it later, I just need it for trip, that's why I bought it... (sorry for bad English)
Glue would probably ruin the bearing.
If you need to put something between the pieces, use some thin material that you can remove if you need to. Thin metal would probably be best.
Really love your channel, especially in stablizers Section. BTW this is the video link about using lead tape for unperfect gimbal system, for those who are not using Glidecam.
ua-cam.com/video/TVMm8TPjcEQ/v-deo.html
thanks very much! :)
Really shouldn't have bought a cheap stabiliser, it has nearly all of these problems :/
yeah the really cheap ones can be very bad.
Yeah, I'm thinking of getting the mono cam, would you recommend it?
***** I think id prefer the kovacam
Ah nice, I'll look into it ;)