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#6 Handling Your Glidecam HD-2000
Before you operate and film things with your HD-
2000, you will need to know how to handle it.
When handling your HD-2000 you will use on
hand to hold onto the handle and the other hand to
gently guide the Camera in the direction you wish
to shoot. We call the hand that holds the handle,
the “Holding Hand” and the hand that aims the
Camera for tilting and panning etc. the “Guiding
Hand.”
When holding the handle of your Glidecam HD-
2000 you will need to: 1) hold it firmly, and 2)
hold it either in the middle or at the bottom of the
handle. Which position you choose will depend
on the kind of shots you are shooting. For normal
shooting hold the handle in the middle (see Photo
#45. For shots that require aiming the Camera
either up or down or sideways, hold the handle
firmly at the bottom. This will allow the “yoke”
part of the gimbal to twist around without hitting
your hands or your knuckles.
When you handle your Glidecam HD-2000 you
will want to use your “Guiding Hand” to gently
hold onto either, the point just below the yoke and
bearing assembly, (see Photo #46) or an area
down by the BASE PLATFORM (see photo#53).
These two areas allow for easy control of the HD-
2000 when in use. Which position you choose
will depend on the kind of shots you are shooting.
For normal Shooting hold the HD-2000 at the
point just below the yoke and bearing assembly
(see Photo 46). This will allow you to subtly aim
the Camera without disturbing the Camera’s
upright position. It is this position that will allow
you the smoothest shots when walking or running
with the unit during normal shooting.
NOTE
:
Make sure that your guiding hand and
holding hand do not touch either the bearing
assembly or the yoke during shooting, for doing so
can cause unstable shooting. For unconventional
shots, like ones that require aiming the Camera
either straight up or down, or sideways, hold onto
the HD-2000 on the lower part of the post or down
near the weights (photo #53). This will allow your
guiding hand to have a greater degree of control
over the HD-2000 while shooting very erratic shots.
Photo #45 shows you the correct way to hold the handle;
however, remember that you should always
use both
hands
when using the HD-2000 as shown in Photo #46.
Notice how the “Guiding Hand” does not touch the main
bearing assembly or yoke, which can be seen just slightly
above the fingers of the “Guiding Hand” in Photo #46.
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