read the ‘Balancing’ section to find out more about this as there’s reasons
to break these rules too!
It’s all about control and how much you can do without!
In other words when the payload is adjusted towards;
●
the firmest end
allows enough control to frame the shot easier
at the expense of more vertical movement in the footage and;
●
the softest end
has the potential to give you a shot that looks
‘like it’s on rails’ but until you master it you likely find it too hard
to control and you’ll lose your framing easily - It usually takes
some practice with the rig to master it - but if a guy like me with
a bung knee can do it then you can too!
Think of it in the same way that car suspension smooths out a bumpy road.
So too our suspension system does the same to your bumps.
Now consider the difference between the super soft suspension of a luxury
limo and the very rigid suspension of an off-roader.
In a luxury limo you barely feel any bumps and this is ‘Iso-Elastic’ suspension.
With the stiff suspension of the off-roader you feel the bumps a lot more and
this is more ‘Elastic’ or ‘springy’ suspension.
Handles
The handles are offset slightly towards the
rear so as to give a slight forward pre-load
to aid in reducing ‘forward / aft’ wobbles.
Secondly, there’s a slight lip at the top of
the handles that aids in positioning your
hands.
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User Guide - AirFlo Duo - 4th Axis Stabilizer - 20181209 ScottyMakesStuff.com
