Steadicam ARCHER2, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Static Balancing
The Steadicam sled should be carefully balanced to help the operator
get the shot.
Before balancing, the sled should have the camera and battery
attached, all cables secured, and all accessories on board. Place
the camera c.g. about .75 inch (19mm) behind the centerline of the
telescoping posts.
Release the rod clamp
at the base of the
sled and pull out the
battery three or four
inches. Retighten the
battery rod clamps.
The camera mounting stage, monitor and battery
should all be properly aligned.
Release the proper clamp and rotate any section
that is out of alignment.
Mount the gimbal on the balancing stud. It’s a
good idea at this point to have an assistant hold
the C-stand. You need to balance the sled in
all three axes: fore-aft, side to side, and top to
bottom.
Pick the most out of balance axis and get that
close to being in balance, then work on another
axis. You may have to go back to tweak the
balance in any given axis several times.
When the sled is very bottom heavy, it has
a short drop time and it will require bigger
movements of a weight to properly balance the
sled.
When the sled is nearly neutrally balanced top to
bottom, very slight movements of the camera or
battery will have a large effect on balance. The
sled will behave differently depending on how
bottom heavy it is.
Static
Balancing
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