Glidecam Body Pod, Body Mounted Stabilization Support Accessory For The 2000 Pro, 4000 Pro, HD-1000, HD-2000 or HD-4000 Stabilizers

2015-03-23T21:00:00

It is cheaply made and the shoulder straps are kind of useless. You may need a chest strap that kepps the shoulder straps from falling off your shoulders.

LUIS P.

2013-01-01T19:00:00

As I stated in the title, what I mean is, that if you have a larger camera setup, (heavier too) using the Glidecam alone does require some good arm strength, but the Body Pod helps greatly with the ability to carry the camera without killing your strong arm, as it displaces the weight across the belt and the shoulder straps, increases the ability to move around a little without having to buy the high end vest setups too. A decent value for the price, especially if your just starting up.

BRIAN C.

2011-09-03T21:00:00

The Glidecam is a great stabilization product for your video cameras. The Glidecam has a solid construction build, it is easily balanced (once you really learn how), and it creates wonderfully smooth shots. There is a learning curve to it, so if you have never used one before do not expect to start shooting smooth video out of the box.The manual is something to be desired. It explains how to balance it, but it's not enough. I found a great collection of videos online that someone created just for this product. They actually recorded a Glidecam representative showing how to balance the product. If anyone would like a link to these videos, contact me:don[@]The body pod, now that's another story. While the Glidecam is heavy and hard on the arms, the body pod is supposed to take a lot of the weight off of your arms by transferring the weight to your body. In theory it works just fine, but the body pod has a few design flaws. The shoulder straps should be connected together in the back, so that you wear it more like a vest rather than just two straps that wrap up over your should and under your arm pit. Without the straps connected at the back, the Glidecam kind of leans forward, and the straps tend to want to slide off of your shoulders. I modified my body pod to wear more like a vest.

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