Adding weight to the top of a glidecam?

steezyjibber

steezyjibber

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Sorry if this question has been asked a million times. I don't frequent this forum too much.

I never really mastered my Glidecam 200 Pro0/T3i setup, and now I'm determined to get it right with my GH4.

I'm using:

Glidecam 2000 Pro

Panasonic GH4

Tokina 11-16 with ND filter

Rode Videomic Pro

Here's what I know:

Adding more weight to the bottom makes for easier stabilization. Cool, so I can add a lot of weight down there. But I need more weight at the top. The GH4 is such a small camera.

Any ideas for adding weight to the top of the glidecam? I'm not really sure what to do...I already have a mic up there. Right now my best idea is adding a battery grip, but that's just more money...

Looking for a more ghetto way I guess...like once of those weight bracelets for running or something.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
I saw the dude from Indie Mogul add some ceramic plates to the top for more weight... maybe that would work?
 
You can buy the top plate weights from b&h or you can take off weights from the bottom? Or zip tie washers to the top, I've seen people do that
 
I have a GH2 on a glidcam 2000 hd which is even lighter then a GH4. Putting ceramic tiles underneath the quick release system helped me a lot.
 
13035506:j.benziger said:
I have a GH2 on a glidcam 2000 hd which is even lighter then a GH4. Putting ceramic tiles underneath the quick release system helped me a lot.
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Did you do this with glue?
 
Go buy an extra weight plate from b and h. Glidecam makes them and they have holes and everything. I have two of them but have only put one on the glidecam so far. Really cheap and useful
 
Use the leftover weights that came with the glidecam. Make a platform out of them (two stacks in-line with the lens) and mount the QR on that. Works like a charm.
 
13036586:lIllI said:
Use the leftover weights that came with the glidecam. Make a platform out of them (two stacks in-line with the lens) and mount the QR on that. Works like a charm.
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This is exactly how I have mine set up and it works perfectly.
 
Also, I just went to the hardware store and they had like ten different ways to add weight. I just decided to get a heavy-ish plate thing

I put the plate on the top of the glidecam and then put my Quick release thing on top, got a longer 1/4 bolt and attached as usual
 
Hey there, so I don't understood what you don't like, and what you specifically want to do. At the moment I have Flycam Redking with Canon 80D Sigma 18-35mm. And I didn't have problems yet. Maybe you should look for a camera with glidecam that will fit to each other, in other words perfectly combined so you won't have any problems in future. Look on this site, here are many glidecam and gimbal reviews maybe you'll find solving your problem or something interesting for yourself.

**This post was edited on Sep 27th 2019 at 10:49:05am
 
I rocked the same exact setup and had sort of the same issue. One way I tried to ghetto rig it was a bolt /nut combo going down through each corner of the cheese plate and then put on as many washers as you need to balance it out, just make sure everything is tight. This was the easiest way I could think of to add weight on the cheap while ensuring an even weight distribution on the top so balancing isn't a total beyoootch.
 
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