Canon T2i and Glidecam Mini Edit

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For those who wanted to see a Glidecam and Canon T2i in action, here it is. Granted this was my first time using the glidecam pretty much once it was closely balanced. I had to add weight to the top of the base plate in order to get the camera close to the balance point (it's pretty light with the 18-55mm lens). At night the footage is even decent in low light with the kit lens. A little grainy but overall not bad.

Where are you? from Matt Stambaugh on Vimeo.

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Glidecam 1000 pro. Like I said, due to the light weight of the T2i and kit lens, I had to add three large washers to the top plate (superglued together and added velcro attachments). And the two smallest washers on the bottom.
 
The night shots were shot at 1/60, iso was set on auto but was up at about 800 sometimes 1600, aperature was at 4.0 and the frame rate was 60p. I imported the video into a 24p sequence and slowed the 60p down 40% which gives it a smooth slow motion shot (at least I think so).

The day shots were shot at 1/60 and 60p. Aperature was at 22 and the frame rate was 60p.

I understand that shooting at each frame rate you should be about double on the shutter speed, but I was just messing around to see the outcome.
 
Invest in a nice fisheye, macro, and a bigger lens (basically one or the other depending on what you're shooting). It is worth the money.
 
If someone could help me out on my thoughts here that would be great.

Since I was shooting at a pretty low speed and not many fast objects or pans, it turned out ok since it was at 1/60. However if I was shooting skiing for instance and faster speeds, it would've turned out blurry and would've needed to be at least at 1/120?
 
i dont know much about the camera settings but I will comment on the use of the glide cam. Yes the shots were smooth but they were still very very jittery. I know you had weight issues and the fact the t2i is very small. blah blah. i am going to say learn how to use the glide cam properly, you are suppose to be able to throw it around without the camera budging basically. ALl i can say is read the manual and learn exactly how to set it up and hold it so your hand doesn't fuck shit up, which it seemed to do here (the hand that is on the glide cam not the handle). After about 2 weeks with mine i thought it was going to be sick until i realized how much work it was to get right, then again i am lazy. So good luck, but just make sure you balance it near near perfect and learn how to hold so its not floating on its own but you also don't want it to show your hand controlling it. sorry for the criticism, id just like you to get it right cause glide cam can produce some dope shit if done right. kevin steen is good at it :)
 
this is sick dude, just got a t2i the other day for grad, wondering if the glidecam 1000 pro is worth picking up...for ski stuff next year at least?
 
youre gonna wanna keep your shutter angle pretty much doubling the frame rate.... so 60p at 1/125 and 24p at 1/50...
also, im not saying that importing 60p to a 24 time line is wrong, but you should try dropping 60p into a 60p timeline and slow it down to 50%. and then you can also drop in 24p shots in the same timeline at 100% and be able to use both. just play around and see what looks the best to you.
 
I was shooting racecars at 60p and 1/125 yesterday. The cars turned out blurry in every shot. Should I shorten the shutter speed for special occasions like this or what?
 
fuck man... sounds tough... ive seen shots of racecars with 7 and 5ds, so i know its possible. i would say, either try and play with your shutter speeds slightly and try to not do any static shots where the cars are blazing straight across your camera. try lots of angles where the cars are coming towards you and angles where you can get good solid pans to cut down on the blurriness of the cars. Also, make sure you are exporting properly, your first edit has some extra blur in it that isnt from the slowed down shutter it looks like... looks more like a weird exproting/converting problem.
 
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