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Tennis ball image stabilizer

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October 18, 2009, 03:32:35 PM

Not quite as handy as the go-anywhere string stabilizer, but it might do in a pinch. The tennis ball stabilizer uses a lead weight inside the ball to help counteract movement of your camera along the same lines as a steady cam, although in a much more hacky way.

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Ginnypenny

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Reply #1 - October 19, 2009, 09:51:44 AM

that might be embarrasing to haul around....

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Reply #2 - October 19, 2009, 12:56:01 PM

Quote from: Ginnypenny on October 19, 2009, 09:51:44 AM

that might be embarrasing to haul around....

[grin] paint it to look like a bloodshot eye....

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Reply #3 - October 20, 2009, 01:28:34 PM

Ball head v1.0?

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Reply #4 - October 20, 2009, 04:33:11 PM

Depending on how well it worked, seems like some company would latch onto the idea and make it look more legit.

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Reply #5 - October 22, 2009, 09:00:51 AM

I dont get it.

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Reply #6 - October 22, 2009, 09:26:49 AM

Quote from: corfolio23 on October 22, 2009, 09:00:51 AM

I dont get it.

I am so glad someone else said this... I don't really understand how to use it either. Big Grin

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Reply #7 - October 22, 2009, 12:03:41 PM

Quote from: Ginnypenny on October 22, 2009, 09:26:49 AM

Quote from: corfolio23 on October 22, 2009, 09:00:51 AM

I dont get it.

I am so glad someone else said this... I don't really understand how to use it either. Big Grin

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Reply #8 - October 22, 2009, 08:50:13 PM

It is supposed to act like a counter balance to the weight of the camera. My opinion is that they are trying to change the center of gravity of the camera so it feels better while they are holding it.

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Reply #9 - October 22, 2009, 10:17:31 PM

Quote from: corfolio23 on October 22, 2009, 09:00:51 AM

I dont get it.

OK if you take a ball of steel that weighs the same as your lens and suspended it behind and below the camera it would make the entire camera heaver but balanced like it had no lens. That way, since its not front heavy you should be able to hold it steady easier.

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Reply #10 - October 23, 2009, 02:00:08 PM

Yeah, okay, I get it, I know what a counter balance is.
Couldn't shoot for long periods of time with it, my arm gets tired holding my camera with a small lens for very long.

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Reply #11 - October 23, 2009, 06:31:43 PM

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Couldn't shoot for long periods of time with it, my arm gets tired holding my camera with a small lens for very long

In theory, the counterbalance could make you able to hold the camera longer... but I only bring that up so that I can argue about something that is irrelevant (because that's what I do) Big Grin

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Reply #12 - October 24, 2009, 10:58:36 AM

lol, makes sense, I guess.

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