Steady Cam for 5D mark II

As I get more into video, I realize it is a whole different set of tools needed. Not only on the software side(Premiere Pro has been a steep learning curve), but on the hardware side too. One of the things I really needed was some kind of steady cam. Some of the steady cams out there are terribly expensive. I found Johnny Chung Lee's site http://steadycam.org/. Here he goes through detailed instructions on how to build your own. I built mine today...grand total of $22 here in Alaska. Here is a shot of it holding my 40D.

I am looking forward to trying it out tomorrow. I will let you know by posting the resulting videos.

Mike
www.akphotograph.com