Thanks -- looks a bit better off Vimeo. Yeah, I've seen some people's stuff with serious gear that was worse which got me to wondering. Saw a Steadicam training class video where they had coaches, spotters, real Steadicam gear that was balanced, etc. and they were all over the place. Granted, with 40-200 hours of experience they'll rock.

Also read of some people struggling to get their Glidecam and others balanced -- even after six months!

After doing this video I had a total of maybe 20-30-minutes of experience. I need to learn to walk, watch where I'm going, watch verticals, the subject, etc. as I do this. Hopefully, I'll get better with experience, too. Johnny Chung Lee's stuff looks darn good and is as far as I will even need to go in stabilization.

You are a role model, sir. Probably going to make your version as well.

Sold my Steadicam JR.

I really like the lens. Bought it for a larger HD camera and it passed my tests with it. The downsides are no threads on the front and it's about 93mm on the front so getting a commercial hood isn't easy.

I got a few requests so I just made a quick video with the Sony lens: vimeo.com/1587276

If you pause the video at about 1:08 you should be able to see how I connected things. The piece that I connected to the monopod using the clamps is called a "clip tee", I called it a snap connector and use them to connect PVC based flats and other things I made together. Hope this helps.