Originally posted by FullertonImages
Sounds logical. It is pretty freaking light. Guess it comes down to where weight vs. durability vs. polar pattern fall on the buyer's priority list.
How are you with that steadicam? I've only tried those a few times for a few minutes, and they sure feel squirrelly. There appear to be quite the learning curve before you can actually get smooth shots.
I do okay with it. One thing though. You always get smooth shots

By that I mean, yeah, you may be moving it around but those movements are smooth and easy to view even though you didn't hold it well. In other words, a bad day with the steadicam cam is better than a good day without one when it comes to viewing the results. Once I was walking backwards shooting and broke the golden rule of watch where you're going and stepped off a small, three-rung stair step. I almost bit it but I held on from falling. When I viewed the video of that event, it looked like I floated down those stairs even though I was stumbling from loss of balance.
Wind can be a problem. I throws the balance off. And it does take practice to hold the gimbal with your fingers to counter the wind and not have jerkiness since you now are nulling the steadicam effect some. And you are always adjusting it. Amazingly, even changing the focus on the lens will change the balance. You get quicker and better at re-balancing it with use.