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[Closed] Mk3 DIY Camera Gimbal actually works

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3D printing the gimbal bit and the camera mount, the handle is a £2.50 selfie stick and the camera is an Olympus Tough Trek (or something suitably rugged sounding)


 
Posted : 02/05/2018 6:55 pm
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good work 🙂


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 9:44 am
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Need to add a flywheel to stabilise it a bit...


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 9:48 am
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You might want to consider something more like this. The counterweight below the ball pivot really does help damp pitch, yaw and roll.


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 10:01 am
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Do you have the footage from the camera? It still looked to be swaying around a good bit.


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 10:27 am
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I did have one with the weight below but it was quite bulky. I wanted something easy to carry around.

Here is the Mk 1

I will post some film from the camera on here shortly. Unfortunately I am on crutches so it is awkward to walk about filming. I will try some out of the window of the car perhaps.

Update later today


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 11:25 am
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Quick lunchtime road test


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 2:10 pm
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For my next project I am going to try and make a slider...

............wish me luck


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 3:51 pm
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Should you be using a mobile phone while driving? #pitchforks


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 4:21 pm
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Wasn't a phone it was a camera.

Also all  filming was done on closed roads of course.


 
Posted : 03/05/2018 6:13 pm

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