As you can see we added a little black paint to spiff it up a bit. This puppy is rock-solid and is now my favorite piece of gear. You gotta love DIY, and thanks to the guy who originally posted the info!
DIY stabilizer re-visited
Good things are worth repeating. Back in April, Mike posted about a DIY stabilizer, similar in style to the Manfrotto Fig Rig. I've had that post bookmarked ever since, and finally a couple weeks ago set out to build it. I picked up all the parts needed at Lowes for around $14 and then I went home, cut all the pvc pipe and built it all by myself drove up to my parents house, showed my dad the picture and he had it built in about an hour. I added a quick-release plate and this thing will fly my VX2100 or PD170 with ease.
As you can see we added a little black paint to spiff it up a bit. This puppy is rock-solid and is now my favorite piece of gear. You gotta love DIY, and thanks to the guy who originally posted the info!
As you can see we added a little black paint to spiff it up a bit. This puppy is rock-solid and is now my favorite piece of gear. You gotta love DIY, and thanks to the guy who originally posted the info!
Reader Comments
(Page 1)3. I used the Manfrotto 3299 RC2 adapter with 3157N plate: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=149686&is=REG&addedTroughType=search
It's small, plus I already use this adapter on a monopod and shoulder mount, so I wanted to stay consistent with the plates.
Posted at 11:40PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Sheila Ward
1. neat!
Posted at 1:21PM on Nov 20th 2006 by baboo