User manual

Steadiseg User Manual Chris Fawcett 2013/06
6.1 Adjusting the Hard-Mount
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The Steadiseg hard-mount is strong and adaptable, and is designed to work in
either regular or goofy orientation. You can adjust the assembly such that the
block is in a variety of positions, but unless you are shooting a simple tracking shot
over a smooth surface, you must leave leaning room between yourself and it. If
the block is too close to your hip, you cannot turn effectively towards the hard-
mount side. Worse, if you are on a rough surface, or traversing an incline, the hard-
mount can shove you off. You can place the block forward, but this limits shooting
off to the hard-mount side. If you place it to the rear, you limit the reach and the
boom range of the arm, and therefore your acceleration and cornering (see Rider
Detect Error). Probably the best position is to have the block level with where it
would be on the vest, but extended out to the side for clearance. To achieve this,
rotate the foot joint back 45 degrees, incline the ankle joint out in the same
direction, then angle the knee joint to bring the upper section to the vertical.
Adjust the height of the hard-mount black to taste.
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Leaving Room to Maneuver
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6.2 Mounting the Steadicam
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Orient the hard-mount block such that the mating hole points forward and inward
(315° or 45° for goofy), with the fore-aft adjustment knobs on the inside, as in the
photo on the previous page. If you are a back-mount vest user, you need to invert
the arm block to match. If you use a combination of back-mount vest and an arm
that does not readily disassemble, invert the hard-mount block instead, though this
is less satisfactory because the arm-block spring now rotates the arm towards you,
encouraging arm blocking (see section 6.3.1).
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