WATCH STEADICAM IN ACTION | Steadimate - S From Steadicam | BTS Ohana Fest 2019

Follow along with DRONEGEAR as they give you a BTS look at the 2019 Ohana Festival in California using the Steadicam Steadimate-S!

The Steadimate-S converts a handheld motorized gimbal into a full body-worn stabilizer system by attaching a mechanical gimbal collar/yoke and weighted base to the post of the gimbal. This allows a spring arm and vest to connect and assist the stabilizer, greatly improving the overall functionality and reducing operator fatigue.

The Steadicam arm reduces vertical bounce by providing z-axis stabilization, while the Steadicam vest provides operator comfort for long shots and long days by comfortably transferring all the weight across your torso and hips.

Add creativity to your work by smoothly pushing the camera all the way to the ground and back up with “Low Mode” capability. Increase panning finesse by performing smooth manual panning.

The Steadimate-S is available as a kit paired with either the Steadicam A-15 stabilizer arm (15lbs/6.8kg support) and Steadicam Aero vest, or the Steadicam A-30 stabilizer arm (30lbs./13.6kg support) and Zephyr vest for larger camera packages. The mechanical gimbal collar/yoke and weighted base are also available separately for use with existing 1/2” post stabilizer systems.

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There is a "Fundamental design flaw" and "quality issues" with this product. The clamp does not hold in place, the rubber pad glue is inadequate resulting in the clamp slipping on the ronin S and begins to scrape on the gimbal motor. If you pause the video @ 0:38 seconds you'll see that the clamp has slipped almost 2 cm's and the rubber pad has detached from the clamp and is visible. I have the same issue with mines.
Basically the clamp doesn't hold your gimbal in place due to the rubber pad glue on the interior of the clamp being inferior.
The Ronin S begins to slide downwards and eventually scrapes on the gimbal. This happened to me after 2 minutes of use.
I then watched this video and can see the exact same issue with this guys Steadimate S therefore it is apparent that they all are the same.
Wouldn't have expected this from a company such as Tiffen.
Serious flaws with this product that need to be addressed.