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Steadicam Merlin 2

£599.00

The Steadicam Merlin offers light, agile, seamless shooting for today's videographer. Ultra-light and ultra-compact, the Steadicam Merlin lets you "fly" wherever the scene takes you - up and down steps, indoors and outside, through crowds - almost anywhere, with precise, elegant control and ease. Its quick release mount lets you instantly swap camera connections between your Merlin and any tripod. Merlin's design significantly reduces fatigue - with a compact DV, balanced and ready to go, the Merlin weighs less than 1kg. Its rigid construction permits longer focal lengths than ever imaginable with a hand-held stabiliser. Merlin's unique dual extended weight system greatly increases inertial stability and its counterbalancing weight can be precisely adjusted to balance cameras from 200g to 2200g. The new patent-pending "Folding-Calliper" hinge allows instant fold-up - perfect for shoulder-mounted shooting - and just as quickly returns precisely for hand-held camera work. More

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Steadicam Merlin 2 Further Details

Main Features:

DV Compatible
Exclusive 6-Bearing Metal Gimbal Assembly
"Folding Calliper" Hinge
Patented 3-axis Gimbal Handle
Lightweight
Weighs less than 400g
Supports cameras from 200g to 2200g (up to 3200g with optional arm and vest - sold separately)
Affordable cost
Quick release mount
Ultra-compact folded design
Aluminium alloy upper and lower spars

The Steadicam Merlin Includes:

Base Unit
Removable Dovetail Plate
All Metal Construction
3-Position Lever Lock System
1 Start Weight
6 Middle Weights
2 End Weights
Camera Mounting Screw
Locating Pin

Optional Accessories:

Merlin Arm and Vest

Steadicam Merlin 2 Reviews

REVIEW SUMMARY

Steadicam Merlin

4.0

(based on 2 reviews)

Reviewed by 2 customers

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14/4/2012

4.0

Merkin steadicam review

By Wild hogs

from Leicestet

About Me Practical, Tech Savvy

Pros

Great technical results
Quality Construction

Cons

Hard To Set Up

Best Uses

Enhance Experience

Comments about Steadicam Merlin:

Fairly lengthy initial set up process (one off). Then a minor set up for each use. Once set up, and practised in its operation, then good results.

6/8/2010

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Steadicam Merlin

By Jimbad

from Yorkshire

About Me Tech Professional

Pros

Extremelty portable

Cons

Hard To Set Up

Best Uses

Tight spaces
Travelling Light

Comments about Steadicam Merlin:

The Steadicam Merlin is superbly constructed and comes with its own carry case. The setup DVD and manuals are easy to follow but setting up and balancing takes time and practice. Expect your first few outings with it to not be 100%. It's a trial and improvement system where you eventually click and then balancing becomes quick and painless. Best used for lighter cameras which causes issues in wind, in fact, just moving about causes enough wind resistance to cause camera wobble. You do however learn to overcome this by making micro adjustments as you're moving. The more weight you can add on, like wide angle adapters, bigger batteries etc, the better. It'll become more stable towards its maximum weight capacity. All said and done, it folds in half which makes it incredibly portable and easily fits inside the kit bag. It basically enables glides in conditions and spaces where a big rig simply couldn't go. If you need the shots in tight spaces and have the patience to dedicate yourself to learning how to balance and control the system, you simply can't buy better.

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Steadicam Merlin 2 Specifications

Type	Steadicam Kit
For use with	Camcorders up to 2.4kg
Colour	Black
Size	Folded: 8.9 x 5.1 x 27.9cm / Open: 8.9 x 8.9 x 34.3cm
Weight (g)	360

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Steadicam Merlin 2 Accesories

Included Accessories: Base Unit, Removable Dovetail Plate, 1 Start Weight, 6 Middle Weights, 2 End Weights, Camera Mounting Screw, Locating Pin

Product Code: PYD94 Manufacturer #: MERLIN-SE

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