i saw this in another forum a couple of weeks ago but i cannot find it now. i want to know if anyone can tell me how i can but a handle on my optura 20 like the gl2 and the vx2000. if you have any pictuers or anything, that would be great.

Try searching for "bracket"? I think several threads have described brackets that wrap around from the base to the top to provide a handle, mount, and/or extra hotshoe.

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Have you found a handle yet? I've been searching all over the internet for the exact same type of handle and I can't find anything, not even a name. I tried to search for bracket and handle bracket on this site, but it didn't turn up much of anything. However I know that such an handle exists because I've seen it. I saw a guy who had a Panasonic AG-EZ50 who had a handle that mounted underneath like a tripod and then wrapped around the top. If I can get in touch with him then I'll let you know, however if you've found one, post again, because I'm struggling here.

Here's one I found after searching for a minute.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...u=114983&is=REG

They describe it with keywords of "grip, handle, bracket"
Perhaps try searching for "bracket", "handle", and "grip"? I am sure you will find others of different types and styles.

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i made a handle. went up to the hardware store, got some metal, bent it around my cam, taped it up was done with it. it cost about 5 dollars all together.


http://img78.photobucket.com/albums...Picture_001.jpg

Yeah it turns out the the one that I saw was also homemade. I talked to the guy yesterday. So it looks like it's off to the hardware store for me. And Kevin thanks for the link, but I was looking for one with the handle above the camera. Thanks for trying though. I appreciate all the help.

oh and I meant Kerr Avon, not Kevin. I don't know why I typed that. I'm retarded. Thanks guys.

Gman54 ,

I was thinking about also making my own camcorder handle for when i get my camera . I also thought that taking a grip off of your bicycle may also be a good idea. The tape that you put on it can get slippery once you start sweating if you hold it for a long time ( plus its black and conducts heat) but i wouldnt wanna be dropping my camera if it could possibly be prevented. Good job making your own though . Just a suggestion .

Eric Gieg

Yeah I ended up making my own and I actually used a bike handle in the design. I bought to L brackets at the hardware store, screwed them together, and slide a bike handle on the top fork. The camera mounts to the bottom fork and it works great. It keeps the camera super steady and it works great for skateboarding. I've already filmed some lines. It's really sturdy. I also intern on a TV show here in San Francisco and I brought the whole rig to work the other day to show some people and everyone was really impressed by how sick the handle was. I'm going to attach a picture, but I took it with my phone so it isn't of the highest quality.

Jeremey

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nice jade , im actually a rollerblader interested in videography. Its good that you incorporated the bike grip into your handle. I bet it works wonders and saved you some money. The picture is a little small but i can get the basic idea of what you did.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...arch&Q=&ci=4403 heres a link to the brackets for videocameras that they have at B and H . I dont really think that these are the same style that we're looking for. I have been looking for pictures to see these brackets in use but havent had any luck.

Eric Gieg

Those types of handles at B and H are the only things I found when I was looking. I spent about a week searching the internet with every word combination I could think of, but never found exactly what I was looking for. If you're filming rollerblading, then you probably film in the same way skaters do so those handles aren't going to work because the handle is positioned behind the camera. You want a top mounted handle like on the Sony VX200 and the Canon GL2. Unfortunately nobody makes one of those commercially, so building your own is the best option. Besides, building your own is cheap, easy, and you can build it exactly to your specifications. Since I've been showing the handle around, I've learned that making your own steady cam devices is pretty common even in professional television production. It's the best way to get exactly what you want.

Jeremey

jadedzine, what kind of cam do you have in that pic? And by the way I sk8 board.

It's a Panasonic GS200 it's a 3 chip, but it's tiny, like it'll fit in your hand. It's the smallest 3 chip I've ever seen. Everybody that sees it is blown away. However, I don't know how far along you are with filming skating and what not, but that camera that most everybody uses is the Sony VX2000, mostly because it was one of the first affordable 3 chips on the market and it's a great camera, but affordable is realitve and a VX was out of my price range. Luckily there are all sorts of affordable 3 chips on the market now and I'm pretty happy with mine. The lens is a Century Optics Baby Death Lens (.3X Ultra Fisheye, 37mm thread)

Are any of you guys on Skate Perception?

Some camera stores carry aluminum male shoe with a 1/4-20" stud. It fits into the hotshoe above the cam . It is easy to make a handle to fit the above. Another handle grip is using Sony's external stereo mike ECM- MS908C. A suggestion if using the mike, as it happed to me . When setting the mike switch to "ON" it can be set accidentally to " OFF" , so what I am doing now I turn the mike 's switch to the bottom in its holder . This way you can not duplicate this finger trouble.