Steadicam Improvement

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The Steadicam I use is a widespread chinese model sold under different brand names (Roxant, Viltrox, Easttowest, Afunta, Andoer . . . ). It provides excellent stability and reduces camera vibration during recording assuring smooth videos. Although this product is cheap, it is solidly built and simple to use, but setting and balancing can be tricky. Horizontal tilt can be simply ajusted by moving the lower arm (inserting a rubber washer inbetween the two parts is usefull). Front-back tilt adjustment requires to partly unscrew the camera (or quick release latch).This is not really convenient and the proposed 3d printed accessory allows an easy and accurate front-back tilt tuning.This device consists of a small weight that slides along the upper arm under the camera and can be locked / unlocked in the chosen position. See ball head replacement: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2887966