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I am glad that I bought it and would definitely buy it again; it occupies an important niche in my kit. But here are some things to consider. OUT OF THE BOX - All in all the design seems to be fine except for two things. The rotational inertia is too low and the friction in the gimbal is too high. It is possible that with some cameras the combinations of mass, the distributions of the mass, and the centre of gravity will be such that it will be OK, but I had some difficulties. I suspect that most of you would too. HACKED - If you buy this, be prepared to do several things. First, you should go out and buy some large washers to act as smaller weights. If you throw these into the mix, it makes it much easier to balance the steadicam. Secondly, you should oil the gimbal to reduce the friction. Thirdly mount some weights so that they are as far away from the axis (the line that runs from the centre of rotation through the centre of gravity) as possible.