Neat video! I've been looking into buying a cheapo-steadicam for a while but I could never decide on a brand. There are literally dozens of brands out there trying to sell <$100 steadicams. I played around with a Merlin for a day and even at $800 it took half an hour to balance the first time. It's a joy to use once it actually stays still, but I can see why video production companies spend tens of thousands on rigs that balance quickly or automatically. I also tried a friend's Flycam Nano with a homemade arm brace and that worked surprisingly well. That system was neat in that the camera can spin freely like a top, a lot like professional steadicams with vests and spring loaded arms.
Looks interesting. Whenever i needed a steady cam i'd mount my camera to a tripod and held it loose by the neck under the mounting plate...that's a fairly cheap tip for anyone working with video.
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