Found Footage: Steadicam releasing Smoothee for iPhone 3GS

if they sell products from $50000 and up, they could of afforded to make a more compelling video.... :p

Testing

I know everyone's quick to say his the iPhone can't be used as a serious filming tool blah blah blah...

Look, if you watch any news program, you'll notice that there is more and more user submitted content. People are shooting incidents of crimes, accidents, natural disasters and all sorts of news worthy events. If it weren't for video capabilities on phones, much of that content simply wouldn't exist. The iPhone is the most popular device of its kind, so it makes sense for a company to release an item like this. If you don't want it, fine, don't buy it...

Seriously who is going to film anything on an iPhone other than impromptu home movies? It's not a serious tool. Maybe when they introduce high definition this could be useful. This should be geared more toward Flip videocams... They aren't for professional work either but I've seen some pretty impressive stuff put together from footage on Flip cameras... iPhone footage sucks from the get go... And it has nothing to do with the steadiness of the operator!

This product is a JOKE. I understand the iPhone shoots video...and I understand steadicam makes an industry standard product. I just don't get why anyone would spend (what I imagine to be somewhere around $300) to shoot mediocre quality video on a less-than-steady steadicam. Hate to break the news, but Hollywood's next big movie WON'T be shot on an iPhone.

I'm not convinced the conclusion drawn that it "appears to show that the company sees the potential of citizen journalism and movie-making with the platform".

The limitations of the iPhone as a video product are obvious. It has its place, for sure, but those applications are hardly ones that I think require serious hardware like a counter-balanced stabilizer (have you seen this contraption? the iPhone excels at its video capabilities not for quality but b/c it is always available, quick, and compact - the Smoothee pretty much defeats all three, you may as well carry an HD camcorder and a Merlin).

On, the other hand this product is a good extension of their brand, generates a LOT of marketing you just can't buy with ads, and is a good segue into other products for them (e.g. get people on the bandwagon to buy up into the Merlin, etc).

I think you can make your own I remember the guy who made his own steadicam using small bench weights and some metal tubing. Hey how come i can't find the price of it on the site?

Well, I would say that there is a certain risk that any subject placed in front of this weird device will shake from laughter.

This is great news! I have been in the market for an iPhone accessory to improve video of my toddler. Thank goodness this isn't just another one of those great products that nobody can afford. I would not even consider it if it were not,

"much less expensive than..." "...$50,000 - $60,000."

lol

I'd rather use: http://www.google.com/search?q=manfrotto+585