Flowcine GLink Vest compared to Ready Rig w/ Vega - Long Video

Here's a long video, but I just left in all the footage in case it helps you see the differences. Took my Ronin 2 out with a Panasonic GH5 and shot some tests with both support vests -- the GLink and the Ready Rig Vega. Following, Leading, Circling, Tracking, Pushing In, Pulling Out.
Try to stay awake. Sorry for the cheap, cheesy, free CZcams music, but I guess it's better than silence.

[@SuperCaptainChris]

Oh hai, Graham

[@steadiknight_]

Ready rig is a solid competitor considering the piece difference IMHO

[@gfuterfas]

Hey Stephan, I agree, Ready Rig holds up well, but I've been dissatisfied with the results I've been getting. I want my shots to be closer to Steadicam smooth, and I see a lot of footsteps and wobbles with the Ready Rig. It's fine until a director or DP calls you out on it, and there's not much you can do. I don't think even the Flowcine is perfect, but it's arguably more stable, and I think this footage shows the difference. There is a significant price difference, and there are still shots I'd need the Ready Rig for, so I'm not getting rid of it by any means.

[@JitDawgBruhDang]

@@gfuterfas what shots could the easy rig do that the Glink couldnt?

[@gfuterfas]

@@JitDawgBruhDang The Ready Rig can get the lens right above the ground, if you rig the gimbal underslung on the Cinemilled Pro Ring and angle the handles up toward you. I've used this mode to chase RC cars at their level, and I don't think I could do that on the GLink, even in the lowest mode.
Also, I can hold the Ready Rig up for much longer than the GLink at the moment -- I had to do a 45-minute music set with a pretty heavy camera and zoom yesterday, and I opted for the Ready Rig because the GLink would have become impossibly uncomfortable after 10 minutes with that weight. Hopefully they're coming out with an additional back pad to solve this problem with the GLink, although I've tried mounting the GLink to the back of the Ready Rig vest, and it was more comfortable, and there's no carbon fiber tubes sticking forward to catch the back of the gimbal on the Ready Rig. I'd need to make a better dovetail, because eventually the GLink loosened up and twisted a little bit on the simple 3/8" bolt on the back of the Ready Rig.

[@JitDawgBruhDang]

@@gfuterfas Understood. And how much does that cost

[@gfuterfas]

@@JitDawgBruhDang GLink? Just under $12,000. Ready Rig? about $4000 fully-configured (plus a $1200 Cinemilled Ring if you want the versatility)