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Building a jib and when to use it

Building a jib and when to use it

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Building a jib and when to use it

- We're going to build out a lightweight, portable jib. This particular one is from ikan but there's lots of manufacturers out there. The first component is a stable tripod. - Yeah, you don't want to put your jib on that cheap, $15 tripod that you got from the local big box store. You need something that is a professional tripod that is going to have a nice, stable base, preferably something that is either you know, a high quality carbon fiber or aluminum or something like that, spreaders, all these kind of things that go into making a high quality tripod. Something like this one would work. I have the spreaders, I have very stable feet on here. These feet will work, obviously, on flat surfaces, but you can actually spin them down to get spikes on them as well if you're in a non-stable flooring situation. - You mentioned spreaders; it's a good idea to spread that tripod out. Right now, this tripod is not extended all the way. I would take that all the way out so you have the best…

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