Wanted: Merlin

[Rick Darge]

Anyone have a Merlin at a good price? Possibly interested..

Thanks

:thumbsup:

 

[Martin Weiss]

I actually got one off eBay a couple of years ago, as a treat to myself.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[Rick Darge]

Martin, what's the load capacity on that thing? Where is the gimbal?

 

[Mark Phelan]

I had a Merlin once and sold it. Never found it as great as I had hoped it would be. No problems with the balancing of cameras, but didn't like the control of the swivel, way too small to use effectively. Also, since your arms are acting as the arm of a Steadicam, they tire out very quickly. Like trying to hold a milk jug at arm's length to get a smooth and steady shot. I can get a smoother shot with the RED on my Mantis better than I could a Canon GL2 on the Merlin. YMMV. But, on the other hand, the Merlin was a well-built piece of kit.

 

[Martin Weiss]

Martin, what's the load capacity on that thing?

Must at least be 100 if not a full 150 grams.

Where is the gimbal?

Doesn't have one. Runs off batteries. Loads of them.

But it does have

• Tic Tac Toe
• Music Machine
• Echo, a game similar to Simon
• Blackjack 13
• Magic Square, a pattern game similar to Lights Out
• Mindbender, a game similar to Mastermind

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(game)

Ok, back to work for me

 

[Eythan Holladay]

I have a merlin arm and vest, I was using it with a glidecam 2000 ( just uses the pilot pin) - feel free to PM a offer ( it is pretty gently used )

 

[Edgar Pitts]

I actually got one off eBay a couple of years ago, as a treat to myself.

Blast from the past. I had one of those thirty or so years ago...