Mounts and cranes
Standard studio pedestals (peds) are big, heavy and expensive. However, they let the camera operator pan, tilt, crab, track and elevate beautifully. They glide perfectly across a flat floor, but have a large footprint (i.e. they take up considerable floor space). If you have a small camera you want to squeeze into a tight space, then a lightweight tripod will be more useful.
Be aware of the limitations of standard peds. Typically they can elevate to 150 cm, or depress down to 65 cm. You may need to get lower, in which case you either need a different ped, or an arm mounted on top that allows the camera to get lower. (This may sound a contradiction in terms, but devices like the Dolphin Arm, allow a camera to be lowered to within ...
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