The Steadicam Film Master is the first comprehensively redesigned Steadicam for film since 1982. Its revolutionary ideas and improvements are the result of an intensive eighteen month design effort based upon operator input from across the United States and Europe.

The new Master is sleek, streamlined and compact. The old angles and edges are gone, and every component is perfectly placed: the monitor is at optimum viewing angle, the battery tucked under, out of the way, and the electronic controls within easy reach.

But it's with every move that you make that you will notice the patented, revolutionary changes in the Master Series. First and foremost are "no-tools" adjustments:

• Balancing and trimming require no tools.
• Low-mode configuration requires no tools.
• Adjust the new wide-screen 16:9 monitor by hand, without affecting sled balance.
• The patented Iso-Elastic&tm; Arm provides hand adjustable lifting power evenly throughout its entire range.

The Master Series Film goes even further, with enhancements that will expand the boundaries of your imagination. Change camera-tilt -- angle-mid-shot, on-the-fly, and at the touch of a remote, wireless button -- with the new RF Control Handle. Or adjust the pan inertia to make the rig more stable or more responsive to your control. The on-screen artificial horizon helps prevent "roll," by magnifying horizontal imbalance at a ratio of 3 to 1. There is an on-screen "fuel gauge" that displays battery charge under load. The wide 16:9 aspect ratio monitor is the industry's biggest and brightest, offering the largest possible cine-format display.