The lightweight Steadicam^® TANGO^™ provides long-sought floor-to-ceiling boom range with lateral reach, full stability, intuitive control and simple, economical construction. TANGO^™ is a game-changing Steadicam accessory for use with today’s miniature HD cameras.

The Steadicam TANGO™ balances and feels like a single sled carrying all components. It provides a comfortable, centered operating position, even at full up/down boom. It incorporates rugged, all-mechanical construction and uses a conventional Steadicam sled plus the six pound Tiffen Tango extension.  “There are no electronics, gyros, wiring, connectors or power-hungry components,” said Garrett Brown, inventor of the Steadicam.  “It also has a large-aperture, interior cable-path for camera/CCU interconnection. With your eyes closed, it feels like a normal Steadicam,” continued Brown.

Availability and pricing of the Steadicam TANGO™ are not finalized and will be announced later this year.

• Nine-foot continuous elevation and traverse with back-pan and back-tilt

• 360 degree pan, ±90 , ±90 degree tilt available throughout boom range

• Optimum pan/tilt inertia at all times

• Camera fits into small openings with full angular control

• 6 lb. camera payload @ 3:1 extension equals 29 lb. total

• Rapid conversion from “Tango” mode to conventional Steadicam

• Stable – when walking, running, climbing stairs

• Silent – no servo motor noise

• Fast – ultra-rapid traverse, elevation, pan/tilt

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  Garrett Brown talks with StudentFilmmakers Magazine about Tango and some other new Steadicam models.