Mike, I was just teasin ya with the Gold question. I know when I took the local TV news crew hunting, the camera they carried was $55,000 and heavy as hell. I'd certainly use a mere $750 to buy a quality arm like you guy's. No doubt it's a first rate quality arm and I will probably graduate to it in the near future.

I thank you all for your help, I certainly have choices and I'll bookmark this thread so I have it for research.