I have used monopods, handles, and I have try'd to add weight to the camera all worked well for their own purpose but I really want to get a professional but there is ups and downs to everything like the Canon 7D it is a great camera but for filming you need really smooth lenses and a rig with a shoulder mount and a z finder for an eyecup on the viewfinder. just that will get up to be about 1,500+the camera body.