I owned a Steadicam JR (don't call it "junior") and worked with it a lot in the early and mid-90's for my video shoots. I think it was around $500, but it was well worth it. If you're really smart, you can build one, I suspect.
MAKE Magazine had an article on building your own steadicam a while ago. Try http://makezine.com/01/stabilizer/ or http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/improved_steadicam_for_under_4.html
Also an interesting design at http://www.instructables.com/id/E2VFMXKTHDEXCFHMV5/
I wanted to go to Wikipedia to see the correct history however it did not work.
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The mount was invented by a Philadelphian Garret Brown and was first use in the film Bound for Glory but made history when it was used to film the famous step scene in the first Rocky movie. Ger
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Also an interesting design at http://www.instructables.com/id/E2VFMXKTHDEXCFHMV5/
Jon
However...
The mount was invented by a Philadelphian Garret Brown and was first use in the film Bound for Glory but made history when it was used to film the famous step scene in the first Rocky movie.
Ger