Sliders
I’ve been looking into getting a “slider.” It seems the three top choices for me are the DP Slider, Glidetrack, and the Kessler Crane Cineslider or Pocket Dolly.
After looking at the different products from all three companies I decided on the Kessler Crane PocketDolly. The primary reason I went with the PocketDolly is that it is has a belt drive system and has the option of adding a motor drive that can be controlled with a remote control. Both the DP Slider and Glidetrack sliders are only controlled by hand which could result in inconsistant results if you’re after repeatable precision. The Kessler products also have a hand crank as another option for moving the camera. I went with the PocketDolly over the CineSlider for one simple reason: cost. While I’m sure the CineSlider is much sturdier than the PocketDolly it’s also nearly twice the price.
read moreGearing Up Part 3 | Monitors & Tripods
Here is another update to what will likely be an unending series documenting my initial costs in starting to shoot video (part 1 and part 2). After talking with Thomas Broening, who also recently started shooting video, I discovered I’d need a floating tripod head since my stills head won’t be of much use to me when shooting video.
I’ve also been looking into external monitors and decided to get the Marshall V-LCD70XP-HDMI after talking to Thomas and reading forums and blogs. The features that I liked on on the Marshall were the peaking filter to aid focusing and the onscreen crop markers. I’ll do a proper review of the monitor once I get it and have a chance to play with it.
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I'm a San Francisco commercial and editorial photographer who's getting started with video.
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