15Jan Varavon Arc Slider – Curved Slider

11 Comments

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   Luca
   January 15th, 2013 at 9:25 am
   

   I wish it could join together to make a complete circle but depending on the surface the pico dolly could accomplish similar results.

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   Ming
   January 15th, 2013 at 9:27 am
   

   For that price tag, I prefer skater dolly

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   apostolos
   January 15th, 2013 at 9:46 am
   

   Interesting product, but I wonder if it has a snowball’s chance in hell. My take, from just reading the specs, is that it’s too small to do anything else but say object table-top photography/cinematography. And for that, in most cases you can use a spider dolly, pico dolly, etc. If would be great if you could do a semi circle around a person, but this looks too small for that.

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   oboypro
   January 15th, 2013 at 9:49 am
   

   Slider shots have become so predictable that I’ve often wished to see a curved slider. I would love to see some footage first, but may take the plunge anyway.

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   apostolos
   January 15th, 2013 at 9:53 am
   

   Hey Varavon, if you’re reading this blog, what you need to do is make the curvature of this thing less acute (if I’m describing this correctly) and figure out a way to connect two of those, like tracks, without the carriage going through a “bump” at the point of connection. Now if you make that, I’d lay down my money in an instant. Can it be done? I don’t know. But freakin’ Metabones just made a .71x focal lens … reducer with . . . gain of one stop! If they can make that, make you can make what I’m describing!

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   Sam
   January 15th, 2013 at 8:25 pm
   

   It’s pretty easy to accomplish the same effect when your slider is center mounted on a tripod, and panning both the tripod head and the slider head while you go slowly around a subject. Cool design and idea though.

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   jayhas
   January 16th, 2013 at 2:42 am
   

   It is going to be tricky trying to motorize this slider:)

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   varavon
   January 16th, 2013 at 9:23 pm
   

   Thanks for all suggestions. There is big different between skate dolly and this curve slider.

   skate dolly only could only be use in limited space and horizontal surface , it could be take as only a part of the curve slider.

   But the point is that slider arc could fixed on a tripod and be used in various situation not only level shooting.

   Also, it is very convenient and be able to get great result.

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   sigmund
   January 21st, 2013 at 9:11 am
   

   i wish there are more samples to this for far/wide ranges not just the close shots//

   also, sample video shows camera arcing outwards which is a no-no in dslr cameras

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    Altamiradora
    January 22nd, 2013 at 10:13 am
    

    two words: Useless product !

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    loz
    June 14th, 2013 at 9:47 am
    

    i bought one of these, the build quality is good except that the roller block design is poor… ie the wheels are too close,so any excess strain put on the block results in invisible yet disastrous dents in the track. one heavy lens & the thing will never run smoothly again.

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