Running a bit late on the shoot today, but we wanted to have a rail longer than a 4ft. slider. Ran over to Home Depot and quickly assembled a raised dolly track fit for the SpiderTrax Video Dolly. Everything comes right off the shelf, clamps together securely, pretty portable (except for the long rails). The stock wheels fit perfectly inside the Strut channel (same one used in the Cheesycam DSLR Fig Rig Cage). I'm a bit late, but these longer dolly shots should add more worth to this project. Ok, i'm out, but will have some fun BTS video of this shoot soon.
Below: Click for SpiderTrax Rotating Video Dolly Pricing
craig
I wonder if this could be extended by adding more Unistrut? or if it would be too difficult to transition the two pieces together.
a 16 ft dolly shot done in this way would be killer in my studio!
c
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alfio
where can i order thoes items to make dolly ?
Fred Cavender
That is awesome! I'm still so angry I can't find those struts anywhere in France! So much to do with them!
Olphus
Oh, and this vid is even better,
Photo Cine Expo 2010 Redrock Micro Announces New HDSLR EVF.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYW1VwFdHk
Olphus
Very unrelated but on Jared's youtube channel there is a video of an electronic viewfinder on a Nikon D7000, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D0xe-_mbNQ
Very exciting stuff...though little information to go by.
J Hanna
Emm! NOOOOOOO don't leave yet. you need another saw horse in the middle!
When you put the head on and the camera/lens/monitor it'll weigh down on the tracks and dip slightly in the middle
GASP!
Aaron
Emm, this is freaking GENIUS! So much less expensive and more versatile than the current rail systems out there. Well done.
Waylon
I wish I was there. I'm at daddy daycare right now. hahaha. You know I'm looking forward to the BTS video.
gautch
This is pretty awesome! We built a ladder dolly that is essentially the same as this and it works VERY well.
I look forward to seeing the final shots.
Alam
Looking good.. you're going to show us the final video when post prod is complete right?
Also any plans to make the movements along the track "equal", as in make sure it moves at exactly X feet/minute along the track?