Wondlan has introduced a new motorized video camera slider, but instead of the typical pulley belt system, they are using a direct gear drive method. The geared motor is built inside of the trolley and meshes directly to a rail that runs along side of the slider.
Doesn't quite mention if it can be used as a basic manual slider in case noise may be an issue. Minimun speed: about 0.555 cm/s and Maximum Speed: about 15 cm/s. It's probably directed more for simple video movements as this product does not include an advanced motion controller that can trigger your camera's shutter or to offer shoot-move-shoot (Interleave) for Time-lapse photography. Check out the product via eBay (click here)
Wondlan Geared Motorized DSLR Video Slider
If you're looking for a more advanced Time-lapse slider, not just simple motion control, there is the Konova Smart Controller (here) and also the Dynamic Perception Stage One (here).
james
/marshall
As I know there is already motorized system made by konova.
Vidiacs
According to Wondlan, the lowest speed for the slider is about 10 minutes. In other words, it takes 10min for the head to make the slide from one end to the other.
Guillaume
My little finger is telling me that Emotimo is going to release a kit to motorize the Konova slider K series.
As demonstrated here with my K1 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCSjk-q3rnY
Lee Mullen
Can it go slow enough for time lapse shooting?
Vidiacs
I'm Ethan, the interviewer in the above mentioned video. https://youtu.be/kripaaMcEnU?t=3m23s
I was a bit frustrated with the shake of this slider in my video too, but after talking with Wondlan I was able to smooth out the track. All I had to do was loosen a few screws, then readjust the metal rack. This did the trick!
marshall
Yes please ! I only wish I didn't already have a 4ft long unmotorized Konova slider.
I wish they offered a 2ft version though, it'd be great for traveling.
chris
In the video embedded on the auction page, there appears to be camera shake from the movement at the section where he is filming tyre tracks in the snow (https://youtu.be/kripaaMcEnU?t=3m23s).
I wonder if this is from the motor connecting directly to the track?
Paul Richardson
The downside to exposed racks like that, is they are prone to damage. If you bend even one of the teeth then the whole thing is useless.
Pierre Prégardien
I've test this slider at Amsterdam's IBC, it's a good product.