Setting up a slider to shoot timelapse usually requires some kind of elaborate motor and pulley system. There are plenty of systems on the market that cater for complex or…
By site editor Dan Chung: At IBC 2015, Newsshooter’s Elliot Smith spoke to Korean firm Motion9 about their latest add-ons for their Line Cam mini sliders. By default the slider…
By technical editor Matt Allard: At IBC, Italian company SmartSystem were showing the latest updates to their range of sliders with a unique fluid drag system system instead of a…
By associate editor Elliot Smith: Motion9 were showing some nicely-machined products at IBC this year, including a Sony a7R II / a7s II camera cage and a very compact lightweight…
By associate editor Elliot Smith: Konova produce a range of sliders that cater for cameras of various sizes from DSLRs (the K3) through Blackmagic Cinema Cameras (K5) up to a…
By technical editor Matt Allard: Longtime Newsshooter contributor Clinton Harn has just posted a review of the S1 Shark Slider from iFootage. The S1 Shark is one of a new…
By technical editor Matt Allard: Inventor David Johnson has come up with an interesting all-in-one device called the Steady Shot Bot. Launched on Kickstarter, the Steady Shot Bot has been designed…
By technical editor Matt Allard: The Redrock Micro One Man Crew Director is the newest version of the company’s very popular all-in-one motorised parabolic slider. If you’ve not seen one…
By site editor Dan Chung: If you have been using a longer slider with your DSLR or video camera then you are probably familiar with the problem: when you support…
By technical editor Matt Allard: At NAB Rick Macomber caught up with Jose from Libec to run through the company’s updated range of Allex sliders. There are three new versions…
By technical editor Matt Allard: Ever since I started using larger cinema style cameras I have moved away from using a slider as part of my kit. I did buy…
By contributing editor Chuck Fadely Veteran documentary DP Bill Kerrigan, who is based in Montreal, needed to lighten his load when working with his single assistant. Carrying multiple cartloads of…
By contributing editor Chuck Fadely: Hong Kong based ifootage is showing a three-axis motion control system they say will be available in June. It attaches to the Shark S1, an…
By site editor Dan Chung: Redrockmicro’s original One Man Crew automated parabolic slider proved popular with many TV and documentary shooters looking to bring increased production value to interviews. The…
By site editor Dan Chung: If timelapse is your thing then you’ll certainly be interested in this new option from Kesslercrane. Imagine a sequence in which not only does the…
By technical editor Matt Allard: At CP+ in Japan, Toast Technology were showing their new TP-7 Motion Time-Lapse Mount that can be attached to a wide range of sliders. According…
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