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[Closed] I have made a Camera slider - rate, review and rip to shreds

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Unused Ikea curtain rail, a brass door push and some washers - probably less than £20 all in. Needs legs or some firm mounting method but that will follow shortly I am sure


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 7:15 pm
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Okay so a slider ought to be on some legs really. Why are you using it as a moving piece of grip when it should be rigid?

Yes a simple concept but difficult to execute well.

We bought a shark slider which is carbon and and a very nice mechanism but it still has some play in it. I can't imagine what your is like with some weight on it.

What do you do for a day job?

Yours is cheaper though.


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 7:21 pm
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Great always love seeing you hack jobs WCA a bored mind needing a task to do coming up with ideas.


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 7:22 pm
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Rails need to be very rigid though to take the weight.

https://www.proav.co.uk/ifootage-shark-slider-mini


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 7:27 pm
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For the love of god turn the antishake of on your camera.

Feel like I'm tripping balls here.


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 7:39 pm
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Good work, and nice vid.

APF


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 7:42 pm
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[i]Why are you using it as a moving piece of grip when it should be rigid?[/i]

Because I have no idea what I am doing. I will be fitting stands so it is rigid as I (think) I said in the video.

Antishake - I wanted to share it raw. That is all shown with out any post edit effects. As I said, I wanted you to review the slider, not  my editing software.

Happy with it so far. More feedback welcome


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 8:19 pm
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Forgot to mention rigidity - the 3 runner curtain rail seems very rigid. No felx when I used it as a crutch by mistake.


 
Posted : 13/05/2018 8:22 pm

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