I have ended up sending my 7D off to Canon with a problem with a blown out pixel and the hdmi output… the warranty ran out the following day after I realised so I am taking no chances. Here’s hoping the turn around time isn’t too long!
After a telephone conversation or two Alastair from Glidetrack offered to sponsor my project in the form of a Glidetrack Shooter SD. The product is unique in the fact that it offers both a portable dolly and shoulder mount solution in one piece of kit. One can perform forward or sideways dolly movements and do pseudo crane moves mounting the Glidetrack on a tripod. For really low moves the stabiliser handlebars flip up and the Glidetrack can go straight on the floor – I am really excited about the ability to do these kind of moves in a rock climbing environment. I’m using a Giottos quick release plate for attaching to the Glidetrack Shooter SD – this enables a rapid set up and pack down time, crucial to documentary filmmaking. I shall be posting some demo videos and some of my thoughts on how I will use the kit in the next few weeks. Glidetrack Shooter is available from http://www.glidetrack.com
The rig is complete for my current project. I can’t add any more weight as I have to carry everything in one rucksack. I’ll post some pics of this soon.
I’ve been thinking about building a camera slider for tracking for a while now and I started it the past few days after thinking about if for long enough. There have been and continue to be some problems in mounting the tripod head that I’ve got for it and I need a few bits and pieces to make it work safely. Hopefully it will all pay off in the end. I had some assistance from someone with a lot of talent with wood and a very nice shed so I need to step up my work for making the head sit safely on a tracking device.
Here is the first prototype!
