Micro-Dolly and Micro-Jib

lpoland 26 Feb 2008 21:45
Anyone have a micro-dolly system they want to sell? At the very least any one have any experience using their products?

Lathe
lpoland 6 May 2008 17:36
Anyone?
JHDT_Productions 6 May 2008 20:43
Lathe,
I was just looking at the specs on their website. What does the basic dolly package cost?

Jake
jip 9 May 2008 21:23
I just made a dolly, I don't know if you can consider it micro...
Here's a vid of the dolly and shots made with it:

vimeo.com/993272
I'm not going to sell it. I made it in a day (well, less) and it cost about 40 euros max. I can give you some building information...
RekindlePhoto 9 May 2008 21:33
Looks cool, great idea and great moving shots. Hummmm sounds like a project to begin.
Don
jason 9 May 2008 23:02
Jib, why not take a picture of dolly your using so we can see how you tripod is mounted to it.
dapoopta 4 Jun 2008 14:28
it has been a while on this post... but it would be nice to see some pictures of what it looks like, parts needed, etc. Nice video.

found some here :

http://www.vimeo.com/985739
JHDT_Productions 4 Jun 2008 14:50
I like that design, Look easy to make.
I bought one of those tripod dollys. The one that fits on the bottom of your tripod and rolls on the ground. Well, for moving the camera from place to place it works great.
If you're looking for a true dolly that is smooth for video, then the thing I bought isn't it.
So back to the drawing board and making one like in your video.
Jake
jason 7 Jun 2008 02:29
Jake,
With a few modaifications to the wheel assembly you could use a standard dolly. Then all you would need is some PVC pipe for the tracks. I believe bhphotovideo.com has dollies for that purpose. It also depends on how your tripod is locked down to the dolly.
JHDT_Productions 7 Jun 2008 02:50
Hey Jason,
This isn't the exact one I bought but it looks just like it.
The tripod clamps into the dolly.
Jake
http://cgi.ebay.com/WT600-Universal-Aluminum-Camera-Tripod-Dolly-Carry-bag_W0QQitemZ290235303638QQihZ019QQcategoryZ3325QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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