BEST $99 motor for ANY slider! | Timelapse + SILENT live motion | TurnsPro review
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2016
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NOTES:
- This is by far the most quiet motor I have used for any slider, and as you can see in the video above, there is near-zero noise, but technically this isn't 100% silent, there is still a tiny tiny bit of noise. In my opinion it's fine for any filming situation.
- This is not strong enough to pull a slider with a lot of friction, or pull a DSLR camera upwards. Maybe it can lift a gopro upwards but that's all. It can easily move my 5D Mark III with the big Samyang 35mm f1.4.
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I love the simplicity of this and opportunity to make my own rig. Thank YOU for this excellent presentation!
Welcome :)
cant thank you enough for explainig some things here, i just realised I can fit my camera on a slider upside down to get film overhead shots, amazing!!!!!
your presentation is amazing, saw this product and i thought its rubbish, their listing on both platforms(amazon ebay) is not so good, but because of your amazing presentation makes me think i need it!! THANK YOU!!
WOW WOW WOW - Awesome Nitsan well done that is so useful and versatile - thanks again
Welcome! :)
Awesome!! Nitsan, love the way you make us save a lot of money whilst we can still produce pro quality footage. Keep up the good work. I Just discovered your vlogs today!
Thanks! :)
I already have a motorized slider and pan/tilt head, but this little gadget is just too cool to pass up. Ordered one before I even finished your video. Thanks so much for the reviews! I trust your opinions and appreciate your insight. I do so many differen types of photography, that without tearing apart my slider rig, this thing can be useful to me, or I can rig up another slider if I want. Thanks, Nitsan! Btw, $119 Canadian, free shipping on Amazon..
Great! I want one for my time lapse video.
dooope! i gotta cop one of these. Thanks Nitsan!
Thanks for the video !
I tried one for less than 200€ slider + turnspro
Nice video, man and well documented. Thanks ! :-)
Awesome looking product, thanks for the info and sharing :-)
Welcome. Thanks for commenting. :)
Great thing for the price! I use it since a year and it works well !
Really great. Thanks for sharing
Brilliant! Thank you
Thanks for this video! I just bought a shark slider and this motor. The original motor and controller for the shark slider is really expensive, so this is a really great alternative. Thank you! :D
yeah. also the shark motor I tried was super buggy
wow!!!! Thanks for this!
Excellent idea.
genius. thanks 1000 for this ideas. thank youuuuuuu
Really looking forward for your videos with this setup!
Thanks. Here are a couple more mid-production preview shots from the 150cm slider and two motors. ua-cam.com/video/f_DlMSu4ZKg/v-deo.html
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Very interesting. Thanks for the vid
Cheers mate!
Thanks for this video. I hade a TurnsPro that i don't use so much, until now :D
cool :)
Really useful video. I can't see any mention of what is at the other end, in other words what the cable goes round. This really is a tremendous piece of kit. Thanks for reviewing it.
Thanks.
It works best if you put a bearing or wheel there. That's what I did on the custom 150cm slider. On the ifootage there was already a thing there for the flywheel to sit on. Or you can just tie a string from the carriage direct to the motor without going round. Works exactly the same, just takes a bit longer to reset the camera's position.
Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to many more of your videos.
Nice idea!
thanks
Incredible
awesome unit. will get it (from your link for sure) next week. when i got back to state, thanks- liked
awesome
this side was turnspro and what about the order end of slider what did u use. and how to connect the diy string with slider.Plate. just want to know so could order everything in one shot in amazon
Other side is just something for the string to go around. My slider has something there, but if your slider doesn't then a couple of skateboard bearings will be ideal.
The string is just tied to the slider under the camera. Nothing special, just a knot.
Thanks! Looks very promising, especially for time-lapse use. Up till now I have been using a 9Volt motor drive intended for a telescope on my slider, after attaching a $3.00 pulley to it's drive shaft and a home made mounting bracket, I found it works quite well using a piece of string tied to the carriage, although speed control is awkward it is slow enough for time-lapse, all for under $60.00 Canadian Even though the "Celestron R/A single Axis motor drive for the Astromaster Telescope" may be cheaper by far, i may just want to upgrade to the TurnsPro unit just for the added control functions.
Cool.
People are awesome. You're awesome!
Thank you. You're awesome too!
Great video! But what about lo g exposure timelapse?? Are you able to program it, stoping every degree for a few seconds?
Hi Nitsan, I really loved your video and just ordered this gear from France, even if saldy I couldn't use your UK and US sponsored Amazon links.
I would like to know how do you use two motors to make pan sliders, that would be very appreciated to have some explaination, waiting for your upcoming tutorial on it.
Thanks in advance, cheers!
Hey. Yes I'll make a video about it. But it's really simple, just put another motor under the camera, that's all.
I haven't thought about something this simple, but that makes completely sense! Thank you man.
You know, you could do it with only one TurnPro... Just mount it under the camera, and wrap the string around the same device.
You'd have to adjust the pulley size to ensure the spin and slide rates were exactly as you wanted, and make sure you get the direction of spin right, but it should work fine. However, it would increase the load and thereby reduce the maximum carrying capacity.
(NB: Excuse my nerdery, I'm trying to save weight for hiking photography gear.)
Hey. Yeah I considered doing it with just one motor. The issue I'd expect are:
- Hard or impossible to adjust the difference of camera panning and slide move.
- You would loose a lot of the travel distance of the slider due to the large wheel above the slider.
- And the camera will turn far too much. For example a 50cm slide movement would require the camera to turn about 360 degrees.
It might be doable with a long stick going off to one side from the motor, with a string that can be tied anywhere along the length of the stick to the corner of the slider. Let me know if you manage to get it working.
Hi Scarcesense, thanks for the information. Is it possible to use this TurnPro on a Digital Juice Slyder?
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! May i ask, what's in the far side of the string? Is there a free wheel or something?
On my slider there was a piece where the flywheel weight connects. If I was to DIY it I would put a little lego wheel or something.
wow thats an awesome device thanks a lot!
Welcome. :)
Hi, thanks for the interesting video. What kind of wheel is it at 3:03? Would like to find something similar on Amazon. Thx!
Do you have any trouble with the string not catching on that coupler? like it turns but the string isn't?
I was looking to buy ishark or syrp genie but somehow ended up watching this video
This is great and cooler + cheaper
Thanks a lot
Yup I was looking at the Genie for ages, and I even tried to google to
find cheaper alternatives. I almost ordered, but when I added it to my
shopping cart, Amazon showed me some similar items and that's how I
found this.
what's the thing that you have attached to the turnspro? or how can I look 4 one on ebay/amazon?
The bottom is a flash bracket, the top is a coupler or female to female nut, plus a large thumb nut and bolt. Of course all of them should be 1/4"-20, (quarter inch thick, 20 threads per inch) or just search in the camera department
what do you have on the other side of the slider attached to the string?
Just anything to allow the string to roll. On my slider there was already something there, but for example you could use a skateboard bearing plus a 1/4" bolt.
Or you can connect the string directly under the camera for simplicity, then it's just a bit slower to go reset the shot compared to a full loop.
Really cool! Nitsan, is there a way to have it travel back and forth automatically on the slider (providing you calculate how many turns it takes to complete the length of the slider)?
Looks like you can set a certain angle and have that go back and forth for a set duration, so if you got a big enough gear cog like he has in this, you could set the angle and the time at whatever speed suits you (you'd need to do some playing to test exactly what angle would give you the right distance before it turned back the other way) but in theory that would work. I've been looking for a solution exactly like what you described, which would be a much much cheaper version of Kessler's Second Shooter slider.
Hi Nitsan, love you channel!
I know you said it can be used with virtually any slider, however slider that I use is bit different. So with that said, do you think I could use it with Edelkrone SliderPLUS small?
I've never used one but as long as you can connect it to one place and then have a string going to the camera then I don't see why not.
amazing
Great rig! I just received the TurnsPro and am trying to find the parts to put one together on my slider. Have been looking all over for the 1/4 20 female to female knurled coupler you use on top of the TurnsPro with no luck. Also curious why you couldn't just use a faster speed rather than use the 5" or 10" pulley's?
search eBay for camera coupler I guess.
or you can get them bundled with most friction arms.
There is no faster speed. maximum is 20 seconds per turn.
Awesome many thanks for making the video... I've been considering the Syrup genie for ages, plus I've been looking at cheaper alternatives including custom rigs on eBay.... But this looks ideal... I've already got a cheap slider so this will fulfil the need for a bit of automated slider action... and save me getting carried away with some £800 option... I've just ordered with all the attachments..
happy to help :)
Got it.. and realise I'm going to have to upgrade the slider I have as the motor vs the tension on the slider is failing.. the perfect excuse to find a bargain slider upgrade...
Actually scrap the last message..... SUCCESS.... changed the string I was using to laces (much the same as yours but Black :-) .... then added a few elastic bands to the rotating end... Looks kind of professional too.. Now I just need to hunt for some larger sized mountable wheels to up the speed.
Awesome
Very clever! :)
Thanks. :)
Have you considered getting a Rhino slider with the motion controller? I'm tempted to either get an iFootage slider and put an NMX controller/motor on it or a Rhino Slider with the motion controller.
I've looked at the rhino, first problem is they don't have the size i need for live motion work. They have one too long and one too short. Other issue is the £1700 or so I would need to pay for their full kit.
For now I'm keeping the ifootage which is amazing for live work, and has extension poles which is perfect for me. And for timelapses I bought a £30 V-slot rail which was perfect for my recent timelapse shoots where the 4.5kg ifootage would have been a pain to carry around. The V-slot is 150cm and only about 1kg. I also have a shorter rail that can fit in a backpack and cost almost nothing.
The total cost of those three with my two motors is still much less than half the cost of a Ryno kit.
Nice! Thanks for sharing! I was looking for such a solution. However, have tested tow strong it is pulling? Any issues so far?Best, Toni
The official specs say 1kg I think. I had no problem sliding 5kg in
slight upwards direction. If going upwards then a gopro weight. If you
counterbalance with a string and bottle of water on the opposite side
then I would guess pretty much any camera would be fine to lift as long
as the slider is smooth.
thanks! I will try it!
Hi Nitzan, I already have a turnspro and I love it, which slider have you used with this? cheers Gregor
Hey. The one shown on screen is an ifootage. the one in the test shots is a custom 150cm v-slot slider. I'll make a video about that soon.
Very nice
I already ordered after watching your video! Could you please tell me which ballhead you used in this video?
This one is the Varavon ball head.
I recommend a Joby BH1. Personally I love it. One adjustment lock, and super tiny quick release plate, and overall very lightweight. I use it on both my shoulder support and tripod.
Is it good enough for 5D mark III?
I think it will hold it fine but I mostly use the BH1 with a smaller sony. It might be a bit small for the 5D, but should still work.
Thank you :)
Thanks!
Hi Nitsan! Awesome video!
I am looking for a camera slider to bring along our travels. However, most of them are too heavy, too expensive, or too small/long. I am considering to make one myself, extendable and motorized. You mentioned in the video that you will make another tutorial on the DIY slider. Is it online yet? If yes, could you please send me the link.
Many thanks in advance! :)
Cheers
Yes it's linked several times in the comments below. I will have a proper video soon. Not sure if it can extend without a bump in the middle but it's insanely light. Made using a cheap v-slot rail. Great for motor.
Nitsan have you thought about connecting the motor directly to the cog that the ishark belt normally wraps around? Might be able to lose the string that way. Great video
Yeah it would work fine but I wanted this to be usable with all sliders.
For the job I'm working on I made a 150cm slider with v-slot rail which
is about one quarter the weight of the ifootage. Definitely needs the
string on that one.
Hi Nitsan, thanks for the tutorial and information on the TurnPro. Is it possible to use this TurnPro on a Digital Juice Slyder?
I think it can be rigged up to pretty much any slider that doesn't have much friction. It's sort of DIY so just depends how you connect it.
Thanks a lot
You could make that tutorial how to move the slider with turning camera together..I have equipment ready waiting for your tutorial :D
Hey. This is not public yet because I wanted to add more to the end of the video, but I think I'll just make a part 3 at some point. Let me know if you have more questions. ua-cam.com/video/rk4RLyQf0EQ/v-deo.html
thanks for posting this I almost impulse bought the $1500 ifootage motor I just used your link to buy it. I read some comment about how it can't pull dslrs faster have you noticed that?
Hey. I'm not sure I understand your question.
would you mind sharing a pic or quick video of how you actually set up the rope, turnspro, and whatever you are using on the other end of the slider? I'm not quite sure I understand how it's all set up. Thanks
Here this might help. ua-cam.com/video/rk4RLyQf0EQ/v-deo.html
Basically it's a ring of string. The only place it's connected is under the camera. Then one side loops around the motor and one side loops around anything at the other end. Ideally something that can spin like a bearing, to reduce friction.
Have you also tested if it can slides a heavy camera vertically or in a slope? Thank you nice video!
+Marco Martini
it cannot. Not unless counterbalanced on a low-friction system.
Question: You still need a panning motion. How is that problem solved? Manual? An autopan controller?
I have this slider and this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Great job finding this motor controller! One question. I noticed in your first two video examples you had sliding + rotation. Did you just rotate manually with a fluid head or was that some kind of automation also? Thanks!
Those were all time lapses done with two motors. One motor is under the camera turning it.
Oops! I just noticed your caption - you used two of those motors. Duh! Looks fantastic.
Thanks. Yes two motors for the shots that had panning as well. :)
What attachment did you use on the end of your Shark to attach the motor? I've been looking at slides and I don't see any that come with an obvious "end of rail" attachment point for things like motors. Thanks!
Link in video description. :)
Thanks Nitsan, great info! Do you think the Magic Carpet system with the motor in the middle (below the camera) and the rope rolling around it would work? Thanks!
That would be a really expensive way to do it. Their slider is just a slider, and not a cheap one. And the rope is part of their motor kit which is about 9 times the price of the TurnsPro.
I'd go with a decent budget slider like the Laing S3, Ratrig or DIY V-rail, if you want something lightweight those are great options, or invest in a good carbon fiber slider, plus one or more turns pro units. I'm using two motors, which is a good number. Really impressive timelapse moves, but still nice and compact.
thanks. I was actually asking because I already own a magic carpet. I was just curious whether this motor would work with it but I just realized that the camera would constantly be spinning too! so I guess it would need to be the same setup you show in the video, with the motor at one end of the slider. thanks!
yeah if the motor is at the side of the slider it should be fine. or even at the side of the camera.
thanks for the video. do you think you can redo this video with step by step set up with all parts being placed etc?
It would be a bit different for each slider but yes I'll try to make a tutorial.
looks really cool but can you tell me how long youve used it with an actual camera on the slider and how big was it ? i checked out the listing for it and it said the load capacity is only 2.2 bls which 0.99 kg
I've tested this with 5kg and it was fine as long as there is no friction in the system. And it can't take any weight upwards, only side to side. I think there's a video linked in the comments here somewhere, and also my ViiGim gimbal review I think I carried the gimbal and the camera using this motor.
Many thanks for your review. I'd need an advice: I'd need to do a vertical slide shot with macro lens following the surface of a painting with a very shallow DoF. I thought that perhaps I should do this shot in motorized time-lapse, but I'd need something with a good payload (I use 5D3 + 24-70 + tripod-head = plus than 2kg). With these needs, which is in your opinion the best choice for money? Thanks a lot.
This motor had no problem moving my 5D3 if the slider was flat.
I like this motor. If you're okay with a bit of DIY then it's cheap, easy to use, etc.
Hey Nitsan, would you have any suggestions for an affordable but reliable short slider that goes along with this?
Sidenote; fan of your work, your posts are absolutely appreciated.
Hey. A custom one made with v-slot rail is very cheap but not the best for live motion and not suitable for using with a fluid head on it.
Ifootage is the best I've used but not cheap and overkill for just a motor.
Somewhere in the middle I'd look for a carbon fiber one if you want to save weight, but keep in mind some are crap so check amazon reviews. I think Fotga have a decent one. Do check the weight though, some carbon fiber ones are just as heavy. Or if weight isn't an issue then Konova K2 is good.
Thank you so much Nitsan!
So... if you could get a big enough gear for it, you could set it to back and forth degrees and have it continuously go back and forth along the slider, effectively turning it into one of Kessler's very expensive 'Second Shooter' sliders?
Would be complicated and likely won't have enough torque (pushing power) after adding a gear system like that.
Tried the back and forth and it works great just using a small nut extender like you've got there, but it doesn't cover enough distance. I need to get my hands on a larger cog like the white thing you made there. Then just measure the circumference of the cog and use that as your closest degrees value. I'm not using a particularly heavy setup, it's an a6300 with sigma lenses so given I'm planning to shoot perfectly horizontally, I think the motor should handle it fine, it's not an overbearing amount of torque required as the slider is so smooth.
Yeah if you want to go back and forth you should be able to do it with a big plastic plate.
A 10" plate should be able to do a 31" / 78mm slide back and forth.
Interesting.. You ever try the Seven Oak one...about 70 USD... I have had great luck with Seven Oak handles for DSLR...really well made.
I've not tried it. Thanks for the info.
Hi Nitsan, I thought I could use this as a substitute for the edelkrone action module, to produce smooth exact motion with my Slider Plus. But my shots only need to be about ten seconds long, from one end of the slider to the other. With minimum rotation time being 20s, I presume this would mean shots much longer than 10s..? Using a wheel would reduce the time, right?
Yes you would need a wheel.
If my math is correct:
A 10 inch wheel should do a 31 inch slide in 20 seconds.
A 15 inch wheel should do a 23 inch slide in 10 seconds.
What slider did you use? Could you please link that one. Great video. Thank you.
Yes it's the shark slider, the review is in my "most recommended" playlist on the channel page.
Can it go back and forth? Can it change the direction when it gets to the end of the slider?
Yes but only with a big plate for live motion, as currently it only does single turn repeats if i remember correctly. the return distance would depend on the plate size.
Hi Nitsan.. need your suggestion.I have the same turnspro.Anything under 5 mins..the turnspro is able to pull but if I set the turn in 30 mins or over,it doesn't work.it seems like it doesnt hold much torque in case of longer timer.
Is the motor not turning or is the string slipping?
Can you show how you would use multiple to get a 2 or 3 axis movement?? That shot looked great at 4:20
Just add another motor under the camera. It will be shown in another video, there's a link in the comments below.
did you ever do the diy version at 2:32mins? Can find the vid and was looking forward to jt
i made a half finished video that I wasn't perfectly happy with. If you scroll through the comments there should be a link to an unlisted video.
So you could increase it's speed, and (in a manner of speaking) bypass it's loading capacity to an extent (i.e. use it slide/pan heavy camera setups) using larger wheels?
A larger wheel has the opposite effect. The larger the wheel the smaller the loading capacity.
I'm just wondering how you keep the shoe string secured on the camera mount. Is it just tightened in place with that screw on the side or is it wrapped around in some weird way to keep tension on the mount?
You can just tie it and then adjust tension by extending the motor out using the flash bracket. The flash bracket has one normal screw hole and one hole that's very long so you can adjust the position of the screw along the length of the bracket.
You can also tie a knot that allows you to pull the string tighter. Super easy, literally just tie one string tightly around the other string.
Nitsan Simantov No I meant the tripod plate of the camera, how does the string attach to that? The actual unit you are pushing down the rails. Unless I misunderstood your reply. And thanks so much for replying man!
It's just tied to it.
Nitsan's ManlyStuff Oh ok for some reason I thought it was more complicated than that lol. thanks so much man!
Hey sory to bug you again, but I just ordered it, and I'm trying to figure out the whole string assembly. What do you have on the other end of the slider that the string attaches to? Need to know what all to order. Thanks again so much!!!
So it can repeat back and forth? Like, travel from one end to the other, then back, and keep going?
Maybe with a big plate thing it can work, but generally no. I hav't used it in a while so I'm not 100%.
nicee!! but how many lbs can this thing pull? like if you change the angle of your slider..?
It won't pull a big camera up. Might pull up a gopro though. I guess you could pull the camera down then reverse in post (I didn't try this yet but if you add a proper pulley and geared belt that might work fine with a DSLR), or just counterweight the camera with a water bottle, then it should work fine with most cameras. I'll do a test with a counterweight bottle and post a video.
genius
just discovered that Kinova has a counterweight system that has your name on it. I think there are a few options .. Maybe they can implement this idea into a set of their sliders .. I generally prefer the DIY stuff.. For example the Konova support arms are great but not so easy to get here in Canada. So may have to do a DIY on that
Cool. Yes I invent a lot of stuff. I was the first to put a flywheel on a slider so konova named it after me. :)
You can quite easily DIY those arms. I did that recently with the center of a lollipod tripod, although that's not the strongest option.
now you just have to invent a DIY slider support. I'm working on it..
You never did the vid on the two part motion with these motors
I did but didn't make it public. It's linked in the comments below though if you want to see it.
.Here's the link ua-cam.com/video/rk4RLyQf0EQ/v-deo.html
Make it public! I had to dig through your comments to find it. Thank you for the videos - bought the Turnspro with your Amazon link!
Hi Nitsan: Please I need your advice. Can you help me?, my Turns Pro is spinning very very slowly I don’t no why. What can I do for to fix this problem? Please help me, thanks in advance for your answer
at 2:22-2:30 help me understand how this motor is pulling the rig with a rope. I mean how is their enough friction to pull that weight cause to me that spindle would just be spinning constantly if it's not tied to the motor right?
Any updates on this? Is this still the best bang for the buck a year later? BTW I love your videos, you have helped me up my game with great gear at great prices. Thank you!
I don't know of something better if you need something cheap, super lightweight and easy to use. Except I think you could make one cheaper by going 100% DIY, but that would be much more time than I want to spend.
And thanks. :)
What are the items you used and how did you mount them on top for a faster rotation?
Two plastic plates and a female 1/4" screw hot glued together. Then I just screwed it on the top of the motor.
I mean 1/4" nut / thumb nut. :)
Hi,
I have bought TurnsPro and I am really happy with its performance but "TURNS" feature is extremely confusing. How do I set it up. Does 1 turn in 1 minute means that camera will do 1 complete turn in 1 minute and 999 turns in 1 minute mean that camera will do 999 turns in 1 minute? similarly does 1 turn in 1 hour means camera will do 1 complete turn in 1 hour? Looking forward to your reply, Thanks.
hi
yes.
999 would be how many turns total.
Finally returned the TurnsPro just didn't think it was worth the money or powerful enough to work with my slider, was jerky and difficult to work with. Put a lot of time into this project. Working with a conventional micro-controller and stepper motor project online is my next step. Good product just not as a slider motor.
Ah okay. Yeah it's not very strong. I guess there was too much friction for the motor for some reason. For me it worked well on both a DIY slider and the Ifootage.
Please would you link these 'easy to find' bits of hardware to spool a cord, like you have? I have scoured the hardware stores and eBay etc.; There is nothing.
Sure. Added.
does it auto reverse? how did you get it to rorate as it slid?
no reverse.
super< i need some help, is a Yongnuo yn 600 led good choice to buy or which one ?for making videos, plss help ,
I like a few Aputure H160 lights a lot more. The yn600 has annoying fan noise.
Keep in mind this is fine for some things, but if you want to use a big softbox or overpower window light then you will want something like the Pixapro, or a mix of aputure and pixapro which is what I use. See my favourites playlist.
really thanks for answer, i will check right now , im new on this and ineed info, because i already made a bad move buying nikon, now i want to move to cannon to have good quality of video
Some Nikons can shoot very good quality. What one do you have?
i have D5100, and im thinking to move to cannon 70D< my friend said d5100 its good but now i realized that its not going to give me high quality of video or maybe im wrong< could u advised me pls , i will really appreciate it, thanksss
You won't see a *huge* difference by going to canon. I would first make sure you have good lighting, stabilization and audio, then worry about upgrading the camera later.
But when you upgrade, if shooting mainly video, I would get a mirrorless camera with a digital viewfinder. Sony and Panasonic make nice ones. The smaller size and viefinder are super helpful for video work.
Can you make a video using 2 or 3 axis movement? Thanks
+Dev Ghan yes
hey bro! pretty sweet idea. is this still the case in 2020?
I'm not sure. Been focusing on other stuff for a while.
How do you make the camera turn?
Put a second motor underneath?
Yes. I will post another video to show this.
Hey Nitsan!
Do you think this would be strong enough to carry a Canon 6D and a heavier glass vertically by mounting it like an iFootage S1A1 with a belt and a cog?
Im also using a iFootage Shark S1 btw.
It can lift up a gopro, that's about it. Sideways it has no problem moving a 6D or even larger cameras. I tested 5kg which worked fine.
Nitsan Simantov thanks for the reply. That's to bad, I guess the only thing is to code your own or wait for an v2
maybe look at the konova basic motors. I don't remember their weight limit but it's much stronger than this.
You could also counterbalance the camera with a bottle of water on the opposite side of the slider.
yeah I forgot about those and have been looking at their geared motors now but I still need a controller which means I still need to code an arduino or buy one for a pretty steep price (havn't searched ebay yet tho)
Could you do this with Syrp Genie Mini ? Does it have continues rotation ?
I'm not sure, but it costs a lot more and from what I read on Amazon it has a pretty buggy control system.
Apparently TurnsPro has a Kickstarter for a version for sliders! No idea what the price will be tho...
how is ur sliders side
Is there a way to do long shutter speeds without motion blur?
There's no start-stop option. But it doesn't matter what shutter speed you use, the motion blur will be similar to just real-time movement on a slider.
Rough example off the top of my head: shooting a 10 second real-time slide at 1/50 shutter and 24fps will have roughly the same motion blur as 240 shots over 4 hours (50 second exposures and 10 second wait between exposures).
Of course I'm talking about the motion blur of the slider movement. When it comes to motion of things around you there's no slider system that can prevent that. :)
This doesn't work on night timelapses, doesn't it?
I have a Digital Juice 64 Inch Slyder Dolly. Do you have a POWER UNIT that I can use to power my Digital Juice 64-Inch Slyder? And how much can it cost? Digital Juice doesn't make these power units anymore. Please help me.
First of all, I don't make or sell motors.
I can see a motor kit available on their website, and I was able to add it to cart. Is this not compatible with your slider?
The one shown in my video fits most sliders but it's sort of a DIY thing, as shown in the video.
Whats the slowest shutter speed youd recommend using with this and an average speed timelapse on a slider?
It really doesn't matter. It's impossible to use a shutter speed that's too slow. The most movement blur you'll ever get is the same as just filming a normal video on a normal slider. So feel free to use slow shutter when needed, just set the motor slower so that you get enough shots along the length of the slider.
As an example of the speed I used in my street shot in this video, a photo was taken every 1 second, and the motor set to 20-second turns on a 150cm slider. The second motor under the camera was set to do 45 degrees over 6 minutes. This was just to get the fastest timelapse possible on my slider. You can do much much slower.
oh and shutter speed was also 1 second.
Cool but the max weight is only 1KG, a 70D plus a decent lens exceeds that. How are you using a 5D m3 plus lens with that?
I've used 5kg with it as a test. not recommended but it worked for me.
Nitsan Simantov cool, nice to now..
70 pound? Affordable? For a battery powered motor with a microcontroller, a display and an H-bridge?
1. Go look at slider motors and compare prices.
2. Things don't cost the sum of their parts.
The mechanism works perfectly with a small wheel like your 2:23 but when I put a bigger wheel like your 3:04, the mechanism stops turning as if it had too much effort and could not do it. In your video, it works. How is it possible? Did you have to take some special care? My wheel has a 1/4 graft directly on it, I saw that in your case "Clutches" the wheel above, could make the difference? I bought a lot of things and spent a lot of time to get it going, watching the missed mission is very sad.
can you send me a video of your setup?
if the problem is the string slipping, hot glue around the wheel makes a lot of grip. If the issue is the motor is not strong enough, the we need to find what is getting stuck or causing friction.
For the grip I used the "Safety-Walk" around the wheel and I think this is not the problem, otherwise at least the wheel would rotate. I will make a video. Thank you again
So, this motor can run the carriage back and forth continuously?
Only with a big wheel. You can do multiple back and forth but only one rotation. For example a 10" wheel/plate should move about 32" on a slider. I haven't tried this myself yet.