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Jonas Nystrom July 8th, 2006 03:35 PM

Mini Dollys
 
I'm an happy owner of an Axis-dolly. It's not to far from the P+S skater, but so far (less) away in pricing.

It's solid piece of work, really well done. The con's is maybe that the Axis-dolly a little bit to high and (maybe same for all skaters) when your dollie back and forth the dolly will "lose track", and you have to "manually" adjust and lift the angels after three to four times to get it back on track. But over all, and compared to the price of the competitors, 4 out of 5!

Anyone tested any other mini dollys?

Jonas Nystrom July 8th, 2006 03:41 PM

and a picture...
 
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Here is a picture of my set-up, should been in previous post, but I messed it up - here it is anyway!

Gabriel Yeager July 21st, 2006 09:00 AM

Wow! Thats really cool! I've never heard of a mini-dolly before!
What do you use for the track? And are those casters?

Steven Davis July 21st, 2006 09:10 AM

That's really cool, but obviously something you don't want to 'faceplant.'

Rudi Meier August 14th, 2006 05:01 AM

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I attached a picture of my DIY - Skater...
It was a lot of work but it works perfect! :)

Gabriel Yeager August 26th, 2006 04:23 PM

Very slick looking Rudi! How did you get that plat form?

~Gabriel~

Rudi Meier August 27th, 2006 12:19 PM

When you look on the P+S Homepage, you find everything you need! Take a look at their pictures, videos and manual!

Gabriel Yeager August 27th, 2006 02:10 PM

Whats "P+S"?

Rudi Meier August 30th, 2006 09:24 AM

Have a look here: http://www.pstechnik.de/en/skater.php

and also in the DVXuser Forum: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=59132

Phil Bloom November 25th, 2006 09:28 AM

does anyone know which is the best alternative to the skater mini that is available to people in the UK AND that can take a full size pro camera?

Martin Munthe July 3rd, 2007 04:46 AM

I've designed a rail system that can double as a desktop dolly. You simply lift the mini dolly of the track and remove the guiding wheels underneath it to make it go on four wheels on a plain surface. If you have a Manfrotto or Bogen head - with out a ball - you can attach the camera directly to the base plate using the 3/8" screw and get the camera really low. I use it all the time for feature film work. It's not as sophisticated as the P+S Technik dolly but it will definitely give you some nice desktop shots.

I have a demo clip over at http://www.operafilm.com/mrail.html

Keith Brooks July 12th, 2007 09:58 AM

Mrail System
 
Looked at the site pretty nice! A bit on the pricey side for me...

David W. Jones September 6th, 2007 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Bloom (Post 579340)
does anyone know which is the best alternative to the skater mini that is available to people in the UK AND that can take a full size pro camera?

Phil, the Skater Mini Dolly supports 30kg/66lbs.

I built my own out of Plywood, but have only tested it with a camera rig around 20lbs.

Anmol Mishra October 5th, 2008 09:13 AM

Portable Tabletop
 
One question, this requires a smooth surface. Can someone recommend a portable smooth surface that can be carried around ? Perhaps a smooth glossy rubber mat ? Not sure what this would be like though,but its nice to have a portable smooth surface to carry around..

Sverker Hahn November 30th, 2008 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anmol Mishra (Post 947130)
One question, this requires a smooth surface. Can someone recommend a portable smooth surface that can be carried around ? Perhaps a smooth glossy rubber mat ? Not sure what this would be like though,but its nice to have a portable smooth surface to carry around..

I would look for a corrugated plastic used as cheap roof for greenhouses and carports Glasfiber & Plastprodukter plexiglas uterumstak polykarbonat akrylplast plastskivor(link from Sweden just to show you ...). (Should be possible to cut into a proper size. Use it as a track for the dolly. No soft bends, however.


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