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Ken, thanks for sharing. I can see the advantages of a Glidetrack, it sounds awesome.
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Then for the church it's back to the regular videocamera's on tripods and all my audio gear. The dslr, steadicam and slider stays in the car and once at the reception it's dslr again but then one dslr on a tripod, one permanently fixed to the steadicam and one videocamera stays on standby on a tripod. At the reception I do use the slider a bit just to get some eyecandy but once the guests start arriving I put it aside. The videocamera gets used if I know there will be long speeches, if it's just a very short speech from the groom I use the dslr on a tripod and one of my zooms for audio. I allways try to prevent mixing videocamera/dslr footage, that's why I do certain parts of the day, like the church, with the videocamera only as using a dslr as well it would notice too much. |
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Thanks for the update! I've been waiting for this news for awhile and missed it. I don't think I'll bother with the feet but I will order the hybrid carriage. I'm assuming that it still has the brake to lock it into place when it's not sliding? it's hard to tell from the website video or pictures. Also, have you used this with a larger lens like the 70-200? I could never do this with the standard carriage as it would always bind because of the weight being so far forward. Thanks. |
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Yes, the hybrid carriage does have the lock so you can transport.
I haven't used a large lens on the hybrid track yet but can try it out later today & report back. Bear in mind however that I have the HD Hybrid which is considerably chunkier than the SD. From the way the carriage smoothly flows compared to the old version I really don't expect it to bind at all. |
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Great subject. Add me to the list of those who have held off on some of these due to being just TOO MUCH to carry around from here to there. Anyway, new year, new frame of thought as I really want to incorporate some different looks. I may hire an assistant to learn simple set up, terms and more importantly carry my gear around and make sure I have what I need in a hurry if needed. Part time, weekend work, even if you pay them $100 cash for 6-8 hours I am sure you could find a reliable person to make it much easier on yourself and make those money shots happen. I am sure there are many of you already doing this, just my thoughts.
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I've been a single shooter for 19 years and this year I will be starting to use an assistant to help me out too.
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I forgot they offered the carriage upgrade so bought a whole new one, then dropped it and took a huge chunk out of the track so I managed to re-use my old track and also cut down the new one and make a 30cm long version with the old carriage on. I was sick of having to hit the old carriage with a hammer and spray silicone spray on it to keep it smooth, but now it's a problem for my 2nd shooter to live with. Oh, the locking mechanism on the rubber feet is awful on the hybrid, no matter how tightly you do them up one of the feel will always slip through several times a day. Still worth keeping them on there in case you want to chuck it vertically up a wall or something. |
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with all this talk of monopod can I just ask, I assume it's not possible to adequately use a slider on top of a monopod? That's the only reason I keep my tripod because my slider is permanently on there except ceremony and speeches. The tripod is such a pain to carry around it'd be a dream to switch to mono but I don't think it's possible.
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To be honest, even with the shorter sliders, I wouldn't use them on a monopod as it would be too difficult to use either effectively.
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yeah that's what I thought. It's a shame as I really like the idea of a mono but I'm one of those use it to death slider fans. Perhaps this is an excuse to move away from it..
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