Best Slider (Linear tracking system)

natxbrotha said:
From personal experience, the glidetrack (any igus built sliders... pocket dolly and zaza included) is OK. If you need smooth consistent shots, you may want to go with something else like the DP slider. The bearing on the Igus built stuff sticks A LOT! You will find yourself re-aligning the bearings frequently as well. The advantage is, you could use it in water, it's super cheap to build, and you can make it any size you want. I still use my Igus built slider because that's all I have, but I'm hoping that I will soon be able to get a dp slider or build something similar. The sticky plastic bearing in the igus slider really ruin more footage than I would like.
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I find this interesting... with ALL the manufacturers out there using the igus product (Glidetrack, Zaza, Kessler, Studio 4, T-Jib, etc.) you seem to be the only one who's having all these problems and unable to resolve them. This leads me to think you might have a defective piece somewhere? Have you aligned the carriage properly? If you do it correctly, you really only have to do it once. Has your rail or carriage been 'dinged' up from moving it without protection?

There's never been a problem that I couldn't resolve (so far) and I'd like to help you get the quality slides everyone else seems to be getting.
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/zazaslider

Please post some video of you sliding...of your set-up...anything that might help solve your problem.
 
Myles said:
Hi,

How do you attach the Glidetrack to the Libec LS 38?

I just received the Glidetrack but can't figure out how to take the bowl off the tripod head.
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Keep the bowl on the tripod. Take off the quick release plate. Screw the quick release plate into the bottom of the Glidetrack. Put the quick release plate back on your tripod and you're done.

To provide additional flexibility, I put a manfrotto ball head on top of my glidetrack. The ball head uses the 410PL Low Profile Quick Release Adapter Plate RC4, which is the same plate used on the Zacuto Rapid Fire. However, I believe this particular ball head has been discontinued so you may need to hunt around to find it or purchase the newer model, which would be just fine if you don't use Zacuto equipment or Zacuto updates its line.
 
natxbrotha said:
From personal experience, the glidetrack (any igus built sliders... pocket dolly and zaza included) is OK. If you need smooth consistent shots, you may want to go with something else like the DP slider. The bearing on the Igus built stuff sticks A LOT! You will find yourself re-aligning the bearings frequently as well. The advantage is, you could use it in water, it's super cheap to build, and you can make it any size you want. I still use my Igus built slider because that's all I have, but I'm hoping that I will soon be able to get a dp slider or build something similar. The sticky plastic bearing in the igus slider really ruin more footage than I would like.
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I completely agree! I had a DP Slider, and then I built my own with same exact parts with Redi-Rail Guides. Check em out! http://crt.pbclinear.com I used the 45mm
 
ZazaCast said:
I find this interesting... with ALL the manufacturers out there using the igus product (Glidetrack, Zaza, Kessler, Studio 4, T-Jib, etc.) you seem to be the only one who's having all these problems and unable to resolve them. This leads me to think you might have a defective piece somewhere? Have you aligned the carriage properly? If you do it correctly, you really only have to do it once. Has your rail or carriage been 'dinged' up from moving it without protection?

There's never been a problem that I couldn't resolve (so far) and I'd like to help you get the quality slides everyone else seems to be getting.
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/zazaslider

Please post some video of you sliding...of your set-up...anything that might help solve your problem.
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Everyone here prefers DP Slider: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/wedding-event-videography-techniques/479188-dp-slider-glidetrack.html
 
Im holding back on buying a slider. I want to see what Jag35's Motorised Slider is like when its released. For $300, it could be a decent bet!
 
TimB said:
Im holding back on buying a slider. I want to see what Jag35's Motorised Slider is like when its released. For $300, it could be a decent bet!
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Any more info on that? Is it as noisy as their Electronic follow focus?
 
100cm DPSlider weights 2kg without the feets? I need something around 1kg and only Glidetrack SD seems to be that light.
 
I like my Glidetrack Shooter

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It is not a one take slider! you will have some hicks sometimes! But this is the exact slider that was used for Philip Blooms Skywalker Ranch!
 
Hi all,

can anyone who has used Igus type and Kanova sliders comment on which they prefer in terms of controlling movement- some of the Kanova demos i've seen show it to be very free running
but I'm wondering if this is such a good thing, isn't a little friction desirable for controlled stops and starts?, the Glidetracks etc seem better in this regard but I've never had the chance to try one, what do people think?
Cheers for any replies.
 
I have used many type of sliders and sell all of them to Malaysian market. The only one that I have not really tested is the PB Dolly slider (from Kessler). From my opinion, the igus slider has its own advantage but it requires a frequent cleaning of the rail to ensure it is smooth when needed. The ball bearing slider like DP Slider, Konova and Easyslider (Malaysian made:http://www.vimeo.com/20063110) are great but the noise from the roller is going to be there no matter what you do. But then again, who does record the environment sound/ surrounding sound when it is on slider right?
As for controlling the friction it is all depends on how good the user is in my opinion. The Konova is not suitable to be used on middle mounting using a tripod as it is a bit flimsy and will bend when you are at the end points of the slider. Easyslider is too short and DP slider is just like Konova but stronger and will not bend that easy. As for Igus slider like GlideTrack and Zaza, there are both strong but as mention earlier, the smoothness of the movement varies with time.

I would love to try the PB Dolly but have to wait for now. The Cinevate Sliders are the smoothest and most reliable but the price is just too expensive and not to forget there are quite heavy and bulky to handle in my opinion.

Have fun in whatever slider you choose ok.
 
One more that I forgot to mention here that I will be buying soon once it is available, the Juicedlink product : http://juicedlink.com/blog/2011/07/preview-slider/

The only problem from what I can see here is on the friction control (as usual) and also the STOP option that would be very difficult to implement. However, it will be the smoothest and flexible (in terms of length) a slider can offer so far!!
 
kicap said:
One more that I forgot to mention here that I will be buying soon once it is available, the Juicedlink product...
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I first thought it would be the best option so far, from what I've seen couple of weeks ago on oliviatech's blog, but I finally decided to build one myself. Here's the pictures.
I'll check to link a video from mine as soon as I'll have enough time, used it in one scene for my current short I'm shooting for a contest.
But as far as it goes, the JuicedLink version/model seems hard to beat.
 
kostas said:
IMHO the price starts getting absurdely high
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I second that. Think of it a few seconds, does it worth all that money?
That's mainly why I decided to do one myself, with a concept that I thought was better than the other.
 
Drapeama I believe the advantage of the juiced link design is the locking mechanism it has by using double sided bearing for the rails. So you would not simply topple the camera off the rail compared to yours. Maybe you can do something on your design to incorporate that feature.
 
kicap said:
Drapeama I believe the advantage of the juiced link design is the locking mechanism it has by using double sided bearing for the rails.
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Already heard that feedback on another forum. Totally true, even if it's enough stable, another set of bearings below the tubes would be perfect: it couldn't move up/down nor left/right so it would be perfectly smooth, even if it's already:
 
The JuicedLink slider design seems to be versatile in that different rod lengths can be interchanged at little cost. However, I am concerned if it will become a little wobbly due to the flexing of the rods especially if a fluid head is used in conjunction. Any users' experience and feedback on the JuicedLink slider?
 
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