Which Dolly should I buy?

[buelusa]

Hi,

I need a dolly for a music video, but I don't know which one to choose between the Kessler K-Flex Track System and the Indie Snap Flex track dolly (50'). Any advice? (price/quality wise)

Kessler dolly: http://www.kesslercrane.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=37&Itemid=82

IndieSnap Dolly: http://www.indiesnap.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

 

[kenackr]

You might want to do a search in the forums on Indie snap to see what others are saying on Indie snap in general.

 

[hdimages.ca]

check indiesnap. someone here got scammed ? search other threads. kesslar guys are great? why not rent?

 

[Joseph Stunzi]

I don't know what kinda of quality I'd expect out of either of those systems. Have you considered just renting one? Cinevate makes a cool looking dolly.

 

[Chenopup]

buelusa,

Are you needing curved track? Very easy to build a straight track skateboard dolly for under $100.

As much as I love the portability of the tracking dollies, I prefer either to use my slider (on tripod) or my homebuilt dolly which will run on standard Matthews track so I can rent the track for about $10 a day per piece and the dolly is mine.

Lots harder to pull focus on a 35mm adapter if you're using one while on a non-rideable tracking dolly too.

Pending your budget, my preference if you had about $2k to spend would be www.indiedolly.com - amazing dolly.

Indiesnap hasn't had very positive reviews of late. Tough to run a DIY business and work production but nonetheless, seems like a few have been screwed of late.

Kessler as a company rock. Love their crane. Again, not a huge fan of the expensive tracking dollies.

 

[dotmix]

NEVER EVER BUY anything from INDIESNAP.... total scam ! Still tyring to recover my money back...

 

[buelusa]

Thanks guys. Oh BTW I ended up buying an Indislider.