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axel ebermann
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I love my camtram mini dolly !!! It is the nicest, smoothest little piece of dolly
I have ever seen. And it is sturdy enough to carry my Red One.
The only trouble I always had was that I live in work in New York City.
And transporting a set of different length ladders around was always a pain in the neck.
Especially when you are shooting in some high-end building. Wedging a 12 ft ladder into stainless and
glass elevator to get to that shoot in the penthouse was always a little challenging (especially with the
super yelling at me).
So here is my newest toy: Track In a Box.
Basically a modular system, that you can transport in a Pelican case
and then just assemble on the spot.
So here is my first impression:
This is a beautiful over-engineered piece of equipment. I am German
and therefore obsessed with craftsmanship and precision.
When you put this track together there is not a single millimeter gap
to be found anywhere. Which also makes the track extremely smooth.
This thing is as rigid and sturdy as a tank. If you need the bridge across the River Kwai -
this is it ...
One good thing is also the width. The track is just as wide as the maximum width of the Camtram.
Which makes the base very stable.
There are level bars on either side and in the middle of the track. Plus there are adjustable
little legs that screw into the bottom of the track and extra holes.
The latter were a suggestion of mine so the entire thing can be mounted on two video tripods.
Often the track just ends up on a bunch of apple boxes though...
The good thing is also that the track is modular - so if you are in a tight space and you
need a shorter track you just take out one section.
Setup is like building an Ikea couch when you do it for the first time but
once you got the hand of it it is a walk in the park and should not take more than ten minutes.
http://www.trackinthebox.net/Enginnering_.html
I have ever seen. And it is sturdy enough to carry my Red One.
The only trouble I always had was that I live in work in New York City.
And transporting a set of different length ladders around was always a pain in the neck.
Especially when you are shooting in some high-end building. Wedging a 12 ft ladder into stainless and
glass elevator to get to that shoot in the penthouse was always a little challenging (especially with the
super yelling at me).
So here is my newest toy: Track In a Box.
Basically a modular system, that you can transport in a Pelican case
and then just assemble on the spot.
So here is my first impression:
This is a beautiful over-engineered piece of equipment. I am German
and therefore obsessed with craftsmanship and precision.
When you put this track together there is not a single millimeter gap
to be found anywhere. Which also makes the track extremely smooth.
This thing is as rigid and sturdy as a tank. If you need the bridge across the River Kwai -
this is it ...
One good thing is also the width. The track is just as wide as the maximum width of the Camtram.
Which makes the base very stable.
There are level bars on either side and in the middle of the track. Plus there are adjustable
little legs that screw into the bottom of the track and extra holes.
The latter were a suggestion of mine so the entire thing can be mounted on two video tripods.
Often the track just ends up on a bunch of apple boxes though...
The good thing is also that the track is modular - so if you are in a tight space and you
need a shorter track you just take out one section.
Setup is like building an Ikea couch when you do it for the first time but
once you got the hand of it it is a walk in the park and should not take more than ten minutes.
http://www.trackinthebox.net/Enginnering_.html
