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  Preferred Dolly?

  Posted by John Kis on April 22, 2009 at 6:44 am

  Hi,

  Wasn’t sure what group to post this in – I was just wondering if anyone had a preferred brand of track dolly for simple, small productions? (I don’t want to make one, I want to buy one!)

  Any comments on your experiences with it?

  Regards,

  John

  Falk Eggert replied 16 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Vince Becquiot

  April 23, 2009 at 1:48 am

  How much are you willing to spend. The track (soft type) is usually pretty cheap but the dolly can go in the $10000.00 up. Don’t go for the cheap 4 wheelers as they will be bumpy.

  Cambo makes some nice stuff but again I don’t know what your budget is.

  We almost always end up using our jib for most short tracking these days since the setup time is about the same.

  But in the end you may be perfectly happy with this:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy1WTpqNwn8

  I actually know someone who owns a Paintedsheep dolly and the footage looks very smooth.

  Vince Becquiot

  Kaptis Studios
  San Francisco – Bay Area
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  John Kis

  April 23, 2009 at 4:31 am

  Thanks for the response. At the end of the day, what is functionally different between a budget dolly such as the paintedsheep, vs something towards the midrange. Is there any difference in smoothness?

  John
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  Vince Becquiot

  April 24, 2009 at 4:56 am

  The paintedsheep dolly is just a tripod on wheels. The more expensive type is usually a cart with a seat and a space for your tripod. That means that you have full control over tilt and pan, and have access to a monitor, but you also need a guy to push it. And of course solid railing is always smoother than plastic tubing.

  The improvement in smoothness is certainly there but the setup is much more involved.

  Vince Becquiot

  Kaptis Studios
  San Francisco – Bay Area
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  Falk Eggert

  October 3, 2009 at 5:00 pm

  I am also considering various solutions for my dolly. I have seen some on the web, but nothing that seems to rate in all aspects. I have seen a unit called a fly-dolly.com that looks good on the web, but have never seen one in action. Has anyone heard of it? Its the kind you walk next to…. but the advantage is it packs into a single bag and weighs about 20lbs.???? Or i may consider building one myself from downloadable plans, but I dont rate myself as a builder/ engineer so that may turn out to be a waste of time.

  Any suggestions on the dolly front are much appreciated.

  Thanks
  Falk

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