[Falk Eggert]

I have taken quite some time to commit to a dolly. I am in South Africa, so I had a limitation in terms of choice… imported equipment immediately costs anywhere from 20-50% more.

My requuirement has been a system which is light, for travel, easy to set up, requires no assistance, and durability.

I found a locally manufactured system, which comes packed into a single bag, is nice and robust and will handle anything from a 790 down to a Z1. I ended up buying a fly-dolly which is locally made. it cost about $1600, and so far has been worth every penny.

the shots are super steady, even with a large load on the track.

I can really recommend it to all fellow dolly users (admitedly its not a grips final choice, but if you are doing doc and corporate films or music videos, you will love it)

Falk

[Falk Eggert]

Thanks Mark,

I need to setup pretty quickly and be ready to shoot, so i need a system that doesnt involve too much tweaking to level, it needs to pack down for travel, be light for the plane etc…. the traditional skateboard dolly is really not a success in my opinion, it takes too much time and always has a bump at the joins.

Renting is not that economical, I do a lot of TV lifestyle shows (also travel) so I need the thing every second day.

I like some of the glidetrack style systems, but because ii also work with full size cameras, i am starting to lean more and more to the fly-dolly.com type of system.

I appreciate your inputs, thanks again
Falk

[Falk Eggert]

mostly doc and corporate films….

the wheelchair is unfortunately not an option, I need to be able to fly with it, and arriving at a client with a wheelchair, may not go down too well. Unfortunately appearances do matter.

I like the fly-dolly, because it can accomodate any size camera and packs into a relatively small case.

thanks for your input

Falk

[Falk Eggert]

Thanks Bill,

I couldnt agree more about the waste of time that one spends setting up and levelling dollies that need a huge crew to operate.

I saw one on a site called https://www.fly-dolly.com , which promises a setup of five minutes or less. Now that sounds interesting, although I’d love to hear from someone who has actually used one. (Are you familiar with this brand?)

Thanks for your input, its much appreciated.

best
Falk

[Falk Eggert]

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