When the Shark Slider Nano II was launched in October, I ordered it the day it launched (which was a couple of days later than they marketed by the best way). What offered me was the compact dimension of the shorter mannequin which inserts in a typical suitcase plus the truth that it’s appropriate all the best way again to my DJI Ronin RS2 gimbal, which was a nice shock. There have been a bunch of YouTube evaluations of pre-production models on the time, however they have been all in-studio (aka bed room) evaluations, with no real-world testing. I simply returned from an 8-day shoot in Belize the place I put this slider to work, capturing with it every single day, and leaping forwards and backwards between my gimbal on the slider and utilizing my gimbal handheld as I often do.
Overall I used to be happy with the efficiency of the slider. The constructed high quality is sort of good, the motion could be very easy, and it’s straightforward to arrange and use. I used to be capable of energy it with a conveyable battery all day which made it straightforward to maneuver round. Using it actually enhances my handheld gimbal photographs by giving me rock-solid sluggish dolly/pan/tilt photographs that I simply can’t pull off handheld even on the gimbal capturing 60fps and conforming to 24p in submit.
There have been a few points I bumped into. First, overlook about mounting it to a single tripod: with the burden of the gimbal and the digital camera (I used to be utilizing a Sony A7SIII with a 16-35mm lens) you’re going to get some tilt because the digital camera strikes from one finish to the opposite. For the kind of shoots I wanted, putting it on a couple of apple bins labored completely. You simply dial within the adjustable toes on one finish to get a stable unshakable footing, then brace the apple bins whereas the slide is in progress to keep away from any shake due the the bins themselves maybe being uneven or on an uneven floor.
The different problem was the software program – whereas it’s fairly straightforward to set every waypoint (you possibly can set as much as 8 of them however I by no means wanted greater than 2), generally it simply wouldn’t reply when I attempt to ship the digital camera again to the beginning waypoint. Multiple occasions I needed to restart the slider to make it work appropriately. Also, I by no means received the “push pan” characteristic to work as marketed, nevertheless it was straightforward to easily use the toggle to set my waypoint pan and tilt values.
Full evaluation with numerous examples within the video above. Would like to know your ideas.
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