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Downtofilm
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intriguing
Aug 28 2011 5:01AM
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Brock.
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the only catch is that you need a perfectly smooth surface to do it on...
Aug 28 2011 5:06AM
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eheath
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This is a joke, right?
Aug 28 2011 5:09AM
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eheath
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to elaborate, literally every shot he tried to make an example of could have been done with a slider or glidecam just as easily, he was a little over dramatic about "other stabilization" systems. I hope he knows that dolly feet for tripods already exist.
Aug 28 2011 5:19AM
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Coalescent
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people are allowed to invent new items. why was hair soap invented when we already had bar soap...
Aug 28 2011 9:37AM
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SkiThe603
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I think the point of them is that his stuff cost probably around 50-80 bucks, while a nice glidecam can cost alot of money, which if you don't have any money you probably can't afford it
Aug 28 2011 12:35PM
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andstuff
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It's much easier to roll a skater dolly along a wall than it is to operate a Glidecam flush against the surface.
Aug 28 2011 4:52PM
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SkeeOrDye
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it seems to be about portability, and its not gonna be that cheap, $350 for the whole setup.
Aug 28 2011 6:44PM
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.Max.
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Seriously?... Kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion.
Aug 28 2011 11:28PM
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NJurkiewicz
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I thought it was $280? But either way it is pretty expensive for being so small. You could get a good tripod or a glidecam or a slider for that amount if money.
Aug 29 2011 12:25AM
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andstuff
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None of those things can be had for $280. Despite the fact that NS is comprised of underage people with little money of their own, $280 is relatively cheap for such a device.
Aug 29 2011 12:41AM
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the.cheat
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cant you pick up a 2000 pro for under that? you could get a slider too
Aug 29 2011 12:43AM
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andstuff
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No good slider will come for $280, and no good steadicam will either, as long as we are referring to retail value. If we are considering used, then it's a non-issue because then you could just pick up a skater dolly for $140!
Aug 29 2011 12:47AM
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the.cheat
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i meant used. but i'd rather have a glidecam then this thing for the money
Aug 29 2011 1:02AM
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blatt
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Just looks like a trackless dolly system, minus you can't put it on a tripod.

3 options I would suggest rather than this:
-Actual dolly system
-Glidecam
-Bearing slider
Aug 29 2011 2:13AM
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Laurent.
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In retail the set will be 350 dollars.
The Gorillapod Focus is like 125 dollars on Amazon.
So you are paying 225 dollars for 3 skate wheels that can connect to the Gorrilapod....WUT
And the set with just the skates is 200 dollars....sneaky bastard.

Sorry but that is a tad overpriced in my opinion.

Also enjoy the height limitations of the Joby Gorillapod.
(I have one, I like it but it is absolutely no replacement for my Manfrotto, it's handy for vacations, thats it.)
Aug 29 2011 5:29AM
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Snowcase
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They raised a crazy amount of money for what this is. Check out their kickstarter project. Pretty much they're marketing this at wanna be pro-sumers. Nothing a professional would use, or at least buy (I might use it if it's free), something a pro-sumer should recognize isn't worth the money and is targeted directly at the people with too much money who own "nice" dslrs and want an easy way to get "cool" shots.

That being said, good for this guy for capitalizing on stupidity. Seems to be the only way to make money nowadays.
Aug 29 2011 3:02PM
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