Comments on: Glidetrack HD & Shooter

By: Jon Roemer

Jon Roemer — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:46:00 +0000

Paul – great website and blog.

I’m thinking of getting a glidetrack but have a slightly heavier dslr setup (1DM4.) Would you still recommend the Shooter over the regular glidetrack as a first slider? Lenses used at the biggest would be the 70-200 II. I don’t have a shoulder rig yet so this would get a bit of double duty as that in the short run.

Also, do you have any sense of HD vs SD for the Shooter and if going beyond the standard length (up to .75 meter or 1 meter) would make the Shooter too unwieldy for shoulder use?

By: Kevin Michael Johnson

Kevin Michael Johnson — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:11:31 +0000

thanks for the reply, Paul! I’ll take a look!

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:48:45 +0000

The one I'm using on my Shooter is a standard Manfrotto ball head from a stills tripod. I modified it by fitting the RC4 plate, getting the old plate off wasn't easy though! Manfrotto do sell the 498RC4 with an RC4 plate fitted which I'd probably go for if buying another one.

By: Kevin Michael Johnson

Kevin Michael Johnson — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:38:53 +0000

Hey Paul! Love the site. A quick question for you:

- I know you’ve mentioned using a ball-head mount for your glidetrack. Do you have any specific suggestions? I’m shooting with a 7D.

By: Mubarak

Mubarak — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:47:12 +0000

What music did you use ?! Good job!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:42:49 +0000

Hey ! nice shot. What’s the name of the music you used?

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:32:10 +0000

I’ve used the Shooter with my 70-200 and it’s fine. I’ve also used my EX1 with it and it works well as long as the rig is balanced, for example if the camera is tilted down and theres more weight on the front the track can become a bit grippy.

By: Den

Den — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:25:11 +0000

Hi there, couple of questions…

a) would the shooter be okay with a long lens like the 70-200 – that is to say, would the whole rig tip over due to the extruding lens weight?

b) Would a camcorder like the Z5 be suitable for the shooter?

Thanks!

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:52:58 +0000

Just came back from SXSW where I used the Shooter everywhere. Handheld with EOS 7D (with manfrotto 501 head), tracking shots with EOS 7D and handheld shoulder mount for EX1.

Fantastically useful piece of kit, extremely versatile. I keep a manfrotto plate permanently on the bottom (parallel with metal track) so I can quickly go from shoulder mount to tripod dolly to floor mount very quickly.

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:13:13 +0000

Hi Paul.

Personally I’d say the Shooter is worth the extra £25 just for the fact that it allows you to lock the position of the slider on the rail. The fact that it comes with the other bits & bobs is a bonus really, I often remove the handles if I need to pack my shooter but it’s nice to have them as an option.