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Edelkrone Introduces SliderPLUS XL, Capable of 3 Foot Dolly Moves with Half the Physical Length

Joe Marine — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:19:37 +0000

They’ve only just begun shipping the SliderPLUS+, but edelkrone has now unveiled the SliderPLUS XL, which takes everything that was good about the SliderPLUS+, and makes it even slidier. Whether you consider it (r)evolutionary or not, it’s a pretty ingenious concept, where you can take a relatively small device and get twice the movement out of it thanks to its design. Click through to learn more about it. (more…)

See the Slider PLUS+, Edelkrone's Reinvented Slider, in Action

Joe Marine — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:06:53 +0000

Filmmaking equipment maker edelkrone recently unveiled their reinvented slider, the Slider PLUS+, and they showed off a brief animated clip giving you a sense of what it could do. Now we’ve got a real-life video of the slider in action with a DSLR, and the results are impressive for such a tiny device. Click through to check out the video. (more…)

Edelkrone's Reinvented Slider is Here: Slider PLUS+ Gives Twice the Distance in Half the Length

Joe Marine — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:55:17 +0000

Edelkrone has announced their new slider invention that was hinted at a few days ago. The new device, called the Slider PLUS+, answers the question of portability without sacrificing length. I suggested that they may be introducing a slider that can be extended non-intrusively, and they’ve done that, but in a way that makes the rig one of the most portable options out there without hurting performance. Check out the introduction video: (more…)

Edelkrone Introducing a Reinvention of the Slider on Dec. 12, What Do You Think It Will Be?

Joe Marine — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:24:36 +0000

Sliders have been all the rage lately in the film world, and for good reason: they allow you to set up a dolly shot much faster than any traditional dolly and they can be leveled in seconds rather than minutes. Unfortunately, not all sliders are created equal, and many just can’t quite get perfectly smooth movements either because of cost-cutting, or because of engineering choices. Some have other problems related to portability. Edelkrone thinks they’ve solved one of the issues with sliders, and they are unveiling it on December 12 — and if you guess what it is correctly, you have a chance to win one of your very own mystery sliders. (more…)

The Edelkrone FocusONE PRO Follow Focus Takes One-Man-Band to a Whole New Level

Joe Marine — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:19:10 +0000

There are plenty of interesting designs for follow focuses out there, and some just take the basic design and make it cheap and sturdy. Edelkrone is known for coming up with fascinating solutions to problems that exist with filmmaking gear, and the FocusONE PRO is no exception. If you’re using DSLRs and doing all of the shooting yourself, this looks like it could be a really innovative way to get marks quickly that can be repeated relatively easily. (more…)

Edelkrone's Pocket Rig is the 'World's Most Compact and Light DSLR Rig'

Ryan Koo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:15:03 +0000

I saw some nifty rigs from edelkrone at last year’s NAB, and while I haven’t done any real-world shooting with their products, their latest rig caught my eye: the aptly-named Pocket Rig claims to be the “World’s Most Compact and Light DSLR Rig.” Here’s the release video: (more…)