180 degree film clips?

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  • 04-15-2010, 11:34 PM
    Calman
    180 degree film clips?
    Hey again guys,

    I'm a novice with a new camera, so any help you can offer is much appreciated at this point. Basically, I am trying to shoot 180 degree film clips (approx 1 minute long). Now, I have a tripod and I am reasonably steady, but I need to produce smooth 180 clips without jerking or fluctuation in speed. My shoots are typically landscape movies, showing areas of our city (usually mountain, lake scenes)

    I figure I need some kind of motorised tripod, as my static one is no use and my free hand films are steady"ish" but I struggle to keep the height & speed steady.

    Any advice very welcome, although I don't have a ton of money to throw at this project right now. Would $200 buy anything respectable, keeping in mind, I simply need a smooth 180 rotation, nothing else.

    All the best,
    Cal :)
  • 04-16-2010, 12:25 PM
    Axle
    Re: 180 degree film clips?
    I'm having a little bit of a problem understanding your request. Are you looking for something that will rotate your camera while it takes photos?
  • 04-16-2010, 12:31 PM
    mjs1973
    Re: 180 degree film clips?
    Sounds like you are trying to do something like what Brent is trying to do. You should check out this thread.

    http://forums.photographyreview.com/...ad.php?t=63464