180 degree film clips?

[Calman]

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

[Axle]

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?

[mjs1973]

Sounds like you are trying to do something like what Brent is trying to do. You should check out this thread.

who knows something about machinery or telescopes?