How to Make Your Own Camera Slider

February 23, 2010 lead

German digital-marketing-guru, Friedhelm Fischer, has created a simple tutorial for making a professional grade camera slider. The video explains it all, but you can read more about it on his website,  http://www.friedhelm-fischer.de.

The shots at the end of the video show the amazingly subtle effects you can get when the slider. The beauty is accentuated by the shallow depth-of-field of the Canon 7D – but this could make your next boring “documents” shoot come alive.

Thanks Friedhelm for sharing…

3 comments

  1. Jeff Gilchriest says:

    I am having difficulty locating the list of parts Friedhelm-Fischer talked about for the Slider, even though I searched his website. Any hints on the distributors/vendors and the list of parts?

    Great video and wonderful contribution by Friedhelm-Fischer. Thanks

  2. Zaza says:

    All the information can be found on my site: http://www.zazaslider.com

    -Complete build instructions (downloadable version too!)
    -Part numbers & ordering information
    -Additional info on adding a carriage brake and much more

    I first posted this project a few years ago on DVXUser.com and it’s just taken off!

    Happy Sliding,
    -Zaza

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