DIY Dolly / Cameradolly for use with timelapse (motorized)
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Introduction
Timelapse movies are something special. They capture events that take place over a long space of time and then show them all again in a few seconds or minutes.
To make the movies even more interessting, you can add a slight movement to the video. To do so, you need a device which can move the camera very regular and precise.
In this tutorial I will show you, how I built my Camera dolly, and which problems you have to solve.
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The plan
It is very important to have a plan, before you begin to build your DIY Dolly. While planning you spot all the problems you have so solve. After finishing the plan, you know exactly which parts you need and where you have to do what :-)
That's why I decided to create a 3D-Animation which shows how I wanted to build my Dolly:
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This video shows a 3D animation of my DIY Camera Dolly.
Anyone who thinks "Hey, I know this one" is right. It has a strong similarity to the famous Dynamic Perception Dolly. But when I was building my dolly, the DP was not in stock yet. And I wanted a dolly that you are able to take with you, wherever you go - even if you fly in a plane.
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Necessary parts
So, which parts did I use tu build my dolly?
First of all the parts that I ordered from "item" in Germany. I build the rail with these parts:- 4x Aluminium Profile 80x20mmx600mm
- 8x Wellenklemmprofil 600mm
- 8x Welle D6
- 4x Abstreif- und Schmiersystem
- 2x Lagereinheit 5 D6 z
- 2x Lagereinheit 5 D6 e
- 12x Automatik-Stoß-Verbindungssatz
- 24x Nutenstein 5 St M4
For building the mechanical actuation I used parts from Meadler in Germany:
- 1x HTD-Zahnriemenrad Teilung 5M 26 Zähne
- 2x Klemmplatte für Zahnriemen Profil HTD 5M
- 3m Zahnriemen Profil HTD 5M
I ordered the stepper motor and the gear from Nanotec in Germany:
- ST4118S0706 Schrittmotor
- Planetengetriebe 1:60 GPLE40-3S-60
- SMC11 Schrittmotorsteuerung
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Dolly in action
I already used the dolly in Egypt. Some impressions:
To be continued..
#9 - 02/21/2012 4:32 PM from Marlon
An der Animation sieht man, dass du angewandte Informatik studierst :D Für einen Laien wie mich und wohl die meisten der Besucher hier wär eine etwas detailliertere Anleitung aber sehr hilfreich... vor allem, wo man die Einzelteile herbekommt, ist für mich im Moment das größte Problem...viele Grüße Marlon
#8 - 02/8/2012 12:49 PM from Rolf
Eine SUPER Idee und Ausführung; habe vor mir auch etwas in der Art(einfacher) zu bauen http://www.youtube.com/user/sonnenscheinfilm?feature=mhee
#7 - 01/16/2012 7:07 PM from robocosmic
tolle animation!!
#6 - 12/17/2011 10:09 AM from Felix
Also ich finde alleine die Animation absoluter Wahnsinn. Großartige Arbeit!
#5 - 11/10/2011 7:58 PM from hannes
Wirklich ein sehr durchdachtest System! Gratulation! Eine Frage habe ich, wie lange braucht dein Dolley für eine Fahrt (über einen Meter) bei maximaler Geschwindigkeit? LG Hannes
#4 - 10/31/2011 9:00 AM from Patrick
Hey, toller Dolly. Kannst du vielleicht genauere Angaben zu den verwendeten Profilen machen? Welche Artikelnummer / Artikelnamen haben sie? Vielen Dank Patrick
#3 - 08/23/2011 11:22 AM from Vincenzo
das ist echt cool auch di animation :D wieviel hat denn das material so ca. gekostet?
#2 - 08/13/2011 5:18 AM from Bryan
Is there any chance of producing the necessary parts list in English I would love to have a go at building one myself? Thanks
#1 - 07/23/2011 9:33 PM from Dimitrij Spasow
Es ist echt genial konstruiert, vor allem die 3D Animation!
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