{"id":15399,"date":"2012-03-05T01:42:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T06:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=15399"},"modified":"2017-10-24T19:19:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:19:33","slug":"nikon-1-and-diy-slider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-1-and-diy-slider\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon 1 and DIY Slider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-1-and-diy-slider\/w_b-vong-com_pix_slider_01\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,863\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_01.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15401\" title=\"w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_01\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_01.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"863\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s the latest addition to the toolbox, a &#8220;DIY&#8221; slider for video.\u00a0 By &#8220;DIY&#8221; I mean, I craft some crude drawings, send it off to Team Swift and magically I get new tools to work with.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42 This 6 foot long aluminum system barely fits in my car, but worth it for the shots one can get.\u00a0 Since I&#8217;m not a video person by any means, this is also an attempt to make up for all the awful shaky hand held footage over the years.\u00a0 Building a slider to work in tandem with the Nikon 1 made sense to me.\u00a0 It is really light, shoots some of the best video out there, and even with the kit lens, the continuous autofocus is a nice thing to have.\u00a0 Currently thinking about possible designs for the &#8220;Slider Lite&#8221; version, one that is smaller and can pivot and tilt.\u00a0 Sample movie clip in the next post.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15402\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15402\" data-attachment-id=\"15402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-1-and-diy-slider\/w_b-vong-com_pix_slider_02\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,776\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_02.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15402\" title=\"w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_02\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_02.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon J1, C Mount Lens and Shop Made Slider literally &#8220;in the field.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-1-and-diy-slider\/w_b-vong-com_pix_slider_03\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,903\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_04.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-1-and-diy-slider\/w_b-vong-com_pix_slider_05\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,850\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w_b-vong.com_pix_slider_05\" data-image-description=\"\" 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