That’s a good a good looking device too ( the guy in the video looks super bored )
I’ll find a device that does what I want and hopefully get to shoot a few time lapse videos. I’m heading to France for a few weeks at the end of the month so hopefully get something before then
The guy does look like it was some sort of punishment duty.I'm also puzzled by choosing somewhere so unsuited to a wide angle lens timelapse, very little movement, nothing in the foreground etc.
On balance if I was going above the tenner kitchen timer I'd probably spring a bit extra for the TurnsPro which looks like you can set the rotation and timing to anything you like rather than the increments of the one I linked to.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TurnsPro-Panning-Rotating-Motorised-panoramic/dp/B015IZUKOM/ref=sr_1_10_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1530719050&sr=8-10-spons&keywords=timelapse pan&psc=1
As every time I go on amazon I'm offered these things I was amused by this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brinno-ART100-Rotating-Camera-TLC200-F1-2-TLC200-PRO/dp/B00CBNVI50/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1530719050&sr=8-18&keywords=timelapse pan
Spot the difference with this :rofl:
ORDNING Timer Stainless steel- IKEA
Haha, The TurnsPro was one I was intrigued by, Ive been a bit silly today and used some excess. Amazon vouchers I won at work and ordered thisand the micro dolly add on
Personally I think moving TL is overrated. For me its better to get really beautifully composed and planned sequences rather than just add movement for the sake of it.
I get that, and I guess each to their own but I would argue that time lapse is all about movement.
You can get a great composition and still have lateral movement, or a static focal point - every shot is different
Both have their own creative possibilities - Grasshopper....
For me camera movement should be motivated. If it isn't supporting the action nor narrative its purely for the sake of doing it. Time-lapse is indeed of course about movement and motion but we could jump on vimeo and find a ton of clips where people have gone out with motorised sliders and shot trash. Hyperlapse is interesting but hard to master
But you could argue the same basic point citing Flickr for still images - the fact that some produce better images than others doesn't really say anything about the techniques used....
Well thats more whether a picture is a good picture or a bad one. I'm saying that movement within a scene should be motivated as apposed to simply being because it can be moved. Is the film maker revealing something or are we tracking a subject. Michael Bay is a perfect example of a film maker that will move the camera for the sake of it as apposed to support a narrative point.
I think you're confusing still images and images of stationary objects.......