iFootage Shark Slider Nano: The Best Small Motorized Slider I've Used

[@jp_davis]

Thanks for showing it in use in an interview setup! This is the primary reason I'm looking for a motorized slider, and I haven't been able to find anyone else's video review that includes it!

[@JakeSloan]

You’re welcome!!

[@willcrespo24]

The slider is very nice but the standout feature of this video is the interview. That was hilarious!!!

[@JakeSloan]

Lol I’m so glad to hear that. I was debating about putting it in the video at all

[@willcrespo24]

@@JakeSloan I love it. hahaha

[@SCAerialsSteveCarpenter]

Nicely Done, Jay. This was an outstanding production, review, and part tutorial of the Shark Slider. Your presentation for the interview and field usable with this slider was outstanding. Thank you for making this review public.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Steve!!

[@pal54321]

I'm not an expert, but is it restrictive being too short?

[@ElBoyoElectronico]

I use mine to film myself while drumming for my KZbin channel. It just works and adds a big cinematic effect to my footage. Great video!

[@JakeSloan]

Great way to use the slider!

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

Your time lapses look great, Jake. The slider definitely adds a lot of interest.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@Johatsu]

Very nice green screen, your vfx skill for this snow are very convincing👍

[@JakeSloan]

LOL thanks! The snow is the hardest part to get right...

[@michaelwblade]

Another banger video Jake! Love the slider,it does make a huge difference in video story telling.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Michael!!

[@agentjtravel_walkthru4205]

Thanks for the video Jake! I’ve been searching for a slider that is compact and easy to use.

[@JakeSloan]

You’re welcome!

[@eatermckinnon4644]

Cant wait to get this slider. Thanks for the epic shots

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome

[@eatermckinnon4644]

@@JakeSloan i know you do reviews, but if you can do hiking videos, that would be awesome too. Kraig Adams does that type of stuff and it boosted up his views.

[@JakeSloan]

I’ve been thinking about adding more of that in future videos

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

When you were talking about the green screen, I expected a keying malfunction to happen behind you. Lol

[@JakeSloan]

Ahahahahahahaha that would have been great to have happen

[@marklazenby703]

A great review of a product that would be beneficial to anyone's kit. As always aided with the amazing backdrop of Alaska. Great job! Jake you're a green screen magician 🤔

[@JakeSloan]

Lol thanks Mark!!

[@TheAlaskanOutsider]

Dude!! So smooth and clean!

[@JakeSloan]

Right? Thanks man!!

[@1vegasdood]

The interview segment was funny.

[@JakeSloan]

thanks lol

[@lacyulrich4697]

Great interview he tried to get a gotcha moment hehe

[@JakeSloan]

Lol he was trying to be sneaky

[@andyarts8382]

This is such a great review and I love love love your humor in your interview. Priceless. I'll be buying this slider cause of you. Thanks

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you very much!

[@journeyman4328]

You should of let that interviewer know how hard it is to carry that green screen up on all those mountains. 🤣😂🤣

[@JakeSloan]

Right??? People have no respect for the process of green screening...

[@Metamorpheu]

hahahaha

[@jamesprecious1035]

Nice one Jake. Good humour! Well executed in front of the Green Screen. LOL!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks! Lol

[@mittencinematics]

Nice video!! Love the intro at the beginning!! I started using epidemic sound for my channel and it was an amazing choice.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks and yeah Epidemic is a great music source.

[@aroncontinuousconversation]

Nice interview!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@PrestonJensen]

I’ve been waiting for this review! It exceeded expectations!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!!

[@sabomarius128]

Nice review! I liked the interview, too 😁

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks lol

[@zackmorrison1392]

Thanks for another great video Jake, love the slider looks amazing

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Zack!

[@KaiTiura]

This might be the vid that gets me to finally bite on this thing. June ship isn't a real plus, but it is what it is... Thanks for the video.

[@JakeSloan]

you're welcome

[@DanuteP]

Omg what an awesome tool that I don't need but want! 😂 Or maybe I do need it & just don't realize it yet... I love the green screen bit. It's on par with folks saying that Eklutna Tailrace pictures are over-saturated. No! It's real! Really!

[@JakeSloan]

Right? People just don’t realize how much beauty Alaska has!

[@michaelpoczynek]

Thanks, Jake. Looks interesting. I will have to put it on the buy list. Cheers!

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome

[@Komu254]

One thing that made me subscribe, you are a sony guy. I am so sick of Canon vs whatever battles. Let's go!

[@JakeSloan]

Lol well I do have a video coming comparing Sony to canon but it’s not often I do them.

[@skymakai]

Great review Jake! I love mine, though I wish it were a bit more smooth. What backpack has a divider that goes all the way from top to bottom?

[@JakeSloan]

That is part of the backpack I use from Thinktank: geni.us/qY2LJ it just so happens to fit the slider perfectly! Cheers

[@BFreshHB]

I definitely don't need it... but I want it

[@JakeSloan]

LOL that is the case a lot of times!

[@Komu254]

I watched this video yesterday. I could not sleep! Do they ship it to Nairobi Kenya?

[@JakeSloan]

I believe they will but they are not shipping yet until may

[@kevinwells4986]

He was a tough interviewer. But the interviewee was calm, collected, and seemed to know his answers in advance. Personally I would like to have seen more controversy, and then a slug fest between them. I wonder who would have won that fight? Probably Jake.

[@JakeSloan]

You are probably right but it would have been close! Maybe next time I'll air the entire interview...

[@LondonSomething1994]

Hi Jake and thanks for a really impressive review. I've ordered one that hopefully arrives tmro so I can play with over the holidays. A quick couple of questions if you have time, in your kit list on your website you list a Peak Design Travel Tripod, yet in your video you're using a iFootage tripod. What iFootage tripod is it, does it have a specific head you're using and which of the two tripods works best for you with the Shark? (that was 3 questions ☺) Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@JakeSloan]

For this video I did use the ifootage tripod. For most my travel (especially extended hiking trips I use the peak design because it’s so much lighter. I did a review of the ifootage tripod here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIG2pYJqrruMj6M

[@LondonSomething1994]

@@JakeSloan Thanks for getting back in touch and for the iFootage video that I've since watched. All the best and a happy New Year to you.

[@speliotis]

what tripod are you using & is best for the slider.... ?

[@JakeSloan]

I use the ifootage tripod as well it’s excellent for this:

[@davidminkin8861]

@@JakeSloan Is it the Uprise, Wildbull, or Fastbowl? Trying to find a super lightweight tripod for hiking that also will support the Shark Nano with a light to moderate camera like the SL2. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[@rahulkarkhanis]

Hi Jake, how do you know how to pace the slider. Does it also have a tracker? As in, how do you know when you walk in the shot, how fast or slow or the pace of astrophotography

[@JakeSloan]

It doesn’t have a tracker so timing is really about figuring it out lol. The good thing is you can have it repeat the moves so you can get a few takes without having to reset.

[@rahulkarkhanis]

@@JakeSloan The astro is what I am worried about the most as it will take quite a bit of time and you only get to know after. I have been trying to avoid a star tracker. The calibration aspect of a star tracker just seems too complicated when it comes to doing it in the middle of nowhere, dark and even worse if it's freezing cold. That in itself takes a good 20 mins if you really know how to go about it in ideal conditions. Basically, destroys the creative mood with the technicalities 😃

[@walk66north]

do I have this wrong? It's more like $800, not $500, for 15 inches of travel? I had to look hard at the website to see how much travel. Is this a different model than I saw on their website? Seems like not much travel and not a "tight budget" item. For backpack carry in Alaska, small size may be a plus. Enjoy your videos.

[@JakeSloan]

Thats correct now on price since it's been a while since I released this video. If you are looking for something small to backpack with have you considered the edlkrone slider one v2? it's the smallest slider around or consider the Zeapon micro 2 motorized version.

[@MohitSingh-kb6dm]

Waiting for your 10M subscribers...♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 😊😊😊😊

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@speliotis]

SOLD....

[@JakeSloan]

Cheers

[@arhon888]

Thanks for sharing. Great looking product. Great review. I think I may have a problem with its weight capacity though, if I am to use on a tripod and take advantage of the extended rage. My camera is about 1.5g and my Sigma 35mm Art lens is almost 1.5g.

[@JakeSloan]

cheers

[@jimwilliams8503]

loved your "interview" - how did you do the final interview shot?

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks, I had to shoot it twice and then put the two shots together using masks

[@BHANGUVIDEOSUK]

Great video. Liked & subscribed.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@pitspeedtv]

Have you tried placing it on a table with the ifootage quick release plate attached? Trying to figure out if the legs extend enough to give clearance

[@JakeSloan]

You mean with the sea stars? No it doesn’t. You’ll have to take the bottom plate off the nano to set it down or figure out another way to have it sit on something

[@pitspeedtv]

@@JakeSloan thanks for the reply. That’s too bad. I would go so far as to say it’s a design flaw. I’ll see what I can 3D Print for the legs when mine arrives.

[@stoolin9706]

Just got my slider but can't figure this out. Is it possible to shoot an astrophotography timelapse? 20 second exposure, 1 second interval and so forth. Everything I've tried the slider moves during the shot?

[@JakeSloan]

It is! I was shooting 12 sec exposures for the astro time-lapse you saw in this video, I will try and make a video about it soon!

[@stoolin9706]

@@JakeSloan that would be awesome. out of curiosity what were your settings on the slider

[@JakeSloan]

I had my exposure set to 12 second the interval set to 1 second and I think I had the whole move (A point to B point) set for 2 hours.

[@franktrinkle4279]

Love the product review and I may add it to my longer Neewer slider that doesn't have anywhere near the number of features of this one. Unfortunately, the price has seriously increased since this video and the 599 package you showed is now $799 which is a VERY large increase. Sigh....

[@JakeSloan]

yeah unfortunately a lot has changed in our world since then....

[@JWS1968]

Gerald Undone said there was an issue with 'damping' so when the camera gets to the end of its slide it stops abruptly instead of stopping gradually. Has that been resolved?

[@JakeSloan]

That has always been resolved since I got my unit. I’ve never had an issue with that

[@JWS1968]

@@JakeSloan Thanks. Gerald said he had a pre-production unit and some stuff might be resolved by the time it was released. Thanks for the reply.

[@PaulFeinberg]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that interview though! You use a green screen we know it! 😉 ......ok maybe you could fire me 😂

[@JakeSloan]

Gotta watch those journalists 😂

[@jayden._films]

Nice,can I put my phone on it?😂and btw thanks for that gimbal 👍

[@JakeSloan]

You can!

[@yellowtree2858]

Nice!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@EduarFilms]

Ok I'm interested, how heavy is it? I saw on the website that it is available until may... too bad

[@JakeSloan]

Not too heavy. A few pounds

[@Harvestcreativemedia]

Thanks for creating this video. How loud is the motor in db? I am looking for a good motorised slider. I am looking for all 3 features in one slider. It should be as quiet as possible, can carry at least 5kg weight and I can use vertically. Any suggestions please?

[@JakeSloan]

it is about 38-39 db but this will not carry 5kg vertically. I don't know of a slider that will personally I am sure there are but just not any that I am familiar with. Cheers!

[@Harvestcreativemedia]

@@JakeSloan Have you tried it on any telephoto lens? Do you get a smooth footage?

[@_ac_7649]

what good are they if they are not available?

[@JakeSloan]

they are still good just hard to get like everything these days

[@MrRaychard123]

It's out of stock. These one or the zeapon?

[@JakeSloan]

Zeapon works well if you can’t wait for these to restock.

[@MrRaychard123]

@@JakeSloan zeapon with motorized slider cost sub 500. The only thing I like shark is the built in pan

[@CuriousDerek]

I’m waiting for mine to ship 😭😭😭 Pre ordered like two months ago

[@JakeSloan]

Should be shipping in the next month or so

[@cameranerdsmedia]

Yup same here ordered in Jan

[@kevlally]

Can I use the slider with the ifootage TC5S(smallest ifootage tripod) with a Sony a7s iii with a standard sigma lense? The load max weight is 5 kg so on paper it should work but I want to make sure before I buy buy the slider, the tripod and the camera. I will be shooting interviews mostly. Any advice is appreciated.

[@JakeSloan]

for interviews it should work ok. The tripod and slider will be a good combination, the only thing that you might find you will need to do to get the best performance is getting the camera center of gravity with that lens on the slider set right. I've noticed that if a setup is really front heavy the slider will struggle but if I move the same setup back (using a long arca Swiss plate) to where It is more balanced then it does better. I hope that makes sense.

[@kevlally]

@@JakeSloan makes complete sence Jake. In the end achiving balanace reduces stress on motors and will reduce damaged on the slider. Like all this mechanical.

[@JakeSloan]

exactly right!

[@rogerdion]

I just went on Amazon and I can't find that slider?

[@JakeSloan]

Look up shark slider Nano and see if it shows up if not Amazon may not sell it in your area in which case order direct from ifootage

[@rogerdion]

@@JakeSloan thanks Jake for the good information, have a good day

[@CyberCodeTwins]

What is the tripod you are using?

[@JakeSloan]

This is the ifootage tc5 tripod.

[@JakeSloan]

This is the ifootage tc5 tripod.

[@CyberCodeTwins]

@@JakeSloan Thank you!

[@XavierPil]

Thx for that video. Some jerkiness during the interview shots you didn’t talk about like around 11.24

[@JakeSloan]

That’s actually the slider starting the move back to the right from its stop point on the left extreme.

[@xavierpilsudski554]

@@JakeSloan oh I see. So it could be "hidden" in editing. Great. Thx

[@JakeSloan]

Yes and that’s on me for not hiding it.

[@xavierpilsudski554]

@@JakeSloan haha no, you did a great job with the video. Does this "pb" becomes an issue when doing time laps or other things?

[@WashingtonMoyo]

is this available anywhere? I cannot find it

[@JakeSloan]

I think it is out of stock everywhere at the moment

[@WashingtonMoyo]

@@JakeSloan thank you

[@Bigweave74]

Great. Yet another piece of gear that I didn’t have ANY interest in that now I totally need. My wife is gonna kill me.

[@JakeSloan]

Lol sorry!

[@Bigweave74]

@@JakeSloan no worries! My wife and I are starting a family RV vlog soon so I might be able to convince her that this would be a good addition to our pile of gear.

[@thumpertorque_]

The price is $779 instead of $599, do you know why that is?

[@JakeSloan]

the cost of everything has gone up lately especially components so that would be my guess

[@markjob6354]

Hey Jake, when iFootage sent you the Shark Slider Nano to test, did you have to send it back after you did your review or did you get to keep it ?

[@JakeSloan]

They sent me this one to keep

[@markjob6354]

@@JakeSloan Then you been compensated. You've been paid.

[@vahidamini1863]

✌

[@JakeSloan]

cheers

[@rabsme9767]

Yes 🙌

[@JakeSloan]

Cheers!

[@gregv2821]

$800 seems expensive for X axis only. Add a couple hundred dollars more and you can have pan and tilt from other manufacturers.

[@JakeSloan]

true

[@ElayneOkaya]

This doesn’t ship for several months. Counterintuitive for them to push a product that they don’t even have yet. 😕

[@JakeSloan]

Oh they have it but first they had to ship all the pre-orders

[@i24p71]

It now costs 780$

[@JakeSloan]

Yes it does

[@larrymannino444]

dang!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks?

[@KASHMIRLUST]

DONT MAKE ME LOVE UR VIDEOS I AM JUST A BEGINNER

[@JakeSloan]

LOL

[@szymonzdunczyk444]

:)

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks