This Motorized Camera Slider is Great!

[@kernzilla]

just got mine yesterday, and wanted to say thanks for the video here. it was helpful in making this decision. first impression out of the box is the build quality is far better than i understood from watching several videos. nice hardware, no slack in anything, not a lot of plastic. prob the most impressed right now from initial test, didn't expect to be able to use anything beyond 80-100mm without having excessive shake. put the 70-200 on all the way zoomed in, and gotta say it's highly usable footage, kinda made my day tbh. hadn't found a review that tested this, and glad to report it handles it well. just wanted to throw a few notes in here for folks researching this thing. it's vids like your and supplemental comments that help us shooters make good decisions. sidenote: i didn't realize you could purchase the Pan head only, thought it was only P+T available as unit For $150-200 can get the pan module, and will def be my next purchase for sure. I don't have a lot of use for the tilt feature on this, and was reluctant to spend the $600 for this add-on initially. keep up the good work on the vids!

[@PhillipSkraba]

Thank You! This is no doubt one of the best sliders I own, and I actually have the new long slider from Zeapon, I still have to make a video on that, hopefully I'll get to that soon as they really make fantastic sliders. I'm glad I could help in some way.

[@kernzilla]

@@PhillipSkraba oh, the new Axis ... nice nice. lot to love about that one as well, great it comes with Pan head and really like the digital readout/screen on motor vs just a couple buttons. Had to go with this E1000 for jumping on flights/travel work, but likely that Axis being great upgrade down the road. Feel like the world of sliders was a pretty rough market 2010 thru COVID-ish, just seemed to be overpriced addition to kit that came with lot variables/frustration. Love seeing these Zeapon // iFootage releases last couple years and bringing a highly usable component to our productions, for a very reasonable amount of money. After seeing results of these rough tests last night, I'm honestly kinda giddy about using this thing. keep up the good work!

[@PhillipSkraba]

@@kernzilla The Axis, yes, it's a really nice slider. I have all the Edelkrones too. iFootage have just sent me their new one too which I can stick the DJI RS3 Pro on it, so that'll be nice. I love sliders, they really make me happy.

[@randylarcombe5430]

I'm with you on the ramping. It's a critical function.

[@PhillipSkraba]

Yes, I'm really hoping they add this feature with full 0-100% control.

[@raulalaris]

did they every add it back?@@PhillipSkraba

[@jonasdiehl1306]

@@raulalaris not till this day!

[@kernzilla]

just got mine yesterday and see what you mean. it kinda barely does it, but shame they omitted from app 🤦‍♂

[@EverWhereFilms]

I think you sold me. When the time comes to invest in a slider this will be the one. Thanks man

[@PhillipSkraba]

It's well worth picking up, a great tool to have in the shed.

[@Romafedorov]

Phillip, you're really on a roll with these videos!

[@PhillipSkraba]

I am on fire!! Thanks!

[@Richoecreate]

Coming from the edelkrone world … this looks solid ! Pretty smooth 🙌🏻

[@PhillipSkraba]

I have everything Edelkrone in my studio, and I love their products, though sometimes tension adjustment drives me crazy, it's a fantastic system and app. The Zeapon Micro 3 took the idea of a double length slider and made a great job, the Micro 3 improved on the Micro 2 in every single way, except for F-ing up the app and removing the option to ramp, which the Edelkrone does perfectly. If Zeapon add that, it'll be a perfect system, very similar to the Edelkrone, but without the damn tension adjustment and a lot of super tiny innovations that make it easy to create with.

[@damirsencar3038]

Hi, great video, different from others because I see all the problems with synchronization. Did Zeapon fix the synchronization between a slider and Pons PT? Did Zeapon fix ease-in and ease-out ramping speeds at the end of the loop? And, what is the maximum travel time at 1% speed on the M700 slider? Thank you for answers...

[@truth7416]

Wow! This is what an instructional video should be. You should give lessons on how to do a instructional video. I will be buying one of these. Well done thanks!!

[@editor0range]

cool video! so did they add a speed ramp since the firmware updates are so frequent as I understood in the review? and do you still like it or did some quirks happen since using the slider? thanks for your feedback :)

[@PhillipSkraba]

Thanks! It's a great slider I continue to use actually, 99% of the time. The lack of speed ramp pissed the nuts off me, and I've been asking Zeapon to add this since forever. They did have it in the first app. Then their R&D dept basically moved to Hawaii, ordered 2,000 Mai Tais and fell asleep on the beach, or at least that's how I imagined it. Great slider, shame about the lack of speed ramp, but apart from that it's golden.

[@editor0range]

@@PhillipSkrabasounds like we need to drink also more :D and maybe fix that speed ramp in post 😅

[@itsmnaveedsheikh]

@Phillp Skraba would you rather consider this zeapon micro 3 (without pons pt head) or go with ifootage shark nano? shark nano is about 16inches on tripod i know and thats kinda short i think, and considering this it consists of servo motor and that makes noise and i have read some reviews that its motor is really loud and cant be used for interviews kinda scenarios. What do you say your thoughts would be much appreciated.

[@PhillipSkraba]

Having used both, but only owning the Zeapon, I'd probably go with the Zeapon. It's very quiet, it's smooth, sure, it lacks ramping at the moment, but apparently that is coming very soon, and it's really easy to add parts to it to give it intelligent orbit which I love! The speed at which you can switch it up to manual mode also is fantastic.

[@SimonGarciaarqfoto]

Hi Phillip, great review. I'm hesitating between the Micro 3 E500 and the Micro 2 Plus (the new version) for interiorism where the lines must be perfect (and don't have the 'crazy banana'😁). I'm wondering about the stability at the end of the slider using a Sony 7III with Canon 24 Tilt-Shift. Do you think the Micro 2 Plus is sturdy enough or I have to go to the Micro 3 because of the tripod support rods?

[@Bo_Hazem]

I prefer the MOZA Slypod Pro especially for outdoors and for it's size. But having both and keeping this one at the studio is just perfection if money is no issue.

[@PhillipSkraba]

The Moza Slypod Pro is cool, I have all of them in my studio, and I use the Zeapon the most due to it's 3 axis movement, obviously without the need for a gimbal attached lol. The Slypod thought, pro or standard version has a very, very good superpower, and that's macro. I have a ton of sliders in my studio and there is no slider as smooth as the SlyPod Pro for macro shots, and the cool thing is that it can go through things with it form factor. All great tools!

[@Bo_Hazem]

@@PhillipSkraba Amazing feedback, mate! As said, I think the Zeapon is better for indoors/studios, Slypod Pro great for travel/hiking/outdoors for its form factor. Also great to know that it's solid for macro as that's what I would be shooting outdoors! Also the Slypod can easily slide looking 90degree downwards.

[@dirk-lorenz.matthiesen]

Can you use the pan/tilt head on another slider or does it have to be the zeapon slider? Thanks!

[@PhillipSkraba]

You could do, sure, it attaches via a 1/20

[@Dartheomus]

Watching @ 9:26, something seems off. There's some jitter there which is really bothering me. Any thoughts?

[@sergiorjs]

Hi Phillip. Is it possible to use Zeapon's app to start and stop camera recording when movement starts? This is one of the items I missed the most on edelkrone, for repeat videos.

[@cybernewsnetwork2333]

Is this compatible with a fx6?

[@PhillipSkraba]

Sure! It’ll handle it.

[@OffWorldFilms_UK]

I owned the Micro3 E1000 and PONS PT but sold them due to lack of support and limited app functions, they never released the focus motor but had the function as part of the app, it was this lack of support and implementation that had me move away from Zeapon.

[@themostoppressedgamer7146]

What did you switch to? I've been trying to pick a motorized slider but it feels like they all have horrible support and a lot of bad reviews.

[@broti]

love to get one!

[@PhillipSkraba]

It's excellent, I can highly recommend it.

[@nomad0714]

Hi Phillip, Nice video on the Micro 3 Plus. Been waiting for this upgrade from the Micro 2. I think the E700 is a nice sweet spot between E500 and E1000 in terms of distance, weight, and size. I’ve seen complaints on the loudness of the motor but I think it’s on the E1000. Do you hear it on the E700. A couple thoughts: - hope Edelkrone upgrades their slider to Zeapon or Zeapon makes a Head Plus/Pro and improves their app. If only they had a baby together! 😅 - with all the AI from Hohem M6 and Insta360 flow, I’m curious the what can be done with product,macro, and talking heads and corporate interviews using the AI tracking. Or using the DJI Ronin RS2/3 Pros with this slider as it also has tracking features

[@PhillipSkraba]

The E700 is the perfect length for me, the E500 would be too small and I wouldn't know where to put the E1000, so yes, perfect. No, I don't hear the motors on the E700, well, unless I really put my ear up to it, but it's not a noise that will bother you. The Pons PT is pretty great, and really fast to work with, but sure, a more advanced Head Plus system would be great, I have the HeadPlus on my Edelkone and it's pure power. I do wish they update the app to include ramping, that would really make me happy. A.I. I guess could be implemented in some way, mind you, only you know where you want your macro to be focused, that's why a lot of macro lenses are manual, but for interviews it would be great to have face tracking in teh future.

[@davidbass4453]

What are the two light tubes on the table please?

[@PhillipSkraba]

Soonwell tubes, excellent waterproof lights, I dropped a video on them ages ago - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2jdeHyhZ5aJgMk

[@343mrt4]

Would this handle a large camera like a Venice thats about 25lbs?

[@PhillipSkraba]

I don't have a camera that heavy, but it's possible it could handle it horizontally.

[@RadianFilms64]

This looks amazing I think. I've seen them online and I kinda like it! Haha! :))

[@PhillipSkraba]

It's a fantastic system, well worth looking into.

[@TheThaiLife]

Great video. Not seeing the price but neat product.

[@PhillipSkraba]

Thanks! It really is quite a great slider!

[@Indianadah]

Can you use this with camera on portrait mode?

[@PhillipSkraba]

Sure you can!

[@BlairAir]

The Zeapon. Rhymes with Weapon... which it is.

[@PhillipSkraba]

It's a little bit of both. Smacked over the top of the head with this thing would be lights out, but it also does well as a smooth operator.

[@furkonige]

I notice a lot of bumps at minute 10:15 if I see the reflection from you field monitor, is that normal?

[@PhillipSkraba]

That is so freaky, I have no idea what that is, I just watched it back and it wasn't like that in the original footage, it was smooth as butter. It's possible KZbin is compressing it and it's turning my 25fps into 30fps and making things look cringy. The bottom line, when it comes to sliders, I haven't used a smoother one than the Zeapon sliders, they're excellent and keep on getting better.

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Cool 😎🤝

[@PhillipSkraba]

It's awesome 🔥

[@randallthescandall8327]

Can this slider make accurate repeatable movement for vfx?Ive been looking for a good 3 axis system that has close to accurate repeatability.

[@PhillipSkraba]

It is very accurate and very repeatable, I'd say on par with Edelkrone when it comes to being a small portable repeatable slider.

[@randallthescandall8327]

@@PhillipSkraba Nice,i might pick one up sometime this year. My hotdog slider isn’t doing it for me.

[@mbastos1000]

Expensive!

[@PhillipSkraba]

Well, that really depends on your perspective, for some it's cheap as nuts, for others it's crazy expensive. I think it's a fairly price piece of kit.

[@MundodosViajantes]

OMG 😮

[@PhillipSkraba]

It's good!

[@hotcoffeeamericano]

Just confused me when you called it "Micro 3" but then labeled it as "E500." To us viewers who are not familiar, it appeared you were talking about 2 different products. Other than that, video was sweet.

[@PhillipSkraba]

Well, it's the Zeapon Micro 3, but it has 3 lengths which they have named in various ways lol. Great slider though, one of the best I've ever used.

[@jncolligan1]

Do you need to shut off IBIS when you use these? 🤔

[@PhillipSkraba]

I never do, gets rid of any micro jitters and doesn’t really float too much.

[@jncolligan1]

@@PhillipSkraba that’s good to know! Thank you :) I’m thinking of just getting the manual version of the edelkrone for nature shots while backpacking. It looks so smooth.. I’ve never seen anyone review a manual version. :( Any thoughts on that?

[@PhillipSkraba]

I have all the Edelkrone sliders, they're good, but to be honest I find the Zeapon sliders to be smoother, manual and motorised. I also have noticed that since Edelkrone rebranded, removed their EU Turkey production they've lost the plot which is really sad as it was such a great company. I personally would go with the Zeapon if I had a choice right now owning most of the sliders from both companies.

[@jncolligan1]

@@PhillipSkraba that’s some really insightfully information Phillip. Thanks! Scanned your profile for a chance to buy you a thank you ☕️ can’t find one! You deserve one!

[@PhillipSkraba]

@@jncolligan1 Ahh Thank You very much!! I'm happy just to be able to help. I feel buy me a coffee is for hot girls with no possibilities of finding work hence spending all their free time posting photos on OF. So when I think of that it puts me off 😂 The knowledge that I could help you out in some form is thanks enough Joseph, have a great day!

[@nsubugabenjamin7931]

Compare to YC ONION

[@PhillipSkraba]

I actually used a YC Onion slider once, it was as terrible an experience as you'd imagine lol. I'd stick to Edelkrone and Zeapon, oh, also iFootage, I tried that a couple of times and it worked pretty well. This Micro 3 though, I've got to say, one of the best camera sliders I've ever used. *not sponsored.

[@nsubugabenjamin7931]

@@PhillipSkraba thanks for the feedback

[@MundodosViajantes]

M500?

[@PhillipSkraba]

This is the 700. The 500 is a tad shorter, so much more travel friendly.

[@MundodosViajantes]

@@PhillipSkraba thanks ☺️

[@herrnerdmeyer3638]

Uhm. From one Philipp to a Phillip. You're scaring me. I search "fog machine", you make a video. I search for new slider options, you make a video...

[@PhillipSkraba]

lol! Dropping my Amaran F22c and Amaran F21c video in a minute, I hope you've been searching for them too!

[@herrnerdmeyer3638]

@@PhillipSkraba I bought a pt2c three weeks ago, so my Light Money is spent 😅

[@PhillipSkraba]

@@herrnerdmeyer3638 That's a good one! I use the PT4c, superb lights!

[@petrub27]

Mobile app required? No, thanks

[@PhillipSkraba]

You obviously didn't watch my video. It has physical buttons, no app required for it to work. Maybe I should start speaking in Polish, more people will understand me lol.

[@johnlocke3481]

These are very loud. I’m pissed because none of these youtubers really express that as much as it actually matters. Like it’s louder than any 3D printer or fan. You cannot have it in the same room if you want audio.

[@PhillipSkraba]

It depends what speed they're on, most of them have a fair bit of noise no matter which one you go for. When it comes to slow interview slides though they do a good quiet job.