It's not underwater but soon will be

[Jon Shaw]

It's custom made from an engineering company. Is is basically an aluminum track with a large steel threaded rod through the center. This is then power by a powerful stepping motor which is controlled by a pc. We then mounted a 150 mm tripod cup and attached the tripod head directly to it.

The cool thing about it is that it can be set at any angle including vertically and it can travel as fast or as slow as you like. You can also mount the camera underneath to get super low shots. The BBC used something similar for a lot of the Planet Earth stuff.

Here's another picture with the setup (it's Pawel Achtel in the picture)

[The Publisher]

That is slick. It has t be a worm gear drive linear rail. Cool carbon fiber tripods.

[The Publisher]

That is slick. It has to be a worm gear drive linear rail. Cool carbon fiber tripods.

[Jon Shaw]

Yeah the sticks are pretty good, stiff and light.... They were only $600 from B&H... on special.

[acelockco]

Hey Jon,didn't you know, everyone who makes 10,000 posts here gets a Red camera! lol

I am not following you on the motorized dolly thing for the fast motion time lapse pan. I know what a dolly shot is, but I am not following how that would be used for a the slow pan with sped up time lapse clip we are all raving about.

10,000

No problem.....for a RED!!!!

[Jon Shaw]

Your a lot closer than me!

[Papa Bear]

Nothing money can't buy!