GVM Motorized Camera Slider, 48"/120CM Carbon Fiber Camera Slider with Time-Lapse Photography, Automatic Round Trip, Tracking Shooting and 120 Degree Panoramic Shooting, with Remote Controller

I was taken aback when I first unpacked the box; not only was this unit large, but the carrying case and the packing were very high quality. Feel like I could ship or carry it on anywhere without worrying if it would make it safely or not. The construction of the unit is excellent, and the mechanism for rotating the camera while sliding is ingenious! While I would love for the remote to be able to also accommodate easily using a smartphone, it is still usable as-is with typical (shutter-based) cameras. There's a bit of a learning curve to understanding how it works, but once you do, this is an excellent slider that will deliver beautiful, sweeping shots on par with many of the high-dollar rigs!

This is NOT at $3K slider, but it is a great value for its price. It does take longer to set up because there are no presets nor any ability to save presets. But, it is solidly built and does the job once you get it set up, and it was less than $400 when I bought the 49" model. I have used the Panasonic S1H and the GH5 on this slider with no problems. I will be buying a second unit in the future.

A week after I purchased this, GVM released a bluetooth-enabled slider. I probably would have purchased that model if I'd known it was coming. But for the cost of this slider, it's a great buy, and I like how quiet and responsive it is. I do have some problems with the remote. It could have been simplified a little more. It frequently ignores the start location I've set, and it can be a frustrating and time-consuming to have to try set it over and over again. There have been a few times when I just gave up and manually started or stopped the slider myself.The other disappointment is their support. GVM is putting out some great equipment at competitive prices but their tech support needs a serious overhaul. I've written them a few times about lights I've purchased as well as this slider and it appears as though no one there speaks English very well. There were some missing instructions with this slider and I emailed GVM asking if they could possibly send or email me a copy of the flyer. It took four emails for them to finally understand what I was saying (and I could barely understand their responses), and then I never heard from them again or received the flyer. I really hope GVM stays in business and becomes more well-known, but they seriously need to hire support techs who are more familiar with the English language. I keep hoping they'll eventually come out with an affordable led blanket, I'd purchase it immediately.I recommend this slider, especially for its low price. It's very smooth and I've shot some great footage with it so far.

It’s a great slider at a very good cost. Quiet and easy to use. I bought this mainly for video interviews and it’s been working great - smooth.

Very disappointed with GVM products. This is the second one we buy in the last year or so and they stop working after a few months. The current one just died out of nowhere last week. We used it only on Sundays for our church service and only for a couple of hours. It's kept on tripods, clean and climate-controlled area. No reason this should stop working like this...Will never buy anything from this brand again!

This slider is a great option for someone whos looking for a slider that can capture super-smooth shots at a great price. I've used mine quite a bit. So far it's holding up very well, it's extremely sturdy. I like that you can mount single or multiple tripods to it. I only wish you had a bit more control over the rotational component.

The ball which came with it was broken, and would not support the weight of the rails.Super disappointed with it.It was also the shakiest footage I’ve seen, the USB connection also does not stay in place so you should be prepared to use electrical tape or something similar to hold the cable in place.

I got the 48" one. It is pretty easy to use. Maybe I was expecting to program more specific movements... but... as people say you have to program the start and end... which is a minor pain in the butt, but even worse because if you don't immediately stop it before it reaches the ends of the slider it grinds against the end until you hit the middle button. This seems like you are setting relative distance... and if you accidentally saved it while grinding against the edge, it will do this when you try to use it. I've done this a couple times in the beginning because I wanted it to go to the end.The Auto-loop didn't work at first, but then I went to the settings, reset it, and it worked. I kind of wish the speed was a bit faster or at least you could control the easing from slowdown to stop speed or duration... but maybe I am asking for more advanced features...The way the camera pans is not exactly automatically... or programmed I guess. There is a pole in the middle you have to adjust either to turn it one way or the other. So there are basically 3 pans you can do... left by the end, right by the end, or straight if you get the bar straight. I guess this can work but I was expecting more customization. You can, of course, start at one end with your camera facing the subject diagonally, and then make it pan as it goes to the other side to face the subject,... I guess it works but I haven't tried it yet... seems like a bit of set up is required rather than just programming what you want... I can imagine this might limit some shots... like depending on the focal length... but I haven't fully tested this.So... yeah... it's ok. I don't know if it will become too limiting from lack of features, but it is a motorized slider so... this fine for most jobs probably.