to put it simply i'm not paying $990 bucks for a thing that rotates my camera, i know they exist but they are fuck off expensive or you need a smart phone to drive it which are also expensive seeing as i dont have one and dont really want one i'd be up for a grand or so regardless, making my own will be cheaper and i also like the challenge of making it my self
the video will make like easier anyway and its with a 60d MKIVHow high do you want the quality? I'm still assuming it is time lapse. Doing it with video and having a few frames here and there out of alignment is going to be a lot less jarring than trying to do it with a DSLR taking single images.
$150 is cheap for what you're wanting to do either way. You can either invest either no time and a lot of money or a lot of time and little money.
You're bigger concern will be building a platter stable enough.
You want cheap? Go to basics. Don't use electricity. I'd be trying to use some kind of controlled energy release. Gravity is good for that. It would need some fine tuning but if you used the right gear ratio and braking, you could get something as simple as a sinker on a cord to do the work for you, as long as you kept everything constant.
Did you actually look at any of the links I posted? One of them can clearly be run without a smartphone.the video will make like easier anyway and its with a 60d MKIV
$150 is cheap BUT the smart phone to drive it isn't, i dont have a smart phone and dont really want to fork out for one to drive a time laps rig.
no, a stable base is easy i could weld one up in no time
now thats to primitive!
i did and it was $900!!Did you actually look at any of the links I posted? One of them can clearly be run without a smartphone.
I can now see why you need help with this project.
Did you not see the Astro? Not quite in production yet apparently, but it's showing a price of $180, and whilst they seem to be developing an optional app, it's not necessary.i did and it was $900!!
i need help i just think it woould be good to see what other people think and get a greater input