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FreshDV Review: Cinevate Ballare Dolly

Published by Matthew Jeppsen May 1st, 2008 in Featured Content, FreshDV, Hardware, News, Reviews

Cinevate Pre-Production Ballare Dolly Review [6:25m]: Download

We recently had the opportunity to check out Cinevate’s Ballare dolly solution. The Ballare is almost entirely constructed of aluminum, and as such is quite rigid. It breaks down into a relatively small size for transport, and weighs around 45 lbs. It can run on schedule 40 PVC pipe, or any other 1″ or 1 1/4″ track. This was a pre-production model, and it is my understanding that since our test Cinevate has integrated a few of our suggestions into the production model, like a more robust pushbar design. For a detailed look at the dolly system, download the attached video or watch online at FreshTV.

3 Responses to “FreshDV Review: Cinevate Ballare Dolly”

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1 moni May 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm

looks promising
2 Mike Chenoweth May 2nd, 2008 at 8:19 pm

Nice review, guys.

Did you make it over to the Indie Dolly booth at NAB? - Helmut now has a motorized, hydraulic column for his dolly. Looking at the differences between the two systems and similar pricing, I wondered if you had a preference between the two?

I’ve only used the Indie Dolly of course, but I’m impressed with the build on the Ballare.

mike
3 Matthew Jeppsen May 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

We did not see the Indie Dolly booth, Mike. Wish I had, so I could offer an opinion…

-MJ