ISTDL01 Smartphone Dolly - Mount - Retail Packaging - Black

This dolly is a great buy for anyone who wants to improve their videos with subtle motion and revolving shots. It's refreshing to be able to add professional-level zooms, pans, and rotations without needing to buy a complex/expensive dolly system. The iStabilizer rolls on four rollerblade wheels, which provide smooth control and a stable base. Each pair of wheels is attached on an axis which can rotate 60 degrees in each direction for curved paths. The iPhone/smartphone is mounted on a spring-loaded pressure holder which is included in the package. A removable arm helps you position the smartphone in the mount. NOTE: there is no suspension for the smartphone, so big bumps and cracks that the dolly rolls over will shake the video. Fix this by filming on smooth surfaces or by laying a piece of hard plastic/metal over the ground. The box arrived with the dolly ready for action--just put the bottom spacers and knobs on each axis and screw on the arm and mount. Pretty simple setup! Overall, a great buy for budding videographers and people who want to take creative shots with their smartphone camera. Especially for $50.

I bought this product to use with the smartphone mount (which I bought separately from istabilizer) and my iPhone 6+ and I love it. I haven't found any good uses for it other than to record random things I am doing and post them on the internet. I have found a million different ways to use the dolly, it is an incredibly versatile dolly and works great as a stand for filming from the phone. It holds my 6+ really well which if you don't know is a huge phone. If you are looking for a way to film your products or just a way that you can get better video from your phone this is a great buy. Or if you are looking for a way to be able to pretend your phone is a pet and walk it with a leash it works great for that too!

I agree with most of what was said - The pivots are less than stellar and can loosen, the indexing is kind of a joke, but- Solid build, nicely machined for the most part and a great value. The mount for the phone, the bendable head - heck the two of those alone from other vendors and you are at this price point. I also found better performance after sanding the 'flash' off the wheels. Minor nit. No complaints. Solid value and fun to have on hand.

Disappointed with this product. It functions as a dolly but your surface must be completely smooth or it seems that the dolly accentuates the bumps and imperfections. It is rare to find this type of surface in the real world and I found myself going back to a camera "caddie", such as the Scorpion EX, for similar shots. All in all not impressed.

For the price it's very cool, but would be better if had wheel absorption of the most minor of bumps... to get perfectly smooth iphone cam footage still tricky even on smooth tables etc. The arm joints a bit too flexible, those also could be more secure but also with some absorption joints. I normally don't like to post reviews below 4 stars but the company went bankrupt (I found out after purchasing) and it has been bit frustrating but maybe most others very happy with who don't need footage to be so precise/perfect

Very well made - sturdy and made to last. Great addition to a still or video kit for those unique points of view.

The build quality of the base is great. The build quality of the spring-loaded pressure holder absolutely sucks! When you move them to position them to the right angle, they snap and break. Even if it's a small break or fracture that it will not hold that section and place defeating it's purpose. Inevitably, you will have to move all the sections to get the right angle you want and doing so will break them. Once broke, what you have to do then is lift off the rubber ring, remove screw with an Allen key, seperate the pieces, use strong glue on the piece that's broken, and then reassemble again. I tried loosening all of them but then what happens is it won't stay in the position you want.

Very well made. Holds steady from iPhone mount to DSLR. Heavy cameras with big lenses won't work, but for GoPro and iPhone it's perfect. You can get smooth shots only on smooth services, perhaps build a rig for those crazy shots. Fun to play with and get creative.