The Varavon lite sliders are amazing. Great build quality and super portable. Resistance can be adjusted but with some long nosed pliers and a bit of unscrewing. Havent tried that yet. the red lock unlock screw is simply to lock the slider down .. not to adjust drag. Great product and the shipping is pretty fast. Just wished I had got it from here on the deal.

I bought the Lite 600 version 5-6 months ago though the deal topics and I'm satisfied with the deal. Cheapest best quality at the time. Since then there have been some other contenders in price with what looks similar quality, but couldn't tell you for sure. It also came with expedited shipping option for $10 at the time, and I've never gotten anything faster from asia. Ordered it on Friday and by next Thursday it arrived.

Only complaints are the screw doesn't have a knob to thread like the higher models do, so you'll need some kind of ball joint mount and you need to make sure the ball mount is high because if you use it like a dolly instead of a slider you'll be able to see the slider in the shot as you're pushing forward if you use a 14mm or wider lens. Also it doesn't come with the needle nose pliers, like in the video, to adjust the tension, but I made do with a large pliers and the allen wrenches it came with. Also the screw is 3/8" and at the time I only had 1/4" tripods and connectors. So if this would be your first slider and/or first piece of higher equipment, keep that in mind.

Don't be put off by the 600 being only 24 inches. You'd be surprised how long a shot that can get you, and if you're on a budget, it's more than enough to get some nice shots.

Starting to get a bit of excessive play on the slider. It rocks back and forward now. Something I have done wrong? Does it need adjusted? I've never touched it since first starting using it. Any help would be great

Like Vitaliy said....it just needs a simple adjustment. Overall, I'm satisfied with mine. It has one almost rough spot I'm hoping works itself out.

The motoroid works beautifully with it.

@Sph1nxster

Most probably one of the bearings was not fixed tigh enough, so shifted with time.

I'm having the same issue with my slider - the carriage rocks forward and back. I took it apart and tightened it per the video, but didn't fix the issue. Anyone have any other recommends? @vicharris said he was able to fix his after a few hours of fiddling.

@Sph1nxster Unfortunately not. I will try it again, though. :-/

Any good experience with Slider DollyIs? I can decide between this one and Lite 600. Is there a easy way (1/4 tread) on the middle to mounted any of them on one tripod plate or dies it need extra accessory?

Not exactly sure what you're asking there. Are you asking if there's 1/4 20 threads on the bottom? If so, yes. Many. As well as 3/8. I have the S900 I think with the motor option and it works well. Only real complaint is you can't record dialogue while using the motor if you within 15ft or so but you can just slide it by hand and get good enough movement if you need it during a scene with actors talking.

@konjow

You can see many their tripods mounted as you like. Of course it has mount point at the middle.