Camera slider/crane

A camera slider/crane comprising:

• a rail for driving a camera dolly along said rail, the rail having a center of gravity of the rail and a pivot placed in the center of gravity, said camera dolly coupled with a counterbalance drivable along the rail in the opposite direction to the camera dolly in relation to the center of gravity of the rail;
• an arm changing the camera slider/crane into a crane function;
• a mounting unit for positioning the rail in a vertical position;
• a tripod head;
• and
• two feet for leveling the rail when said rail is used in horizontal position and one of said feet for securing the rail when said rail is used in vertical position, wherein the tripod head is rotatable in the horizontal plane and is connected detachably to a tripod, and the rail is connected detachably and pivotably at the center of gravity of the rail by means of the pivot to the tripod head, and wherein the rail and the arm, in the crane function of the camera slider/crane, are movable during operation of the camera substantially in the same vertical plane for providing the camera upwards or downwards movement during shooting.