Looks nice, any chance you can post a close up on it? Did up need to mod the bracket at all to get it to work? What would the advantage be in getting a real rails system vs this? (other then flexibility...)
Interesting, Thanks. I'd still like to see the pic.I'm not at home right now so I don't have access to the camera only shot I took, but I'll put that up later (probably much later as I've got a pretty full day that won't end until 10pm). As for why I'd get a rails system, the bracket works fine and for my use it is sturdy enough. I don't know that I'd recommend it for full on production use, though, especially if you're doing a lot of set up and tear down and moving. If you look closely at the shot (and it will be more apparent in the CU), the tripod head actually tilts up a bit to compensate for the low lens support. I suppose you could try to put some filler in there, but I don't know how stable that would be. Also, the camera isn't mounted directly over the tripod head. It is actually sitting a bit to the rear. These things combined may make moving shots tricky to work out as your pivot point and level is different. I don't do many moving shots, so I can work with it.
Hope this answers some of your questions. I'll try to get that other pic up tonight.
Cool. That looks like it would be perfect. Thanks.Here's a shot of just the camera. You can see how the camera tilts down and is mounted behind the tripod head.
