35mm adapter rig photos
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ESTEBEVERDE
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here's my new rig. Had to trade in my bogen tripod for something a little more robust. This picture shows my new nikon 10,000mm lens. Great for watching flies in neighboring towns.
a+++++++++++++++!
EDIT-XTREEM
Well-known member
neighboring towns? I figure you could see the surface of mars!
disjecta
Lucky Duck
What do you mean what period is it from? It's the new Letus Zenith. I can't wait to post a photo of the dolly rig that goes with this thing.
Ted Ramasola
Veteran
Is this vibrating or spinning? Geez, if this vibrates, i hope it won't register on the richter scale!
KyleProhaska
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Joseph Stunzi
Veteran
Wow Kyle. It's a long way from that shoulder pad to your grips!
KyleProhaska
Veteran
My arms know that....LOL.
Honestly, I used handheld very little since I got that shoulder mount but one thing it is VERY useful for....being able to set the camera down while moving a tripod.
The back of the shoulder piece and the two grips act like little legs so I can take this thing off, set it down somewhere safe and then move the tripod to the next spot. Or its just useful if I have to set the camera down off the tripod for any reason really....its nice and sturdy. Before we had that you couldn't EVER set the thing down b/c of that little piece that screws into the front of the Letus to level it out and support it. It stuck out the bottom by about an inch and made it impossible to set the thing down anywhere.
The thing is worth the money for more than 1 reason.
Honestly, I used handheld very little since I got that shoulder mount but one thing it is VERY useful for....being able to set the camera down while moving a tripod.
The back of the shoulder piece and the two grips act like little legs so I can take this thing off, set it down somewhere safe and then move the tripod to the next spot. Or its just useful if I have to set the camera down off the tripod for any reason really....its nice and sturdy. Before we had that you couldn't EVER set the thing down b/c of that little piece that screws into the front of the Letus to level it out and support it. It stuck out the bottom by about an inch and made it impossible to set the thing down anywhere.
The thing is worth the money for more than 1 reason.
puredrifting
Major Contributor
Kyle:
Your rig definitely fits the new term I have been hearing from a lot of users "bazooka-cam". My rig is not much shorter. With the emergence of the D90, 5DMKII, Scarlet, etc. I do think that the days of 35mm adapters are numbered and that in a few years, we will look back fondly at our Letus/Brevis/M2 rigs and laugh at how Rube Goldberg they were.
Dan
Your rig definitely fits the new term I have been hearing from a lot of users "bazooka-cam". My rig is not much shorter. With the emergence of the D90, 5DMKII, Scarlet, etc. I do think that the days of 35mm adapters are numbered and that in a few years, we will look back fondly at our Letus/Brevis/M2 rigs and laugh at how Rube Goldberg they were.
Dan
hoarp001
Veteran
I dont understand these rigs, your camera is supported by a tiny little strut. It cant be very solid, the adapter needs to be solidly held to the camera in order for it to work properly, and how can it be when its held up by such a weedy little bit of metal?!
It looks so precarious, how can you use your rig properly when its held together like that? youd only have to give it a little knock to bend that little strut.
It looks so precarious, how can you use your rig properly when its held together like that? youd only have to give it a little knock to bend that little strut.
purplebandalero
Well-known member
I would agree about stability. I used to have my rig "snorkel down" with my Brevis and Flip and I had the camera mounted up on the platform extender that Cinevate makes. It would make me very nervous, knowing that everything with the camera was relying on that little piece of upright metal tubing and the integrity of the set screw that held it all in place.
I changed my setup around and mounted the camera low and used a second set of rails to support the Brevis and Flip. It's much more stable this way and I don't worry about it nearly as much. Besides, now it fits into its case in one piece. I don't have to take it apart for travel.
Michael
I changed my setup around and mounted the camera low and used a second set of rails to support the Brevis and Flip. It's much more stable this way and I don't worry about it nearly as much. Besides, now it fits into its case in one piece. I don't have to take it apart for travel.
Michael
My SGpro is finally here!!!!
yay!
Shoulder mount, rails and follow focus are all indifocus products.
Mad props to Tim, he was kind enough to walk me through the process of assembling the FF and promptly sent another gearbox due to "unique" design of the Sgpro.
Now I need to get my hands on some more lenses.
yay!
Shoulder mount, rails and follow focus are all indifocus products.
Mad props to Tim, he was kind enough to walk me through the process of assembling the FF and promptly sent another gearbox due to "unique" design of the Sgpro.
Now I need to get my hands on some more lenses.
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Ryvac,
The first thing I noticed about the shoulder mount was that the rig is much, much heavier than I thought it would be; particularly towards the front.
IMHO the rails could be more "solid" but $ 4 $ it's the best bet; and I have no issues in terms of comfort, the hand grips and shoulder mount live up to expectations.
The first thing I noticed about the shoulder mount was that the rig is much, much heavier than I thought it would be; particularly towards the front.
IMHO the rails could be more "solid" but $ 4 $ it's the best bet; and I have no issues in terms of comfort, the hand grips and shoulder mount live up to expectations.