DSLR Baseplate
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Moojangles
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search DSLR rig on ebay, lots of interesting stuff. The seller gini.2011 or whatever accepts offers on his rigs. I got an $800 rig for $350.
recordingwhiz
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X2 on that seller, I got a great rig for a fraction of the popular names out there and the build quality is great. the guy is in Korea but hes been reliable form personal experience, however don't get your feelings hurt if he doesnt answer emails too quickly, it is my understanding he doesn't speak English too well so his responses are slow. but his rigs are great and not pretentiously priced.
You need more than a baseplate to attach that stuff, you need an entire rail system. If you're looking for just Follow Focus, I know that D-Focus has a little piece that screws into the bottom to hold the follow focus. Observe: http://www.dfocussystem.com/dslr.html
I have the redrock shoulder mount that I use. I just need to raise the camera to the right height.
Loren Simons
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You can always just attach a Bogen 577 sled system to the Rod Clamp ontop of the shoulder mount. It's a far cheaper solution to just get you some height off the rods (you could also shim the sled system higher), but will not get you the precise 80mm height that matte boxes and other cinema accessories abide by. That is the benefit of the Redrock DSLR Baseplate, it is designed specifically to convert the standards of the Canon DSLRs to the standards of cinema.
Shoot35 has a DSLR mount: http://www.shoot35.com/products/dslraccessories/dslrmount/dslrmountframe.html
But, I thought I could buy the BOGEN 577 quick release instead of using their version and attached it to the Shoot35 Tripod Connector: http://www.sgpro.co.uk/products/rodsupport/tripodconnector/tripodconnectorframe.html
But, will it be the right height? Will I need some type of shims? --> Just like this person did: http://theeditman.com/blogg/content/binary/Shoot35clampM577.jpg
This seems to be an easier way for me to remove the camera from my rig and attach it to my tripod rig, rather than using Redrock's DSLR Baseplate where I would have to remove the whole thing off the rods. Plus, I think its still cheaper.
But, I thought I could buy the BOGEN 577 quick release instead of using their version and attached it to the Shoot35 Tripod Connector: http://www.sgpro.co.uk/products/rodsupport/tripodconnector/tripodconnectorframe.html
But, will it be the right height? Will I need some type of shims? --> Just like this person did: http://theeditman.com/blogg/content/binary/Shoot35clampM577.jpg
This seems to be an easier way for me to remove the camera from my rig and attach it to my tripod rig, rather than using Redrock's DSLR Baseplate where I would have to remove the whole thing off the rods. Plus, I think its still cheaper.