Just got my Movcam O7Q bracket and have fitted it to my Camtree Hunt FS700 rig. This is the same as the Movcam power bracket but without the V-Lock or AB battery plate and power disribution. I just wanted the bracket so I could use the Movcam rosette extension arms to position the O7Q.
So far, for the price, I think it's great. OK, so it doesn't have the clutch system that something like the Solid Camera mounting solution has but it's absolutely rock solid and actually easier to adjust to various positions than I was expecting. With the rosettes, it locks solidly in place. For the type of filming I do with the FS700 (tripod mounted), this is perfect. I use other cameras for handheld.
The one downside I've noticed so far is that the bracket hasn't been designed to fit around the CD battery plate. The rosette attachment that screws to the edge of the bracket overlaps slightly too far, fouling the battery plate. I think there could be several simple fixes for that but I'm just going to mill a little of the battery plate on my mill. I guess you could also build up the rosette plate with a couple of washers maybe, although not tried that yet.
You can also see a second rosette extension to extend the O7Q even further. Currently I've tried the rail rosette adapter on the top rails where it works best. Fitting to the lower rails tends to get in the way too much although if you mount it with the O7Q hanging down that would work for certain scenarios.
Overall, very happy with it indeed. The parts I ordered in the UK are:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_306-0218
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_rosette_rod_clamp
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_303-1108 x2
Total price £210.63 + VAT, so pretty good I think.
I did ask whether the battery power distribution plate could be added later but Movcam said no. I'm not sure I really believe that as I would have thought the power plate just bolts to the bracket. There are several holes for fixings. Maybe there's some vital component missing that would allow that. I was tempted to buy the power bracket and see if I could simply unscrew it when not needed as it does look like it adds some extra bulk:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_odyssey_7q_bracket
You can also attach handles to the rosettes but I've not ordered any as I rarely have the need to hand hold the O7Q.
The rosette extension arms and thumb screws operate well in the upper part of the FS700 rig. The thumb screws do interfere with the body of the camera if you want to have the O7Q in a lower position. To have unimpeeded operation, maybe a rosette spacer would be useful, moving the O7Q and bracket away from the FS700 a little more. Something like:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_303-1107
Although I'm not sure how that would attach as it looks like you'd need a much longer thread on the thumb screw. I have seen rosette spacers that have a captive screw on one side if that makes sense.
I hope this is of interest and helps someone that wants to do similar to me.
Paul.
So far, for the price, I think it's great. OK, so it doesn't have the clutch system that something like the Solid Camera mounting solution has but it's absolutely rock solid and actually easier to adjust to various positions than I was expecting. With the rosettes, it locks solidly in place. For the type of filming I do with the FS700 (tripod mounted), this is perfect. I use other cameras for handheld.
The one downside I've noticed so far is that the bracket hasn't been designed to fit around the CD battery plate. The rosette attachment that screws to the edge of the bracket overlaps slightly too far, fouling the battery plate. I think there could be several simple fixes for that but I'm just going to mill a little of the battery plate on my mill. I guess you could also build up the rosette plate with a couple of washers maybe, although not tried that yet.
You can also see a second rosette extension to extend the O7Q even further. Currently I've tried the rail rosette adapter on the top rails where it works best. Fitting to the lower rails tends to get in the way too much although if you mount it with the O7Q hanging down that would work for certain scenarios.
Overall, very happy with it indeed. The parts I ordered in the UK are:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_306-0218
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_rosette_rod_clamp
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_303-1108 x2
Total price £210.63 + VAT, so pretty good I think.
I did ask whether the battery power distribution plate could be added later but Movcam said no. I'm not sure I really believe that as I would have thought the power plate just bolts to the bracket. There are several holes for fixings. Maybe there's some vital component missing that would allow that. I was tempted to buy the power bracket and see if I could simply unscrew it when not needed as it does look like it adds some extra bulk:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_odyssey_7q_bracket
You can also attach handles to the rosettes but I've not ordered any as I rarely have the need to hand hold the O7Q.
The rosette extension arms and thumb screws operate well in the upper part of the FS700 rig. The thumb screws do interfere with the body of the camera if you want to have the O7Q in a lower position. To have unimpeeded operation, maybe a rosette spacer would be useful, moving the O7Q and bracket away from the FS700 a little more. Something like:
http://cvp.com/index.php?t=product/movcam_303-1107
Although I'm not sure how that would attach as it looks like you'd need a much longer thread on the thumb screw. I have seen rosette spacers that have a captive screw on one side if that makes sense.
I hope this is of interest and helps someone that wants to do similar to me.
Paul.
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