Hi All,
I thought I'd share with you my latest rig. I've got it into a place where I'm very happy, to the point where I no longer look at the FS7 with envy! I made the decision to bolster my FS700 with the O7Q+ rather than sell my FS700 and replace with the FS7 (an option I nearly went for). I researched for many weeks to find all the necessary pieces of rig to not only compliment with what I already owned (Kinotehink viewfinder for instance) but to also accomplish a set-up that I could use straight out of the bag, both on the shoulder and on the tripod, without any further setting up/altering.
These are the things I wanted to achieve:
So my rig consists of the following main components:
FRONT VIEW:
TOP VIEW:
BACK VIEW:
LEFT VIEW:
RIGHT VIEW:
RIGHT VIEW ON SHOULDER:
LEFT VIEW ON SHOULDER:
BACK VIEW ON SHOULDER:
FRONT VIEW ON SHOULDER:
PERFECT BALANCE OF TOP HANDLE:
LEFT-SIDE MOVCAM HANDLE:
THUMB ON KINOTEHNIK REMOTE CONTROL (for puch-in focus plus other functions) AND FOREFINGER ON FOCUS RING:
NORMAL VIEW ON KINOTEHNIK VIEWFINDER:
PUNCHED-IN VIEW ON KINOTEHNIK VIEWFINDER (sorry about the poor photo - it looks better than this in reality!):
I thought I'd share with you my latest rig. I've got it into a place where I'm very happy, to the point where I no longer look at the FS7 with envy! I made the decision to bolster my FS700 with the O7Q+ rather than sell my FS700 and replace with the FS7 (an option I nearly went for). I researched for many weeks to find all the necessary pieces of rig to not only compliment with what I already owned (Kinotehink viewfinder for instance) but to also accomplish a set-up that I could use straight out of the bag, both on the shoulder and on the tripod, without any further setting up/altering.
These are the things I wanted to achieve:
- A completely flat rig - so I could take it straight in-and-out of the bag and be able to place it flat down on a surface. Often I see rigs (FS7 included) with front down-turned handles. Whilst I appreciate this may improve some weight distribution on the shoulder I don't like the fact it means you can't place the camera flat down or straight in-and-out of a bag. News-gathering ENG cameras have worked perfectly well with the handle in-line with the camera for decades!
- Perfect balance when on the shoulder - not front or back heavy.
- A top handle that was positioned in the (adjustable) centre of gravity of the whole rig, and that was able to take my Kinotehink viewfinder and my Sennheiser shotgun microphone.
- The rig should primarily work and be set-up with the Canon 24-105 L with speedbooster for standard use, other lenses for specific needs on occasion.
- Be able to change lenses without anything being in the way, plus to add a lens support for a long lens (such as the Canon 70-200 2.8)
- Be able to punch-in to check focus, change focus, and zoom in and out, without taking my eye away from the viewfinder.
- Be able to power the camera, Odyssey and viewfinder from one power source - but still be able to access the FS700's own battery compartment just in case.
- Ideally be used with a VCT tripod plate - this is not only easy to take on-and-off the tripod, but also means that the baseplate/shoulder-mount will have VCT plate connectors built-in and not requiring an additional tripod plate screwed into the underside (helping it stay flat on a surface).
- Overall have a super-neat rig - keeping protruding parts to a minimum, plus cable-tidy as much as possible.
So my rig consists of the following main components:
- Sony FS700 with 4K firmware upgraded
- Sennheiser K6/ME66 microphone with Rycote Softie (had this mic for years!)
- Odyssey 7Q+ with Raw bundle
- Kinotehink LCDVFe Viewfinder (came supplied with friction-mount rig parts)
- Kinotehink Remote Control for LCDVFe Viewfinder (clamped to the 15mm bar with a 90-degree Kinotehink rod clamp)
- Zacutto VCT universal baseplate plus 15mm rails front and back
- Zacuto FS700 Grip Relocator (left over from the Zacuto FS700 Shooter rig I used previously) - plus extension LANC cable
- Metabones Speedbooster
- Canon 24-105 L F4 Lens (with a follow focus gear attached so I can reach the focus ring easier, plus a Varavon Sling grip Lever to use the zoom easily with the same hand)
- Century Optics 0DS-FH44-00 Clamp-on Sunshade/Filter holder (already owned this, but nicely fits the Canon 24-105 and means I don't need a much bulkier matte box)
- Wooden Camera FS700 top plate.
- Wooden Camera NATO Handle Kit Plus (70mm) - with added 15mm bars front (to take my Kinotehink viewfinder) and back (the back 15mm bar requiring a 15-19mm step-up spacer) to extend the handle slightly so that I can hold it further back when I use a heavier lens.
- Wooden Camera Recorder Slide
- Wooden Camera V-Mount plate (with FS700 power connector), plus necessary d-tap power cables for the Odyssey and the Kinotehink viewfinder.
- IDX Endura CUE-D75 Battery (I wanted slim v-mount batteries)
- Movcam Rosette Rod Clamp
- Movcam Rosette Handgrip (with normal M screw instead of the supplied bulkier rosette clamp screw)
- Lanparte EXT-02 rosette spacer (this allows the Movcam handle to be brought out further so I can easily reach the Kinotehink Remote Control with my thumb.
FRONT VIEW:
TOP VIEW:
BACK VIEW:
LEFT VIEW:
RIGHT VIEW:
RIGHT VIEW ON SHOULDER:
LEFT VIEW ON SHOULDER:
BACK VIEW ON SHOULDER:
FRONT VIEW ON SHOULDER:
PERFECT BALANCE OF TOP HANDLE:
LEFT-SIDE MOVCAM HANDLE:
THUMB ON KINOTEHNIK REMOTE CONTROL (for puch-in focus plus other functions) AND FOREFINGER ON FOCUS RING:
NORMAL VIEW ON KINOTEHNIK VIEWFINDER:
PUNCHED-IN VIEW ON KINOTEHNIK VIEWFINDER (sorry about the poor photo - it looks better than this in reality!):
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