Dvader
Well-known member
I"m looking to get a rail system going for my GH1 so I can outfit it in the future with things like a mattebox and use larger lenses and be able to move my camera system from shoulder mount/tripod/handheld. I'm not really sure how to get a good QR system going from my shoulder rig, to my tripods, to handheld. The Zacuto gorilla plate looks like a nice option which I could use along with a Jag35 gorilla baseplate kit and pop the camera in and out of that realyl easily. But my GH1 doesn't work well with a z-finder unless you glue the frame on, so the gorilla plate would be just for mounting purposes, is that overkill? And if going to my tripod I'd still need to attached the QR plate to the gorilla plate to mount it, is there some kind of plate I can attach to my tripod that works with a gorilla plate and makes it a QR system?
Another question I have, is when buying a rails system like this http://jag35.com/store.php/baseplate.html and mount a mantrotto QR system like this on it http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/241139-REG/Manfrotto_577_577_Rapid_Connect_Adapter.html and then place your DSLR inside a cage. When all of it is mountted on the Jag35 rails system, the camera must be raised up another 1 or 1.5 inches even higher above the rails, is this okay or will it cause problems?
Another question I have, is when buying a rails system like this http://jag35.com/store.php/baseplate.html and mount a mantrotto QR system like this on it http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/241139-REG/Manfrotto_577_577_Rapid_Connect_Adapter.html and then place your DSLR inside a cage. When all of it is mountted on the Jag35 rails system, the camera must be raised up another 1 or 1.5 inches even higher above the rails, is this okay or will it cause problems?
