I want to try and use the camera in it's naked form, so I'm going to exhaust efforts to make that work before considering any add-on rig components.
I think the Sony arm bolt is a bit crap and it got me thinking about how one could "spring load" it, to make it slightly more user friendly.
Here's my first attempt - please excuse the cellphone pic quality, but hopefully you'll get the idea. I popped into my local bike shop, just down the road from my office, and they had a seat clamp with the corrct M6 thread. I hacksawed off the head of the bolt and used it as threaded rod. It works and allows a quick way to raise and lower the arm.
Hopefully this will either work for others or kickstart some other ideas.
By the way, all of the paint around the tightening knob flaked off within 5 minutes of unboxing - the metal knurled tightener is not offset enough (2 washers in there at the mo) and happily wipes all the paint off the arm when fastened and unfastened. Hopefully new one on the way from Sony UK.
Cheers,
Ben.
I think the Sony arm bolt is a bit crap and it got me thinking about how one could "spring load" it, to make it slightly more user friendly.
Here's my first attempt - please excuse the cellphone pic quality, but hopefully you'll get the idea. I popped into my local bike shop, just down the road from my office, and they had a seat clamp with the corrct M6 thread. I hacksawed off the head of the bolt and used it as threaded rod. It works and allows a quick way to raise and lower the arm.
Hopefully this will either work for others or kickstart some other ideas.
By the way, all of the paint around the tightening knob flaked off within 5 minutes of unboxing - the metal knurled tightener is not offset enough (2 washers in there at the mo) and happily wipes all the paint off the arm when fastened and unfastened. Hopefully new one on the way from Sony UK.
Cheers,
Ben.
