IanD
Well-known member
Got my new handheld rig together courtesy of Redrock and I thought I'd give some first impressions here.
Build quality is very good as I would have expected. I also like the modularity which allows for many different configurations. The shoulder pad is comfortable and solid. I really like the ability to mount the entire rig on my tripod and shoot off the sticks without fuss.
I'm still working on the best location to mount the shoulder pad. I'd like to have the entire rig built on my existing 15mm rods rather than use a second set of rods for the hand grips and camera mount. This would help to keep the center of gravity lower, but it also necessitates a partial rebuild of my rig.
The handgrips are easily adjusted and comfortable but are not as rigid as I'd like. I expect my handgrips to be rock solid as I use them to take a good deal of the weight when I mount and dismount the rig from my shoulder and tripod. I also wish that both handles could be mounted on a single mount that slides onto the rods like my cheap Cavision grips. The RR handles also take up more real estate on the rods and can get in the way of other accessories like followfocus and mattebox. The Cavision grips, though cheap, take up little space on the rods and mount very quickly and securely. I hope Redrock will embrace a similar system in the future.
The good news is the rig balances very well for a monster of this type and is actually pretty comfortable to operate. I will update when I do my next run and gun shoot.
Overall I'd say the Redrock shoulder support rig is a good deal for the price but a work in progress in need of some refinements. I hope RR will continue to refine it and address some of the deficiencies noted here and elsewhere.
Build quality is very good as I would have expected. I also like the modularity which allows for many different configurations. The shoulder pad is comfortable and solid. I really like the ability to mount the entire rig on my tripod and shoot off the sticks without fuss.
I'm still working on the best location to mount the shoulder pad. I'd like to have the entire rig built on my existing 15mm rods rather than use a second set of rods for the hand grips and camera mount. This would help to keep the center of gravity lower, but it also necessitates a partial rebuild of my rig.
The handgrips are easily adjusted and comfortable but are not as rigid as I'd like. I expect my handgrips to be rock solid as I use them to take a good deal of the weight when I mount and dismount the rig from my shoulder and tripod. I also wish that both handles could be mounted on a single mount that slides onto the rods like my cheap Cavision grips. The RR handles also take up more real estate on the rods and can get in the way of other accessories like followfocus and mattebox. The Cavision grips, though cheap, take up little space on the rods and mount very quickly and securely. I hope Redrock will embrace a similar system in the future.
The good news is the rig balances very well for a monster of this type and is actually pretty comfortable to operate. I will update when I do my next run and gun shoot.
Overall I'd say the Redrock shoulder support rig is a good deal for the price but a work in progress in need of some refinements. I hope RR will continue to refine it and address some of the deficiencies noted here and elsewhere.
