shoulder support help

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kabira786

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What is the best shoulder support for the hvx. i need to quickly place it on a tripod also. Price dosnt matter, need to look nice also.
thanx
 
i've only used the spiderbrace. not very versatile but extremely light-weight. releases from the camera in seconds.
 
I have a DV Rig Pro and my HVX/Marshall/Petroff/Brevis and FF are damn heavy on there. Makes my back hurt thinking about it.
 
Been looking at shoulder supports as well - With the DVRIG Pro do your arms get tired though? I'm just shooting with an hvx, shotgun, and small light at the most so hopefully my back will fare a bit better.
 
I have the Cavision, rails, mattebox, follow focus & shoulder support, which allows you to put it on a tripod without having to remove anything. The whole set up can go on the tripod.
 
cinebuddy said:
I have a DV Rig Pro and my HVX/Marshall/Petroff/Brevis and FF are damn heavy on there. Makes my back hurt thinking about it.
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... thats because you are overloading it on the front end. At NAB, we will show
a new DvRigPro model with two camera mounts, a standard front mount and
another one almost over the shoulder mount for the front heavy 35mm adaptor set ups.
 
jdajda said:
Been looking at shoulder supports as well - With the DVRIG Pro do your arms get tired though? I'm just shooting with an hvx, shotgun, and small light at the most so hopefully my back will fare a bit better.
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The DvRigPro and MultiRigs are designed for this most common setup. No fatigue
whatsoever.
 
I used the DV MultiRig Pro from sun up to sun down at a Powwow shoulder mounted. No fatigue at all. Easy to set down for breaks. With the hand grips positioned correctly, almost no arm strain at all. That's the trick, you have to really feel the center of gravity with it, and adjust the hand grips to find the "sweet spot". Once I did that, I was shooting all day long and loved it. I could see the LCD and the eye cup viewer thinging (I know there's an official term for it, but I just had a brain fart) both easily, so I left both on. LCD was easier for in the shade, eye cup viewer thingy was needed in the bright sun. I also had an FS-100 on it.

Here's a link to my review of it, and the rig I had on it for that day's shoot.
http://www.eventdv.net/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=12330

Not to mention all the OTHER applications this thing allows you to use it for! It's a solid, well built, well thought out peice of hardware.

MultiRigProSA.jpg
 
I'm also looking for a shoulder support system. I've been eyeing the DVRigPro, anyone have any experience with this product?

I'm going to be using the M2 35mm adapter and a Matte box, so being able to move the weight a little closer to my shoulder will be important for comfort.
 
Vasyper,
Have you thought of building your own. I found that most of the rigs have the camera to far infront of your shoulder and with the M2, lens, On Camera LCD, Matte Box, etc... That's why I decide to build it myself. I think the Zacuto seems pretty nice, but boy is that expensive.
Here is the one I made. but you can check out this thread and see the one that "msconce" made.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=84331&highlight=shoulder+mount
 

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vasypher said:
I'm going to be using the M2 35mm adapter and a Matte box, so being able to move the weight a little closer to my shoulder will be important for comfort.
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The new DvRigPro is designed to carry both, a camera w/ 35mm adapter and an LCD or a standard camera only. visit us at NAB booth N8930 and check it out.

If any of you are visiting NAB for few days, contact me direct for a free rig.
 
Thanks for the link Siniarch I'll check it out, I love DIY projects may have to try out a few things.

Danny I'm going to be doing a shoot starting around the 20th of this month (April), any chance that those may be available to look at around the Los Angeles area before then?
 
Here's a minimal, cost-effective solution I came up with. Allows for shotgun mike mounted on an adjustable shoe mount, on-camera LED light on top, shoulder brace and tripod plate.

PARTS:
Spider Brace ($69.95 plus shipping)
Photoflex Adjustable Shoe Mount (purchased from Calumet $34.95 - http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/LT4052/)
(1) 1/4" wide 2 1/2" long screw
(1) 1/8" metal washer

From the Spider Brace - unscrew the box that contains two bolts that each have fixed nuts. Remove the nuts, then the bolts, put the box back together.

Thread the 1/4" screw first through the base plate of your tripod, then into the box of the Spider Brace, then the washer (allows for proper spacing,) then through the adjustable shoe mount ( after you've removed their thumb screw.)

Screw into base of the camer and tighten up. Mount shotgun mike on the adjustable mount and on-camera light on top. I have the Varizoom LED which rocks.

You might have to play with the washer spacing and type of screw you use depending on your base plate.

I dig the spider brace as doesn't constrict movement, doubles as a low tripod, cheap, etc.

Justin Mitchell // Hollywood, CA

Here's a quick pic:
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The cavision shoulder support and handgrip setup is pretty nice. You have 2 handgrips so you can alternate arms and relieve fatigue. The shoulder portion is highly adjustable so it's easy to tailor to your needs. It's compact and lightweight and works with 10" rods with no adapter or 15" rods with.
 
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