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New_Zealand

New_Zealand

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I think it would be interesting to see what people do to setup their DSLR gear. If you have a setup share it. It would give everyone an insight on what works and what doesn't for different style of filming. As for me I'm using three different setups. This one is a mix between Redrock and misc gear. The Camera is a Canon 5d Mkiii. The Matte Box and Plate is from Redrock. The Monitor is a Marshall HD V-LCD70MD 7". The Sound Recording System is a DXA-Connect from Beachtek. It replaces the camera recording and what that means to some that may ask is it records your audio right onto your footage. I don't have my Mic in those shots but what I do use is the Sennheiser ME66.



 
New_Zealand, that is a fabulous setup. It looks very solid and professional. Does it balance well on your shoulder? How long can you comfortably do hand-held? Thanks for sharing.
 
The balance is great on handheld. I do a lot of handheld and it works great. I have the handle push all the way to the front. This keeps if from titling forward. I can balance the rig with two fingers. I will see if I can get a photo. As for the shoulder I haven't tried it except around the house a few times so I don't have enough feedback on it as of yet. I never film that way so it will be interesting and different.
 
it looks really front-heavy to me: when you put that on your shoulder, you're basically holding it with your hands, the shoulder is not doing much (I think)

the setup on this thread looks better balanced (still front-heavy, but not so much)
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Canon 5D II, Canon 24 1.4, fotodiox WonderRig, Steadicam Pilot. Typically record unsynced audio with a 416 into a mixpre-d into an H4N. At weddings, one of the shooters uses the mixpre-d mounted under the camera and use the camera as the recorder. That's more of a tripod/monipod setup.

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Samuel H said:
it looks really front-heavy to me: when you put that on your shoulder, you're basically holding it with your hands, the shoulder is not doing much (I think)
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I agree, looks front heavy. I put a dead 5 pound weight in the back when I'm shoulder mounting my WonderRig. It helps but not even perfect for the full rig. I'm spoiled from having weight perfectly distributed on the steadicam =)
 
Gotta say… I wouldn't want that shoulderrig for more than 5 minutes. No counter balance and you weight is in front of your shoulders. That thing will burn your arms off…. not to mention your lower back.

I tried a Shape rig and I gotta admit, it's a bit more handy than my Tilta rig. Ofcourse with small cameras like Dslr and the BMC you can never really have the camera over your shouder, but that Shape thing came a lot close than my Tilta.
 
thekreative said:
EG, what happened to the monitor on your sled? Do use the screen on your camera?
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I take it off for event work or jobs that I have to pull my own focus. I like to extend my post and that makes a small monitor useless for doing critical focusing. It's also a much quicker dynamic balance when you can just center the post and put an equal amount of weights for pan inertia. If I have time then I nanoclamp the monitor higher up so that I can do my own focusing and extend the post but still operator properly.
 
Finally got new grips. Not as nice as my $700 vocas but for $29 its hard to go wrong and they don't slip. Got it today and have a music video shoot tomorrow. Fastest I've ever gotten something from China. My frankenrig is done for under a $70 with the 5lbs lead shot bag, manfrotto quick plate, handgrips, evf 15mm rail mount and a lot of hockey tape. It's as small as I could make it, still fits and balances handsfree.

I hate to say it, but it smokes my Vocas for comfort and support plus the $1200 I sold it for helps a lot..... lights lights lights

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSLR-15mm-H...416?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f32004630

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I really like this one
In particular, the lead bag --> great idea, simple and effective (as long as you're not going to be literally running while shooting)
That thing in the right handle... is that a wired follow focus? only for Canon electronic lenses, right?
 
This actually looks useable. I wonder if the grip is comfortable for lengthy periods of use?
 
cpc said:
This actually looks useable. I wonder if the grip is comfortable for lengthy periods of use?
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I'll tell you after the shoot. It's 12 hours of handheld. The thing on the right grip is the Manfrotto remote. Got it for $90 on eBay, but it's a lot new. Does focus with ramping, can set hard stops, record button, zoom button, autofocus and will fire a still. Nice to have at your finger tips.
 
It is the best setup I've used, and I've used a lot. Very light except for the lead bag. Great grip on the handles..very soft rubber. The shoulder pad fits really well (made for my shoulder) and clips on in a second once off the tripod. I love having the manfrotto remote for the record button and zoom to focus. Its very small (12" in total)..... and you can't knock the price!
 
Nice.
I wish there was a decent small 3x3 height adjustable matte box that mounts on 15mm rods with no hassle. Would work great with something like this. The only small 3x3 I've seen is Cavision and its 15mm mounting doesn't look small lens friendly.
Where do you source the lead bags from? Googling shows a ton of fancy stuff and nothing simple like this yellow one.
 
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