Superb new shoulder mount. Best yet

[davidcheok]

Yes, it is a cr@p piece of gear: .....
All in all, after this episode I am not trusting Mr. Bloom on any product recommendation. He is a great DP, but "spokes person"- I don't know...:crybaby:

I'm with ya, mate. Although on all fairness, what can we expect out of something called an 'al-cheapo?'

On a side note, all the al-cheapos i've bought based on B's recommends have now gone into the building of a 'frankenstein' shoulder mount based on my own design which I am actually quite happy with

 

[philip bloom]

I thoroughly recommend you disregard any recommendations I give for gear. It is after all, purely my opinion on stuff that I have bought. When I reviewed the gliders it worked a treat, after some use it went all limp and got it replaced. I then decided I preferred my el cheapo, which I still think it an absolute bloody bargain! It cost me £30 and I have used it countless times and it still works a treat.

Look let's cut through the crap. If you want really good gear you pay for it! You want a shoulder mount that will last forever then just get the Zacuto one, it's the only one with a lifetime warranty but you pay for it. If you want to take a punt on a £30 shoulder mount don't complain if it doesn't last!

I put myself out there by buying gear and sharing my thoughts with you all, without me or other people doing that how will you know what to buy or not to buy? From threads like this the initial review can be discussed and people can correct it and disagree. That's what it is all about!

As long as people are interested I will continue to review the gear I buy. I am happy to be a guinea pig. I have wasted an absolute fortune on rubbish equipment, I am trying to stop you doing the same! Yes i don't always get it right but it's better than having nobody looking at this stuff before you spend your hard earned dosh!

Happy shooting!

Phil

 

[philip bloom]

and after receiving the piece I think strongly that Mr. Bloom is somehow compensated to promote this lousy accessory.

Wild statements like this are not tolerated by me in any way. Why oh why do people think it is OK to say things like this on DVXuser? Please read my response above for my thoughts on this equipment a few months down the line.

I spend MY hard earned money buying gear and trying it out and sharing my thoughts, as I said sometimes they aren't always as good as I initially thought after spending time with it. But all I am doing is trying to help.

Phil

 

[Steve Shovlar]

Phil, don't get wound up mate. You can never please everyone, even if you recomended gear that was free!

End of the day I bought an El Cheapo, used it quite a few times, know its limitations and for £30 it has paid for itself several times over with the EX1 I had. If it had cost me £300 then I would have said it was not good value, but it is what it is and it does the job asked of it.

You keep those reviews coming Phil.

 

[Matt Gottshalk]

AS I always say, buy once, cry once.

I bought the CineTech Hipcam 2 NABs ago and love it:

Is it cheap? No.

Is it solid? Oh hell yeah! What price is your back worth?

With this rig I FINALLY got steady hh shots w/o a tripod.

Now that I have an HPX500 I'm probably selling it, but it is EASILY the best accessory I bought for my HVX at the time.

 

[jujufactory]

I called Philip Bloom three times and he was very helpful. Just for that I think he deserves credit. Making his time and opinions available to us allows us to compare notes and draw our decisions to a faster conclusion. Philip Bloom drew attention to the 35mm adapter and the various things one can do with it. Just for that he deserves our respect because many of us would probably not even know about 35mm adaptors if it wasn't for Philip. The same goes for various gadgets such as the sock viewfinder. Now granted, sometimes Philip has his own views and you don't have to agree with it but insofar as his opinions are honest opinions and insofar as he willingly shares his experiences with all of us without holding back... I'm not sure there's anything for us to complain about. As far as the Indian shoulder mount is concerned... I purchased one also (a different one) and initially I was about to throw it away. Yet believe it or not I kept pulling it out because I could not find anything better. Even the expensive equipment did not get the job done any better. The Indian rig finally imposed itself. Cheap... yes... fragile... yes... but the damn thing gets the job done... don't ask me how. So perhaps Philip had a similar experience. Let's face it... there is no one way to do things. Whatever works for you should should be fine with Philip. Don't blame him for having an opinion.

 

[MitchLewis]

Please don't piss off Phil, he's a great asset to our community. He has personally replied to a couple of emails I've sent to him (he must get thousands!)

Keep up the great work Phil!

 

[davidcheok]

Wild statements like this are not tolerated by me in any way. Why oh why do people think it is OK to say things like this on DVXuser? Please read my response above for my thoughts on this equipment a few months down the line.

I spend MY hard earned money buying gear and trying it out and sharing my thoughts, as I said sometimes they aren't always as good as I initially thought after spending time with it. But all I am doing is trying to help.

Phil

Chill out dude.. dont think anyone with common sense would blame you. We live in a real world.. we get what we paid for.

At the end of the day, all readers should know, we read and accept everything published online at our own risks.. just keep the reviews coming...

PS.. good stuff on the new competition.. makes me want to join just to try get that new rig from cinevate.