Which between these two shoulder mount rigs are best?

[Clint Nitkiewiz Hernandez]

http://www.amazon.com/Shoulder-Supp...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329358416&sr=1-16

http://www.amazon.com/Fancierstudio...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329358416&sr=1-12

Which is better?

If I had more money I would get this;
http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/DSLRShoulderMountedRigs/eyeSpy-Standard-DSLR-Rig

But I don't, so which of the above two are better? Should I risk buying the cheaper one since it has a counter balance?

Note: Aside from the camera, I will have an Ikan v8000 monitor attached to the front, so it will make the front end heavy.


I have this setup as of now;
http://www.icgmagazine.com/wordpress/wp-content/images/gear/may/redrock.jpg

And I get rid of the lens adapter, attach the camera on the mount shown on the rails, push it to the front, attach the ikan, and I have a grip also, and if I get a shoulder pad I'll be good, except it is too front heavy,
any ideas how to get more weight on the back for cheap? Thanks.



Thanks for your advise.

 

[ErikTande]

I haven't seen the FancierStudio one yet, it looks more balanced than the other one. There's a thread about the first one you linked here:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?273010-Interesting-rig

And a couple other threads about rigs there too. I have the first one you linked, I like it, it's very sturdy but the should support is more of a brace, not someone that you rest on your shoulder, so it is a bit front heavy. You can add and customize fairly easily though.