which quick release adapter?

[jake stutheit]

I need a good quick release system for my setup and was wondering what people are using and how well they hold up. I have an hvx, a manfrotto 701 head ( but am upgrading to a bogen 503 soon ), a dv multirig, am getting a jimmy box, and my brevis with rails system should be coming this or next week ( i hope ). i would like a quick release system so i can seamlessly go from the dv multirig to the tripod with the jimmybox and rails system. any recommendations?

 

[Dennis Wood]

Jake, we're looking at a quick release system for the Brevis to allow users to pull the cam off tripod/rails without unscrewing the adapter. There's been a few requests for this.

Btw, you will have your adapter by then

 

[jake stutheit]

thanks dennis. i hope that comes out soon. any idea on what people are currently doing for that problem?

 

[Dennis Wood]

As far as I know, no one has worked out a quick release on their own. The new rails support is rock solid, as is the 1/2" CNC aluminum camera plate, so I would be comfortable just not screwing the adapter to the cam, assuming you wanted to leave the adapter/lens/ff/mattebox on the rails.

There are really two setups to figure out. One would be using the cam with/without the adapter altogether, and the other would be using the cam and adapter off/on the rails. For the latter, a quick release is not really required as the cam/adapter/lens combo can come off and on the rails very quickly already.