The CAME-TV Terapin Rig is a handy shoulder rig & breakout box for Panasonic & Sony mirrorless cameras, providing SDI conversion, XLR audio, DC out power as well as a Sony NP battery plate. Mirrorless cameras pack quite a video-punch nowadays. Their compact nature can be hugely useful for many sorts of filmmakers, but there’s often a case where mod cons of large camcorders are required. CAME-TV has announced a product that looks to solve some of those mirrorless, mod-cons deficiencies. The CAME-TV Terapin Rig is a both a shoulder rig and breakout box; it bulks out your mirrorless camera physically, providing a heavier, more balanced weight on the shoulder. The shoulder rig is based on standard 15mm rails with an external monitor arm, shoulder pad, plus an optional mattebox & follow focus. The most intriguing aspect of the Terapin Rig however is the breakout box. Plumbing into your mirrorless camera with a selection of short cables (as well as a dumb battery), the Terapin box converts HMDI to SDI, 3.5mm audio to XLR with 48v phantom power, provides two DC outputs and also a Sony NP battery plate on the rear. Audio monitoring can also be controlled through the Terapin rig, and what’s handy is the large, physical pot to adjust headphone volume quickly. There’s adjusting with the baseplate and shoulder pad to refine balance; the rosette handle also has start/stop triggering. Plus, check out that cool indent for your flipped out monitor? There are two versions, the CAME-TV...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 23 May, 2018