Canadian manufacturer SHAPE just released a new pivoting mounting plate that allows you to mount various accessories to your camera, like a wireless microphone receiver or a SSD drive. You can tilt the bracket up and down, so it doesn’t obstruct any control button of your camera. Also, the company launched a very thin 24″/61cm 12G SDI BNC to BNC connector cable. Let’s take a closer look at them! Wireless video transmitters, wireless audio transmitters, microphones, SSD drives, you name it, as filmmakers, we often have to rig many accessories to our cameras to get up and running. Also, some accessories are bigger than others, and you can end up having a hard time mounting all these accessories to your cage. And now here comes the SHAPE pivoting mounting plate – or PVPM as they call it – that could be a nice addition to your toolkit! SHAPE Pivoting Mounting Plate The SHAPE pivoting mounting plate is quite a simple piece of hardware, entirely made out of aluminum, not over-engineered, but that can solve many issues you might have. Image credit: SHAPE The PVPM consists of two parts: a bracket, that attaches to your camera or top handle and a pivoting plate, where you can mount a camera accessory of your choice. Image credit: SHAPE Let’s start with the bracket that attaches to your camera/top handle/cage. It comes with a 1/4-20″ mounting screw, a 3/8-16″ to 1/4-20″ insert, and it has ARRI-style locating pins. In short, you’ll be able to...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 17 May, 2021