Tilta recently announced a new versatile, affordable, compact rigging option: the Tilta Lightweight Shoulder Rig. The core of this shoulder rig system consists of a shoulder pad with a built-in Manfrotto sliding plate, a rear shoulder pad, and two extendable handles. Then, an Arca-Swiss/Manfrotto dual baseplate allows you to mount and slide your camera on the Tilta Lightweight Shoulder Rig to find the perfect balance point. Let’s take a closer look at it! Chinese accessory manufacturer Tilta is well-known for creating innovative and affordable camera rigging solutions, such as their recent Canon EOS R5 C cage and Kinefinity MAVO Edge 6K/8K rigging options. The company also makes camera-stabilization tools like the Hydra-Arm Mini compact camera crane or the Hydra Alien car mounting system, we reviewed here. Image credit: Tilta However, an efficient shoulder rig system was missing in Tilta’s lineup; this is now a thing of the past with the introduction of the Tilta Lightweight Shoulder Rig. Tilta Lightweight Shoulder Rig features Like most Tilta products, this Lightweight Shoulder Rig is nearly entirely made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel, with no plastic parts for maximum durability and reliability. At 7.7lbs/3.5kg, this is a relatively compact and lightweight shoulder rig option. As I mentioned previously, the Tilta Lightweight Shoulder consists of several parts: A baseplate with a shoulder pad that looks quite comfortable. The shoulder pad fits left/right shoulders and is attached to the baseplate via velcro. Image credit: Tilta At the back of the baseplate, there are two 15mm...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 1 August, 2022