Ive been pimping out my rig. Wanted share some photos.. This is one i built from tent poles from Academy $7 dlls and plug wire clamps from ebay $15 bucks. .....I now have added neoprene and cant be happier with the way it looks and feels. I went to the local good will and got a neoprene laptop bag for $5.99 and cut it to pieces. I first started to sew it but realized quick it would take forever. I then found out the super glue held it together unlike anything i could imagine. Absolutley inseparable. I realized the with the super glue my option and ideas were endless with the neoprene. So here are some before and after shots... I still have a few things to finish..

Same here, it went all good. Parts have the great quality that i was looking forward to. Thanks Vitaly.

Any test footage of the Lanparte in action?

I just received notification that my Lanparte rig has been shipped. Looking forward to putting it through its paces!

@RRRR

Please use Lanparte topics to discuss this stuff. This is deals topic.

Plus it is really hard to understant that you don't like.

@ RRRR

i had the same problem. if you use it as a shoulder rig you might have look for some way of raising the camera to your final eyeposition anyway. for now i did it with a block between the camera and the base plate. Now the camera if lifted away from the screw, up to a better eyeposition.

@RRR are you sure that the thumb piece does not pull out and reposition? There are many of these that do.

I'm not sure.. will check it out. I might get a round screw made anyway - the base plate is so well made and tight it does not need heavy securing to sit there.. Personally, I'd find pulling and repositioning more troublesome in the cold when you have gloves on. EDIT: Well, nevermind - it all depends on how things are implemented anyway.. :) I'll check tomorrow.

Ditto mythmaker. Mine arrived an hour ago, better than xmas. I love Lanparte gear. Many thanks Vitaliy and Lanparte!

Someone needs to start the Lanparte Appreciation Society Thread aka L.A.S.T. because its the last rig you will ever need :)

Just so it's not all can-do-no-wrong re the LPT rig, I have discovered one small thing and that's with the handle grip assembly. Compared to the other rig components, the screw on the bridge plate for locking the assembly onto the rails isn't as well drilled in my opinion - I had it tight in the screw hole and yet the handles could still slide on the rails. I had to really, really tighten it for the bridge plate to clamp down on the rails.

Also with the handle assembly, the screws on the upper most part of the handle grip adjustment barely have clearance with the edge of the bridge plate - and when I say barely I mean they touch. A millimeter away from the bridge plate and the design would be perfect.

My only other design suggestion would be to make all the adjustment screws sprung-loaded like the one on the QR plate. Depending on configuration some of the screws can be a little tough to tighten for those of us that don't have long skinny fingers like E.T.

Something that made me very happy with the rig is I tried attaching my Canon 60D loaded up with the battery grip and the C-arm/top handle still had clearance! There's about 5mm of wiggle room.

Will do V.K. Super busy with work so it may be a few days but I will put something up soon.

@mythmaker

Thanks, just try to use smaller images nest time, no need for 5Mp :-)

@mythmaker I've thought (dreamed ?) about spring-loaded adjustment screws everywhere too, but I'm afraid it would significantly raise the price.

Also, I've noticed the same -small- issues about some of the handle screws (the bridge plate needing more tightening than any other screw in the rig and lacking some clearance).

This rig is still an incredible bargain anyway.