Dan Chung made small overview of their stuff at BIRTV.

Let me know if something of this is interesting to you.

I know Skier makes the O ring, but it's expansive as hell.

Any ideas guys? Thanks a lot!

My plan was to keep is as compact but practical as possible.

Available on our deals:

1. Complete rig (see included items in post below) price - $1010, as usual includes free shipping to US/CA/W. Europe/AU/NZ
2. Same rig, but not including case - $965, same free shipping
3. Follow focus - $235, same free shipping

Send me personal message (on the left column at http://www.personal-view.com/talks/profile/1/Vitaliy_Kiselev ) if you want to purchase any item here.

The rest of what I have to say is probably influenced by fact that I've never used a shoulder rig. I was able to get some pretty stable stationary shots at times, but sometimes they weren't the most stable. That's probably me not getting used to the rig yet. I did get some beautifully smooth panning and tilting shots, and was able to get those consistently. I have one of those cheap $15 dollar "matte box"/shades, and it fit right onto the rails. But that made me have to push the camera closer to my eye, so it felt too close to see LCD properly. So I actually slid the shoulder pad back, and slightly off the rails (1/3 off, 2/3 on), and all seemed good. If I go with this as a working solution, a bit of tape on pad to rails to ensure no pad slippage should work just fine. I also did some shots walking with the rig, and got mixed results, but that's probably just me not walking properly...and I suppose a stabilizer is really the correct tool for handheld walking shots (or proper dolly/track setup).

Bottom line - if you want a solidly constructed shoulder rig and really don't want to be paying a lot of money, I would definitely recommend this, and at $109 including shipping, it's a pretty damn good deal. @Vitaliy_Kiselev Thanks for this deal. That's 2 for 2 with the deals. (Also ordered the 312AS LED lights and they are great)

Price 450 euro including postage - Payments via PayPal. PM your serious offers.

I'm located in Sweden

Lanparte new rig

Thanks!

Has any one put something similar together with cheaper parts?

Rig has a baseplate for direct mounting on a Tripod, handels fit super comfy to your hands.

Price 450$ USD excl. Shipping Or offer in PM

LEFT: Gini Counter Weight is a separate sale (third picture) 100 USD + 25 usd postage ...

Or all (see all pictures) $150 USD + 25 USD I'm located in Sweden

Includes 15mm rails and lens support.

Simple Base

Includes 15mm rails and lens support.

Available at http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/810/special-deals-complete-rigs-and-rig-parts

This topic is made for discussion and fedback.

Tilta complete rig

Tilta complete rig with power solution

New Map Rigs

TrusMT rig

Lanparte new rig

Lanparte handles

Lanparte camera base

Tilta handles

Tilta shoulder base

Complete solution with rig, FF and MB

Advanced Base with QR

Simple Base

Forga C Bracket

Advanced handles

• http://www.wondlan.com/category/dslr-rigs-sniper-2-0-6102-62ae/1
• http://www.wondlan.com/category/sniper-series-17013-ecba/1

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I am planning to buy my first shoulder rig for GH2. I don't have much budget and I don't need anything fancy. Just something that would work without major issues with a possible upgrade to follow focus and matte box later on.

I found Filmcity Shoulder support Rig (FC-10W), which seems like a good option for a cheap price - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Filmcity-Shoulder-Support-Mount-Rig-For-DV-DSLR-camera-Follow-focus-matte-Box-/370723716620?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item5650dafe0c

There are some videos with it on youtube -

There is also an option with 1kg weight, which costs about £20 pounds more - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FILMCITY-Shoulder-Support-Mount-Rig-Rods-with-weights-For-DSLR-Video-Matte-box-/370722001848?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5650c0d3b8 I could not find any cheaper solutions with weight, do you think it is worth extra 20£?

Does anyone have experience with it? What do you think about this rig? I am also considering alternatives, like "beginners rig" in CatchIT deals and Fotga rig (to which I can buy most of the parts separetely and which would be more expensive, starting with this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DP500-II-Rail-System-15mm-Rod-Rig-Baseplate-Support-DSLR-Camcorder-Mattebox-5D-2-/330794357528?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d04e15318 )

Thanks.

GH2 Gini Rig with modified Rainbow H6x8-II F1.0 Zoom Lens, zip tie gears by Wide Open Camera, utilizing 2 Fifty Dollar Follow Focus for both zoom and focus. In shoulder mode, the levers adjust down for better use while gripping the handles for support.

I decided to make my own counterweight and it turned out to be pretty straight forward. What you need:

1x 15mm Rod Clamp ($15) (I used one from a Gini Lens support, which already has pre-drilled screw wholes)

1x Project Box (ca. $5) (you can buy them on eBay, Radio Shack, or any other store that carries electronics etc. Preferably it has at least one side made off metal)

1x Weighs (ca. $7) (I got some led for cheap from ebay)

2x Screws ($.20) (I found screws that perfectly fit the pre-drilled wholes of the 15mm Gini rod clamp)

All you have to do, is to drill two wholes trough the project box so you can attach the Rod Clamp and you are pretty much done. Fill the box with as much weight as you need, and make sure to stuff the remaining space with some padding so nothing moves. I used bubble wrap, but you could use paper, foam or anything else that is similar.

As you can see, it is a cheap, simple, yet flexible solution and even looks decent...

I'm looking for a sturdy and somewhat weighted shoulder rig with versatility in regards to being attached and removed quickly from a tripod and room for attaching other accessories such as a follow focus, on-board monitor and perhaps hdmi splitter or maybe a microphone on an articulating arm.

I've worked with Jag-35 and I'm almost tempted to get a field runner they have for almost $500 but maybe there's something better I can work with that is more sturdy and reliable.

Camera : Panasonic GH2 AVC-Intra Sedna Lens : Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f2.8 G ED Gear : Sachtler FSB-4 75 CF, Gini Rig Follow Focus, Lilliput field monitor Tools : FCPX, Magic Bullet Looks, Motion

This film has been made as a first try out of my new gear. No further purposes. Color grading with MBL.

This video doesn't help re a universal solution; like most, it simply encourages buyers to buy an entire matching set of devices. But at least it gets the one camera > many devices message across.

Does anyone know of a solid DSLR system where you could ideally buy, say, Several Base Plates (AKA clamps) with (1) camera plate?

That way, we'd have a camera plate on our camera, which stays on. There's a tripod waiting with a base plate assembly already attached; also a stabiliser, a shoulder rig and a triangle dolly - all with base-plates ready for truly quick attaching of the camera.

Now, is that too much to ask, without buying a plethora of camera plates/base plate sets, each in its own blister pack?

Included parts:

mattebox (the professional version of Wondlan´s matteboxes) --- follow focus + whip --- sholder pad --- baseplate --- hd monitor (type c) with resulution 1042x600 --- magic handgrip --- upper handle --- aluminum box --- power supply system --- front handles ---

The price here in Europe (including customs and taxes) is about 2000€ for this set. You can google it and convince yourself.

The reason for the sell is a malfunction of the front handles. They are not very stable, meaning you can´t tighten the screws as much as necessary. But this shouldn´t be a big problem, as you can replace them with other handles from the same or a different manufacturer. The rest of the Rig works fine and is absolutely sturdy!

Price: 640€

Best regards, Daniel

I will report back with my experience once the product arrives. For more information check the link below:

LanParte Complete Professional HDDSLR Indie Filmmaker Kit

Compatible with the Panasonic GH2?

Just for fun to play with my new wide lens. No special grading.

Camera : Panasonic GH2 AVC-Intra (Driftwood VY Canis Majoris Day PM) Lens : Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX AF 11-16mm f2.8 Gear : Sachtler FSB-4 75 CF, Gini Rig Follow Focus, Lilliput field monitor Tools: FCPX

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