WTB: Red Drive Shock Mount Kit

[Dan Kanes]

Does anyone have any brilliant ideas on a cheaper shock mounting system, or want to sell their ET Drive shock mount kit?

The price on the website is absurdly high for some rubber tubing and a machined X. Anyone selling or have some practical DIY solution that looks professional?

 

[Jean Wallez]

"Actionproducts" make something cheaper...

 

[Martin Weiss]

The price on the website is absurdly high for some rubber tubing and a machined X.

Dan,

You are forgetting the R&D part, coupled with a low production volume.

Since the media (i.e. Negative) is the most precious part, I'd rather spend a bit too much on protecting it than having an unproven solution.

That said, I've been on loud shoots, where the drive was wrapped in cloth, to protect it from vibration, and that worked.

Cheap, professional looking, reliable — pick two

 

[Filip Vandoorne]

you could also use http://www.deadlycine.com/
no protection against vibration, but a lot lighter and compacter than the RED craddle,
works fine handheld and on sticks.

 

[Jean Wallez]

Cheaper and efficient with silent block

 

[David Battistella]

Has anyone ever actually done a side by side vibration test with any of these things? I just can't see how 4 little pieces of rubber is making a massive difference and I have never been shown how this product works and has advantages over other solutions.

I think the ET mount is a nice mount and all, but shock resistant. Doubtful.

David

 

[Costelloe Michael]

I've got all of these mounts as options! They all work well for given situations. :thumbsup:

Deadly Cine mount on handheld kit for Easyrig, with 15mm ET front end.

ET shock mount for use with car rigs and sliders. Yep, I've got dropped frames with fast moves on that slider!

ActionCam shock mounts for more vibrant handheld, I bought two of them together at a discount. These are really cute and unobtrusive with two types of mounting options for greater or lesser dampening.

I will always hire in a RAM for longer shots with sound vibrations, music, sports events etc, or go with CF for shorter bursts. We have been stuck in a concert situation with no RAM and just hand held the drive!

The discomfort of buying and owning all these bits and pieces without being able to charge extra hire gets less every time I get someone telling me that they love to use me and my kit as they had a load of problems with the last guys!

 

[Vance Colvig]

I was put off with ET's price myself, and decided to make my own. After spending much time devising and testing several prototypes, I finally bit the bullet and caved in for the ET. It is quite well made, and I have had no dropped frames due to vibration, even in a helicopter. It does seem to do what it is advertised to do. Maybe something better and cheaper out there by now, but I do Know that I won't get my time back I wasted trying to build one myself. Rather make movies. I use a Manfroto clamp (forget which one) to secure the mount to the upper right rod on my R1. I mount the drive horizontally with the connector at the rear of the camera. Works for me.

 

[Costelloe Michael]

I think you could get some really good results with industrial strength rubber/elastic bands, twisted and wrapped so they grab the drive and stretched out onto a square frame. Equally try bubble wrap around the drive or a 'box' of foam core.

That is, if you do not have an economic imperative driving your shoot and a production team open to lateral thinking. I buy the tested and proven options as time is always an issue on set.

 

[Dan Kanes]

Looks like I'm going either Actionproducts or ET.

I just remember these things being cheaper when they came out, now they doubled in price.

Maybe I'll break out the mcmaster Carr catalog today and do some of my own engineering.

My priority is quality and professionalism, so no duct tape and twine rigs here.