DoveTail Question

[PMascetta]

I have a question regarding the new shoulder dovetails that are in design.

Will Red be making a non shoulder dovetail that could mount to the bottom plate?

It would be great to be able to attach a dovetail plate to my steadicam or jib head and quick mount my camera from tripod to other objects without unscrewing anything (camera Included aka cheese plate).

 

[Christian Berg]

I want one of these to. The DoveTail isn´t steady enough.

QuickRealese mount would be great!
/Christian

 

[Steven-Marc C.]

Maybe I'm not understanding you correctly but you can mount any quick-release plate that your tripod uses to the cheeseplate.

By the way, you can also use the base plate + cheeseplate combo for handeld. You just need to use some kind of shoulder padding.

 

[PMascetta]

You aren’t understanding me correctly Having to use the cheese plate completely defeats the purpose of using the shoulder dovetail and its quick release ability.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

The thing with the dovetail is actually pretty annoying, and it feels so unneccesary. Everything else (in my RED rig) fits so well, and then this sloppy dovetail....

I'm pondering...

 

[Steven-Marc C.]

You aren’t understanding me correctly Having to use the cheese plate completely defeats the purpose of using the shoulder dovetail and its quick release ability.

Hmm ok, I now see what you mean. Since I haven't received the dovetail yet but have the cheeseplate I'm actually thinking the other way around: leave the cheeseplate permanently mounted and either screw in your tripod quick-release plate or some shoulder padding. That way you have a rock solid tripod mount and can still go quickly to handheld mode and back.

 

[PMascetta]

I have tried the shoulder dovetail and actually really like it. And mounting and dismounting for tripod/handheld use is no problem. But going from tripod to steadicam or tripod to Jib head Takes forever. Thats why I would like a dovetail that is solid (in the works from red) without the shoulder part, that could be attached directly to my jib or steadicam at all times. Then I would just remove my camera from the tripod and throw it right onto my jib. (FAST SOLID EASY)

 

[Steven-Marc C.]

Got it! Yes, that would be nice.

 

[Derek Wiesehahn]

Just wondering, is the dove tail compatible with the Arri sliding baseplate system?

 

[PMascetta]

I was wondering that myself, then we would have a nice solution... However from my observation, how would the Bade plate lock down on the arri?

 

[Cail Young]

Just wondering, is the dove tail compatible with the Arri sliding baseplate system?

No. It's a problem.