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Element Technica Speedy V-Lock Clamp - Photos

Finner said:
Your set up looks nice Steve.

How did your rear LCD screen get the crack in it?
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It's just one lightweight mobile setup, and I put it on the tripod to take the pics. It's light enough and balanced enough for one-arm holding off of and out of moving objects - cars, boats, skateboards, etc. For those shots I've been using no EVF, but rather the LCD tilted upward so I can check out the framing throughout the shot sequences. When I get a chance I'll post up some pics of some of the in-field testing of the shock mount. Amazingly, the Shock Mount is a surprisingly low-tech solution (rubber/aluminum) to a common high-tech problem (drive vibration).

The testing has been fun. Haven't dropped the rig yet...knock on wood.

LOL - I really torture the heck out of equipment - but yeah, Curran is right, it is just a reflection from the power cable. Haven't been able to crack the rear LCD screen yet, but I'm workin' on it :biggrin:
 
K.Berlin said:
gibby, what is this holding your battery...all ET?
this is the type of rig i was looking for...thank you for sharing
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It is an ET battery plate, made of aluminum, supported underneath by an ET top mount bracket. That battery setup in the photos isn't quite assembled right. There is a steel plate on the bottom of the RED Power Plate that is removable, and that's where the ET aluminum battery plate bolts onto. For the quick setup in the photos I simply used long side screws to attach the ET plate tot he RED plate. I'm correcting that now, re-mounting the ET plate flush with the RED plate.

Yes, I really like the transverse mounting of the battery on the back of the camera, on top of the rods. It is closer to the center of gravity for the camera and it gives a quick, clear access to the camera controls on the back of the camera. The battery is also slightly to the right of the centerline of the camera, helping to counterbalance the EVF weight, along with the weight of the Shock Mount/Drive setup being on the right side. Good hand held, shoulder held, and stabilizer use of a camera are really dependent on good balancing of the rig setup weight.
 
hmmm...looks pretty clunky for hand held use...that is the one thing about this camera. it's weird using it, like a spider. better on a tripod/dolly then anything...
 
obin said:
hmmm...looks pretty clunky for hand held use...that is the one thing about this camera. it's weird using it, like a spider. better on a tripod/dolly then anything...
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you could use a battery belt clip, and the Cf cards....a really light wight handheld rig
 
obin said:
hmmm...looks pretty clunky for hand held use...that is the one thing about this camera. it's weird using it, like a spider. better on a tripod/dolly then anything...
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I've had no problem hand holding that rig or any other light to medium weight setup of RED One. I've been hand holding quite a bit throughout my career so I have a lot of experience at it. If someone can't hand hold a camera well they either haven't practiced the craft and techniques of it, don't have the fitness and aptitude to do it right, or a combination of those factors. The easy way out is to blame it on the camera or setup. That said, some setups lend themselves better to hand held shooting, so optimizing down the RED One for balance and weight is the starting point for good hand held work with the camera. The rig setup in my photos weighs just 20 pounds - a light load for anyone who has experience at hand holding a professional camera - and I have the physical fitness level to do it effectively.

I'm not alone in this - there are a ton of guys out there who combine experience, talent, fitness, and coordination into doing excellent hand held camera work. Beyond experience, I can't overemphasize the role of physical fitness (and coordination) in effective hand held camera work. Show me two camera people equal in experience and aptitude, and one is in better condition and has better coordination than the other - and it will be the latter of the two who does the more effective hand held camera work.

I like RED One hand held or on a tripod and work regularly to refine my skills at both. Very shortly this week I'll be proto testing the new ET shoulder mount too - something I'm looking forward to.
 
K.Berlin said:
gibby, what is this holding your battery...all ET?
this is the type of rig i was looking for...thank you for sharing
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Visual aids to go with Gibby's explanation.

On this picture please pretend the Heavy metal Red Batt plate is the ET aluminum plate with four holes drilled in to use the ET 15mm top side mount.

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ET supplies these screws with the ET aluminum batt plate with the proper allen screws. Torque evenly and do so at a oblique intervals for maximum yet even tightness.
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Side view...
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Other side view...
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Hope this helps Kaya in addition to Gibby's great explanation.

But I am in desperate need to get the rest of the gear... though I am thankful to have the option for ET.

Thanks Steve for all your testing and helping ET refine their indispensable products.
 
Thanks Andrew for the excellent pics and better explanation than I took the time to do. Very cool...

Thanks also for the kind words...
 
Gibby said:
Thanks Andrew for the excellent pics and better explanation than I took the time to do. Very cool...

Thanks also for the kind words...
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I had them prepped and ready for Skip here at reduser three weeks ago so I thought these would be appropriate to this discussion.

Steve, to be honest you should know that every time that I go out to shoot I cuss your name.:)

For example," Damn, Steve would love this shot!" or

or

Thank God Gibby did that interview with Jannard back in early 2006 or I would be up sh!t creek... waiting for #4876. :)

Good to hear from you as always Steve.
 
Andrew Benz said:
I had them prepped and ready for Skip here at reduser three weeks ago so I thought these would be appropriate to this discussion.

Steve, to be honest you should know that every time that I go out to shoot I cuss your name.:)

For example," Damn, Steve would love this shot!" or

or

Thank God Gibby did that interview with Jannard back in early 2006 or I would be up sh!t creek... waiting for #4876. :)

Good to hear from you as always Steve.
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LOL ... glad to hear about someone cussing my name in a good way!

Happy shooting...enjoy RED, it is sometimes a challenge to shoot with, but when done right the images are stellar...

I know I'd love the images you're getting...

Peace braddah...
 
ET, you've done it again! LOVE the V-Lock system you're developing and hope you'll sell the locks and plates individually so we can attach other gear to our REDs as we see fit. Keep up the great work!

--Joe
 
yea the locks and plates by themselves are dandy...


...not that the HD mount is not good... I think it is the best accessory i have seen in terms of ingenuity.
 
Andrew Benz said:
ET supplies these screws with the ET aluminum batt plate with the proper allen screws. Torque evenly and do so at a oblique intervals for maximum yet even tightness.
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What type of allen screws are these? I just ordered the RED battery plate and it didn't come with these screws. Would like to purchase the screws and drill threaded holes for an ET 19mm clamp I already have.
 
Andrae:

Those screws are 4-40 socket cap screws. The ones that we ship with our RED Aluminum Battery Plate are 7/16" long...but I'm not certain how long the screws that actually come with the plate from RED are. I'm very surprised that it did not come with them though. Doesn't the battery Plate have a backing on it? How is it attached?

Our Speedy Clamps have a 1/4-20 Threaded hole in the back of them, so if you wanted to drill something to attach a Speedy Clamp to you would want to drill a 1/4-20 THROUGH hole and not a threaded one, otherwise you will have binding issues. Additionally, all of our Battery Plates have a channel for the Speedy Clamp to sit in. This prevents whatever you are mounting to it from becoming a giant lever allowing you to essentially unscrew that 1/4-20 fastener. If you are modifying a part for the Speedy Clamp, you may want to take this into consideration as well.

Hopefully that helps...let me know if you have any additional questions Sir!
 
Shane Kelly said:
If you order the ET aluminum interface plate it comes with the proper screws.
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If you order the RED battery plate from the RED store... should it come with the six allen screws?

Steve Hertler said:
Andrae:

Those screws are 4-40 socket cap screws. The ones that we ship with our RED Aluminum Battery Plate are 7/16" long...but I'm not certain how long the screws that actually come with the plate from RED are. I'm very surprised that it did not come with them though. Doesn't the battery Plate have a backing on it? How is it attached?

Our Speedy Clamps have a 1/4-20 Threaded hole in the back of them, so if you wanted to drill something to attach a Speedy Clamp to you would want to drill a 1/4-20 THROUGH hole and not a threaded one, otherwise you will have binding issues. Additionally, all of our Battery Plates have a channel for the Speedy Clamp to sit in. This prevents whatever you are mounting to it from becoming a giant lever allowing you to essentially unscrew that 1/4-20 fastener. If you are modifying a part for the Speedy Clamp, you may want to take this into consideration as well.

Hopefully that helps...let me know if you have any additional questions Sir!
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Thanks very much for the info. The back plate wasn't attached at all... When I lifted up the battery plate the back plate just fell off. I don't think RED ships it with allen screws. I'll have to call them and see.
 
I didn't get screws with my RED battrey plate either. But I didn't care because I already had planned to use my ET aluminum plate anyway. It is worth the $70 if you want to attach a speedy clamp.
 
Curran Giddens said:
I didn't get screws with my RED battrey plate either. But I didn't care because I already had planned to use my ET aluminum plate anyway. It is worth the $70 if you want to attach a speedy clamp.
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Thanks for the info... That is my next option... a buddy of mine told me that he could help me out with the drilling/threading of the current RED back plate. I already have a 19mm clamp from the EVF mount that I'm not using right now.
 
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