EPIC OUTFITTING - POST YOUR EPIC RIGS WITH DETAILS PLEASE

[stu aull]

Compact Doc Setup. Paired with Battery Belt Clip it's light compact and runs for half a day of straight shooting.

http://d.pr/i/65tE

kudos Charles!
That is prob one of the lightest/cleanest rig I have seen posted (I am as guilty as everyone else: ADD MORE STUFF!!)

Stu Aull
SX 199
Alaska

 

[Charles Bergquist]

kudos Charles!
That is prob one of the lightest/cleanest rig I have seen posted (I am as guilty as everyone else: ADD MORE STUFF!!)

Stu Aull
SX 199
Alaska

...thanks Stu! I've got a Hoodman 5.6 monitor hood for it and an Arri Focus Gear now and those work great without adding too much bulk. On the other side is the A-Box. Usually with the Canon 24 - 105 IS I can always add the FF to it etc, but this seems to work really well if it's just me. The 512 card was expensive but has paid for itself by keeping me rolling throughout the day. It'll go head to head with the C300 in terms of longevity for a doc shoot.

 

[Tanner Herriott]

Here's my current Epic handheld setup with the additional Marshall AC monitor. I haven't dumped the money into a better rail mount setup, but hope to have that soon. Since this picture, I've added a x Quick Back v2 with Anton Bauer batteries to power the camera and 2nd monitor. For now, I'm using an expanded Redrock Micro 15mm rail setup and two RRmicro cheese plates - one to mount a Miller tripod plate and another mounted to the bottom of the camera. It's a bit cumbersome, but it works for the time being.

 

[Phil Arntz]

Rented an EPIC but rigged it with the equipment I had lying around the house. Compact and clean!

EPIC-M
Angenieux Optimo 30-80mm T2.8
Genus Elite Mattebox with 114mm adapter ring
RED 15mm DSMS Modular Assault Plate
Genus Superior Follow Focus
Anton Bauer Dionic HC
Wooden Camera top plate
Wooden Camera Anton Bauer Back Plate
RED 15mm top handle on RED RAIL
Sachtler Video 20P

And here's another one with BOMB EVF on a Genustech articulating arm attached to the top plate. Sadly no +1 module so had to change cable when I needed one or the other!

 

[Ale Houston]

Hi!

We've been using this rig for the shooting of the first 4K series in my country.. 4/45 days so far and we really really love it.. fast, light and adaptable..

Scarlet or Epic according to the need of the shot (slow mo)
5" Redtouch LCD
Side Handle
Top Mount
Top Handle
The Clutch (holy s%it, i love this piece of metal)
Cartoni Gamma 100 tripod with carbon legs
Red Pro Primes Set (18, 25, 35, 50, 85, 100, 300)
Redvolts and Redbricks for power
Red Rock Micro Mattebox and FF

 

[Domenic Barbero]

Heres mine on a recent job.

Dana dolly slider
video 20 head
15mm set up with...
oconnor o box mattebox
red 18-85
chroziel follow focus
Quad module
AB battery powering ext monitor and microforce
timecode sync box

 

[Isaac Marchionna]

Do you find that the Sachtler 20 handles the 18-85 well?

 

[Domenic Barbero]

i had a pretty decent load on mine and it handled really well.

 

[Isaac Marchionna]

Awesome, I'm wondering if my poor little 18 II could handle it, but I may just have to finally step up to a 1030Ds.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Here is my latest set up meant to be light weight to jump from Sticks w/the R90 to hand held and shoulder mount configuration, yet capable of double monitoring thanks to the +1 Module.

 

[Steve Gibby]

Since receiving my first Red camera (Red One 0008) way back in August 2007 I've been setting up the lightest Red camera rigs possible. With Red One it was Nikon lenses. I've naturally carried that over into my Epic camera setups too - using lightweight setups with either Canon or Nikon mounts and lenses, screw-on filters (no MB), and hand focusing by operator (no AC).

Most of the 2D work me and my crews do is extremely mobile EFP work. Camera setups for that kind of work begin with this truth - the smaller and lighter the rig setup, the wider variety of creative shots enabled. BTW, even our 3D rigs are the lightest, most mobile 3D setups possible to enable highly creative stereography.

One of our current productions is a highly mobile documentary being shot in Belize. The final project delivery will be for for HDTV. We've had crews there for the past four months roving all over the country shooting a combination of adventure travel, action sports, wildlife, and cultures. Camera systems include Epic, Canon 5D, Canon XF100, and GoPro Hero 3 (Black Edition). Epic is used for overcrank, undercrank, and mood montage sequences, 5D for time lapse, XF100 for interviews and general shots, and Hero 3 for POV and high risk shots. All setups are as bare bones as possible - for mobility and equipment security nothing is on the cameras that doesn't absolutely need to be there to get the highly-mobile shots we're after.

The attached pics of me out working in Belize (snapped quickly with a simple point and shoot camera) illustrate the streamlined nature of our camera setups. Hard to get an Epic setup any lighter - and the Miller Compass 15 head/spreader-less Solo CF legs combo is extremely lightweight too. The second pic is a Canon XF100 hand held setup and Clik Elite Contjour 40 backpack - all about mobile documentary work. The third pic me on a paddle board coming back from shooting some GoPro sequences (that's my "office" for the day in the upper right of the frame)

There are so many different ways to setup, accessorize, and use an Epic camera - and many other camera systems. In considering camera setup, keep these factors in mind: Horses for courses, the right tool for each job, and form follows function. The real bottom line is that the best camera setup is the one that allows you to effectively and creatively get the shots you're after at that particular time. No "rocket science" whatsoever is involved...

(Photos by Pam Gibby)

 

[Peter Stelzhammer]

@Ketch: Nice Setup!
May I ask you a question? The bebob battery you are using -> does it give you percentage reading or not (voltage only)?!
Thanks in advance if you can answer it!

edit: Ok, just answered that myself by reading the Spec-Sheet -> seems like it shows percentage just fine!

Capacity display in percentage on ARRI ALEXA , RED ONE , Panasonic and Sony cameras

 

[Phil Holland]

@Gibby - Totally agree sir. I don't think there is an easier to configure camera on the market. Your first shot demonstrates just how small you can build an Epic. Which in reality, is very tiny for what it's doing under the hood. Belize must me a tremendous adventure. An office with a view for sure.

 

[Steve Gibby]

Hey Phil,

So true! Epic and be as big or as small as anyone needs it to be. Modularity enables flexibility, which in turn commensurately broadens the spectrum of potential creative choices.

The way cool thing is that work life in this industry is chock full of directions to turn...and there are niches and sub-niches to suite anyone's interests. Its always good to make a living at what is your natural lifestyle.

Me, my wife, and our crews are cut of the cloth to be out here experiencing the natural world anyway - so we just basically take along an array of cameras and document everything - and the bonus is we're able to earn our living in the process ;-)

The choice to do this work in Belize was a great one - beautiful environments, deep and diverse history, delicious food, and fascinating cultures. The "office" here has changed every few days - on multiple islands, in rainforest jungles, and among Maya site mountains. We've been constantly learning, experiencing, and growing. Life is good...

Another part of me likes the larger crew 2D and 3D productions we do - but to me the true core experience of a small crew documenting meaningful content has always been my personal favorite.

 

[Phil Holland]

Heh. I have that duality in me as well. Love going out on my own and shooting elements, but I also love that hustle and collaboration on set. Keeps you sharp. Sounds and looks like you're are enjoying the adventure, and that's really what it's all about.

I've been working on expanding my business model a bit to allow for more "out there" shooting. It's been a part of my career, but I'm working on making it a bigger part. Investor meetings, lawyers, and scary things. Getting jealous of all this crystal clear water I see from you guys

 

[Ketch Rossi]

@Ketch: Nice Setup!
May I ask you a question? The bebob battery you are using -> does it give you percentage reading or not (voltage only)?!
Thanks in advance if you can answer it!

edit: Ok, just answered that myself by reading the Spec-Sheet -> seems like it shows percentage just fine!

Thanks Peter, actually it does not only depends on the Battery it self to been able to transfer full percentage info, but on the type of connections from the Battery plate it self, I have in fact used used few of them which did not pass on the info, but only the wattage, including the Viewfactor's Apu Battery plate, that too only passes thru the wattage power info but not the percentage, in this case Ryan allowed me to customized the cable length as I ma very picky about how my gear looks and fills and hate spaghetti cables all over my camera, any ways, this particular Battery plate it does show exact percentage of battery on screen.

If you need further info on it fill free to PM me.

 

[Patrick Tresch]

Hello Steve,

Your post is inspiring. I was just thinking to go with the Epic, EX1 and Gopro 3 Black with the Phantom quad copter for a shoot in the Amazon.

What would be your advise to get rid of the humidity & rain problem for the Epic? Did you have any sort of rain cover for your shoot?

Thanks

Patrick

 

[Trevor Meier]

Will post pictures soon, but I travel light similar to Steve:

Nato rail on top with RED handle & attached/inverted 5.0 touch screen
Rycote shockmount screwed into the right-hand side of the Nato rail
Side-handle + REDvolts + REDmote
Zacuto handlegrip & z-mount to Wooden Camera EVF mount
RED EVF (still on the original... haven't had time to do the upgrade)
Canon Ti mount
Old, beat-up Cartoni CF double-stage sticks that've been around the world a half dozen times.

All extremely lightweight and very capable. Fits in a carry-on with my lenses. Just gotta be fast on the battery swaps. I do have REDvolt XL's & the quad adapter for the right situations. I prefer having the internal power system vs. an external single-point-of-failure cable.

 

[Brendan Isaac]

Production mode

Handheld Mode.

 

[Perry Ho]

Here's the update setup, shot with G.L 70-200mm & 100mm Macro Lens as well, offcuase shot most with RRP lens set...Quite lucky this month, 1st shot "Jet Li" begin of this month, then "Jackie Chan" end of this month...