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Filmtools Shoulder Cushion

parisrem said:
Hey, Mitch, do you have the UGrip stuff in stock in NYC? I was just at Abel last week to buy this cushion (since I saw you mention that you guys had it), but I asked about any handles or handheld support available for my camera and the sales guy said that all you had were Zacuto parts.
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I believe we do have them in stock, at least we did about a week ago when I demo-ed them for someone. Give me a call and we can see about setting you up.

BTW, The Origo can be attached to the Ugrip handles if so desired.
 
Anyone know if you can buy the Camera Comfort Cushion anywhere in Europe - the shipping costs are horrendous from the States.
 
yesterday i had the red on my shoulder off and on for 15 hours. i ended up removing the red shoulder pad because i could not balance the camera on my shoulder correctly and it works like crap for tripod use. i made due with oven mitts from the house we where shooting in, but i was asking around if anyone had seen some kind of shoulder pad that i could wear instead of the camera so i could go from shoulder to tripod quickly... and here you go! i will order first thing tomorrow morning. thanks. these is one of the days i am glad i read the red forum.
 
Almost six months ago (April 2008) Jeff Kilgroe started a thread asking about a shoulder pad for RED. On page two of that April thread I posted that I had bought some of those Filmtools pads and had good luck using them with RED:

Link: http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12653&highlight=filmtools+shoulder

I agree with Brook that the Filmtools pad is a bit thick. If cinched tight it will stay on your shoulder pretty well. I have also experimented with strapping one onto the camera, with mixed results.

I used those Filmtools pads from February to June of this year, but since June I haven't used them often, because since June I've been continually using and testing a prototype ET Shoulder Mount, which obviously is much more expensive than the Filmtools pad, but completely blows the pad away in terms of comfort, adjustability, and utility. The Filmtools pad is a cost-effective, low-tech solution that with some limitations can work fairly well in pro-level applications. The ET Shoulder Mount is a more expensive, but higher tech pro-level solution that is very well suited for pro-level work.

There are still times in run n' gun, super lightweight camera configurations that I use the Protools pad, but for everything else I use the ET Shoulder Mount. It seriously rocks...
 
Yep, like Gibby pointed out, I started that thread a while back... I bought the filmtools shoulder pad and it works great. I still use it occasionally, along with the uGrip handle system. The pad is a bit thick, but that helps if I'm shoulder-carrying the camera all day, especially with a big zoom.

However, I have since made a shoulder pad that locks into the ET Arri base and it is functionally a lot better than the filmtools pad, but not as convenient in all situations.

I'm anxiously awaiting the ET Shoulder Mount, it looks very promising. I like the uGrip kit, but find their handles to be very limiting without a way to quickly adjust handle positions without a hex key or a good way to adapt vertically without buying or making more add-on pieces. The pivoting shoulder mount that ET has come up with looks awesome. My only concern is that the camera seems to ride a bit high with the ET mount... Hey, maybe that's good because I'm kinda short anyway. :)
 
Gibby said:
I agree with Brook that the Filmtools pad is a bit thick.
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I have this pad too and it was too thick for aslo, but mine came with 3 different pads of different thicknesses. Since the product unzips I removed the thick pad and the hard plastic piece and now use it with one of the thinner pads. Much better. I don't do tons of handheld, but for just tossing the camera up on your shoulder and going for it it's great. If I was shooting a whole movie handheld I'd probably want to test the ET stuff.

But I can toss the shoulder pad in any case.It's a light, no hassle solution you can take on any shoot "just in case" there's unplanned handheld.
 
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