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Hand Held Rig Suggestions

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Hello all,

We are gearing up for a television pilot that is documentary based and will include a lot of hand-held work.

I am looking for good suggestions on hand-held rigs (to rent, buy if appropriate) that work well with the wonderful RED camera.

We are shooting outside of Houston so are looking to pick up in or ship to Texas.

Thanks all,

Marc
 
Marc with VisionLogic said:
Hello all,

We are gearing up for a television pilot that is documentary based and will include a lot of hand-held work.

I am looking for good suggestions on hand-held rigs (to rent, buy if appropriate) that work well with the wonderful RED camera.

We are shooting outside of Houston so are looking to pick up in or ship to Texas.

Thanks all,

Marc
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when are you starting your shoot?
 
If you can wait, go for the Element Technica.

If not you have a number of solutions but none of them as good as ET's, in my opinion.

-There's the Red handles and the Shoulder mount. I'm not a fan of the handles, but the shoulder mount is okay. However, it's not that adjustable and you have to use the Red Bottom plate.

-For just the handles there are a number of options. Blue Handles are great, but they're expensive. UGrip are nice and very adjustable. However, I'd recommend the RONFORD MOOSE BARS. They're similar to the Blue Handles in the way they work, but I like them a lot better and they're cheaper (Isaia & Co. sells them).

But this still leaves you with the shoulder mount. As of yet, I haven't really found a company that makes a good quality shoulder mount that you can buy separately.

-The only other unit I'd recommend would be Cinetech's handheld unit. I'd prefer that the arms adjust down as well as out, but overall it's a nice unit and it's complete. It just screws on to the bottom of the camera (or bottom plate w/cheese plate, or arri base plate w/dovetail plate) and off you go.
 
just get a 435 handheld rig from any camera rental house.
Works great. Comes on and off easily with a built in mini dovetail plate.
 
Marc,

See the thread I started a while back on the ET Shoulder mount. As Tonaci said, it is an excellent shoulder mount solution for RED One. It is not released yet, but I would guess they are getting close to releasing it.

Link to the thread:
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16930
 
Thanks for the feedback everybody. The ET kit looks great although we are shooting in Mid-Sept.

I will look into the Arri 435 and the Cinetech unit.
 
i had ronford baker build me this it cost about £500 all in
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DeaneThrussell said:
i had ronford baker build me this it cost about £500 all in
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Hi Dean, that hood you use for the LCD screen (red lcd?) i like that.
Where to buy if it is good for the RED LCD. Please if posible with the link and order number

thanks
Robert

BTW i'am shooting 2 documentary's with only the dove tail. 2 handheld grips and a dvtec as extra push-up at the front.
 
Abel sells the Hoodman line, including the H700.
 
I can recommend the Easyrig for really long days(6 hours+), I'm one
of those people whose had a bad back and find long days
of handheld a bit uncomfortable. I've got the 600n arm
and its a good match for a medium size build. One thing though,
it's very easy to use but I've found it harder to master than
regular shoulder mount handheld. The camera becomes almost
too light and works like a pendulum if your not careful. Like
everything it takes a bit of practice.


www.belladonnathemovie.com
 
Cyclotron said:
I can recommend the Easyrig for really long days(6 hours+), I'm one
of those people whose had a bad back and find long days
of handheld a bit uncomfortable. I've got the 600n arm
and its a good match for a medium size build. One thing though,
it's very easy to use but I've found it harder to master than
regular shoulder mount handheld. The camera becomes almost
too light and works like a pendulum if your not careful. Like
everything it takes a bit of practice.


www.belladonnathemovie.com
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Do you know the price on the Easy Rig?
 
Abel Cine Tech sells and rents the Easy rig. We also have the larger weight range for more heavily decked-out cameras.
 
I've been told to look for a hand held solution for the RED One -Easyrig or ET's Mantis or any other? Will appreciate all views. Thanks in advance.
 
Ramesh Jai said:
I've been told to look for a hand held solution for the RED One -Easyrig or ET's Mantis or any other? Will appreciate all views. Thanks in advance.
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Go with the Mantis...you'll be happy you did.

I've been using the Mantis for almost a year now, initially as a prototype, and more recently as multiple shipping versions. Its modular, adjustable, lightweight, and comfortable.

As I write this, I'm in Manila, Philippines working as DP for a 10 RED camera production covering the band Journey in concert - and all three shoulder held rigs are Mantis.

Mantis rocks...
 
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