Handgrip choice ???

[Olivier Gresse]

Hi,

I have to buy handgrips for my Epic and the Zacuto VCT Pro Baseplate but I don't find information about these.

What do you advise me to buy ? I need a right side handle first (there is a rosette on the vct baseplate) and maybe a left one too...

- Zacuto Zgrip Z-Mount Zwivel Handgrip
- Lanparte Rosette Handgrip
- SHAPE Single Handle with ARRI Rosette
- SHAPE Quick Handle + Rod Block (2.0 lb)
- Tilta Universal Handgrip System (2.8 lb)
...

I want something light, solid, confortable and not too expensive please...

Thanks for your help !!!

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

My choice according to my priorities.

Priorities:

- Handheld feeling, ergonomics
- Camera control
- Aesthetics
- Durability
- Made by hand for the hand

This is my project for those sharing those priorities.

Price is what it is because it is not made by machines in large quantities as a consumer item, and craftsmen making it (one of which is academic sculptor) and manual process required cost more than robot labor.

http://omeneo.com/


Btw....Sony got inspired with FS7 handgrip style about a year after this was shared with the community...

 

[Brendan H. Banks]

My choice according to my priorities.

Priorities:

- Handheld feeling, ergonomics
- Camera control
- Aesthetics
- Durability
- Made by hand for the hand

This is my project for those sharing those priorities.

Price is what it is because it is not made by machines in large quantities as a consumer item, and sculptor and process required cost more than robot labor.

http://omeneo.com/


Btw....Sony got inspired with FS7 handgrip style about a year after this was shared with the community...

These handles are absolutely gorgeous. I've been on the hunt for new handles as I'm sort of re-evaluating shooting handheld with a better configuration and more weight now that I've switched to a larger camera. I've been eyeing up some wooden handles...but these are something else entirely. Great work!

I have had a bundle of handles before and none I really liked -- all were iterations of posts with rubber or leather on them to be more comfortable, but ended up usually being the opposite. I prefer to just grab the mattebox/rails in a lot of cases.

I'm going for a handheld solution and will be picking up a single right wooden grip and the Alan Gordon shoulder cushion -- https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ises_1050_CUSHION_Camera_Comfort_Cushion.html - a lot of pro's go this route or something similar in lieu of a sloped shoulder pad...though it's more a cine approach than an ENG approach.

 

[Olivier Gresse]

Thanks Hrvoje and Brendan,

What is the weight of the Apollo wooden grip please?

If I want a rosette extension arm, what do you advise me ?

 

[Brendan H. Banks]

Thanks Hrvoje and Brendan,

What is the weight of the Apollo wooden grip please?

If I want a rosette extension arm, what do you advise me ?

I'm sure many companies make them, though I have used the Wooden Camera Rosette arms and they work as expected.

 

[Ben Scott]

Hrvoje those are absolutely gorgeous.

 

[constantine Tirintzis]

the best design hand grips I have ever seen, and best quality .

well done

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

/humbled bow/

These handles are absolutely gorgeous. I've been on the hunt for new handles as I'm sort of re-evaluating shooting handheld with a better configuration and more weight now that I've switched to a larger camera. I've been eyeing up some wooden handles...but these are something else entirely. Great work!

I have had a bundle of handles before and none I really liked -- all were iterations of posts with rubber or leather on them to be more comfortable, but ended up usually being the opposite. I prefer to just grab the mattebox/rails in a lot of cases.

I'm going for a handheld solution and will be picking up a single right wooden grip and the Alan Gordon shoulder cushion -- https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ises_1050_CUSHION_Camera_Comfort_Cushion.html - a lot of pro's go this route or something similar in lieu of a sloped shoulder pad...though it's more a cine approach than an ENG approach.

I've gone borderline obsessive with this until it felt...right.
For the hand and the eye.

Visuals complement the feeling. Shooting feel was the priority. One comment was "it's like a cradle for the hand". Spot on.
There is another kick after you start moving around and panning in shoulder setup.

Last local colleague who ordered it had a "happy kid" face when I gave him his.
It tends to do that with grown men who are into cameras n' stuff. It did to me as well when I made the first one for myself.

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

Thanks Hrvoje and Brendan,

What is the weight of the Apollo wooden grip please?

If I want a rosette extension arm, what do you advise me ?

Tough to say, it depends on your shooting style and needs.

Weight is 280 grams.

 

[Jean Bernard]

Man... I went through this process and I ended up with several! If you just want a hand grip with no record trigger then you can find relatively cheap ones but i highly suggest you try'm before you buy! Made that mistake and ended up with way more than what i need.

Currently I own a couple from Global Dynamics United:
NON-Trigger @?!! for $490:

Although not a handle but just a grip that replaces Red's stock one on the Side Handle for $140

Super smooth with nice grip but rosette readjustment requires tools!! A bit on the expensive side! I wish they could make a relocatable DSMC 2 side handle with rosette and a thin flexible cable you can relocate it anywhere(Movi, Rosette extension, tripod handle?, etc...) this would be the ultimate handle for sure.

Tilta @ 0.55 lbs for $200 each:

great grip but on the smaller side if you have large hands.

Tilta @ 1.4 lbs $260 for two:

okay grip, unusual shape especially on the steel part and not as rounded.

WC @ 0.6 for $195 each:

I still have this one from way back!! no trigger and not a big round grip but more of a bicycle style handle. it served me well but I have moved on to other design.

BEST HANDLE I ever used is a custom rigged Element Technica's Mantis with a euro bicycle handle made of leather.

grip wise it is great and when in high sweating conditions... these handles are solid.

These are the ones I have personally own and used.

 

[Fabricio Morato]

SmallRig is pre-selling one right now. Shipping end of the month, I was told.

 

[Mike Finegan]

any handles that are ideal for photo shooting - portrait format?