Mounting Monitor on Scarlet top?

[Steven Chill]

I seem I can't find any mount or device that I can mount my monitor only on top of the Scarlet camera? I don't want to use Noga arm.

Looking for lightweight - run & gun style.

I was first thinking hot shoe mount but Scarlet only have 1/4-20" holes. Is there some kind of adapter.

What are most users doing?

Sorry for such a newbie question

 

[Todd T]

What kind of monitor do you want to mount?

 

[Jith Paul]

Accessories for mounting

Accessories for mounting

Hi there.

Check out some of these accessories/pieces of hardware. You maybe able to rig something together with these, depending on the mount you require for your monitor.
http://www.idcphotovideo.com/store/system-one/hardware

 

[Robert Hart]

There are very short Noga arms, such as I use on a SI2K versus the original much longer model which I found to be inconvenient and prone to droop unless routinely overtightened. The smaller arm can tuck away to almost nothing. It is better with the "kip" lever versus the wheelnut for tightening.

The curse of articulated arms is the time it takes to dismount them when packing away or removing for a quick handheld shot with sidefinder only.

There is a product avalable from an outfit named "16 x 9 INC". It is a miniature wedgeplate which can fit to the Noga arms. The release lever takes a little bit of getting used to when building. It is not the familiar process of arming to release on insertion of the wedge but must be held open for the wedge to enter the socket. For quick dismount it is very convenient.

I did go the fixed route for a while. I then discovered I am not fond of solidly fixing a monitor to a camera body. The risk of injury to both is less if there is a jointed arm which can give way first in event of a heavy bump. If a third party comes along and wrestles the monitor uninvited for a better view before you can jump in and scream "No-no-no-nohhh-nohhh", it may break. Directors on low-no budget indies and untrained crew are champions at doing this.

 

[ericyoung]

Plus one for noga arms. Just get a Manfrotto "nano clamp" for it and you can quicklyy mount/unmount it anywhere you have a 19mm/15mm rod. They can have a tendency to unscrew from a nanoclamp if only hand tightened, but you could use some threadlock, or wrench to tighten to avoid that. It's the cheapest effective solution I've found.

 

[Peter Majtan]

Another option - extremely sturdy - is to mount the LCD on the top sliding handle which sits on the SWAT rail...:

This allows for super quick removal / mounting and it works well for anything but shoulder rigs - which assume is not the concern here, since you want to mount the LCD on the top of the camera...
I have a special cut-out in the foam of my case where the LCD goes together with the handle (when folded flat it is really compact). Out of the case I can have the camera assembled and ready to shoot under a minute...

Here is some more details:

The wing-nut under the handle is the only thing you need to tighten/release in order to mount / unmount both the top handle and the attached LCD...

Peter

 

[Webster Miller]

I use the same setup that Peter uses and like it for the same reasons. Having said that there are many options. Search for handles )there are several threads where they have been discussed. Or do a search for "rig", there are a lot of pics of different camera setups. There is a special google search that helps with this:


http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=004538409993496633550:nmlowi0wk0c


A lot of info out on the forums and this search engine helps.

Ciao

 

[Vladislav Grausbard]

For fixing my monitor and other accessories I use SUNWAYFOTO Stereo Dual 3D Camera Rig Arca Compatible

 

[Peter Strietmann]

These are what the ACs seem to like best, http://store.zacuto.com/zonitor-eng-small-kit.html and I agree they are strong and take seconds to put the monitor on or take off.

 

[Eric Santiago]

Another option - extremely sturdy - is to mount the LCD on the top sliding handle which sits on the SWAT rail...

Peter stupid question.
How did you flip the handle mount around like that?
I cant seem the get the front (head?) of the RED TOP SLIDING HANDLE off either?
Unscrewed the but and the torx screws from the head and still no budging my TOP HANDLE pieces.

 

[Patrick Grossien]

Peter stupid question.
How did you flip the handle mount around like that?
I cant seem the get the front (head?) of the RED TOP SLIDING HANDLE off either?
Unscrewed the but and the torx screws from the head and still no budging my TOP HANDLE pieces.

You just unscrew it. It sits tight but it will unscrew. Take a piece of cloth and a wrench but be careful not to scratch it.

 

[Peter Majtan]

Patrick is right - both the handgrip and the front rosette head are just screwed in and secured with some soft adhesive (that is now in a powder form). You have to simply apply a brute force (do not worry - you will not damage anything - just be careful not to scratch it)...

 

[Eric Santiago]

Thanks Patrick/Peter!

This should be fun, wish I had a vice.

 

[Eric Santiago]

I gave up trying to remove the mount on this TOP SLIDING HANDLE.
Ill try again with a vice some other time.
Meanwhile, is this a safe set-up?

 

[Peter Majtan]

You should be fine. Just keep an eye on the wing-nut so it doesn't get lose when you keep swapping lenses...
I make it a habit to pull it out and rotate to upwards position after it is tighten. Since I always have one of my fingers near it - I can feel if its getting lose or not this way...

 

[Patrick Grossien]

Eric, you might want to think about getting the rosette-to-guide-adaptor-bolt-on or the rosette-block if you want to keep your setup as you have it.

Maybe someone can upload a picture of the front of the rosette-to-guide-adaptor, so we can see the way the 1/4-20s are lined up. If this enables you to attach the Touch with 2 screws you should be fine.

There's also a downside to flipping the handle: tightening and loosening of the wingnut is not at all comfortable but rather fidgety - but it works.

Peter, you have a good point though about loosening the wingnut in the original position when swapping lenses.

 

[Steven Chill]

Thanks for all the great tips. I figured it out. I disassembled the hot shoe adapter (it didn't work the first time) and removed the aluminum hot shoe part and attached it directly onto the top of the camera using a 1/4-20" thread.

It works great. I wanted to avoid unnecessary stuff or rig components to add weight to the camera. Trying to be lean and mean.

When I get a chance, I'll post a pic.