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Post Your Scarlet-X Rig

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steven moreno said:
Brandon, I have the 504HD and I love it with the Scarlet. It is only rated for 16lbs, and I was worried about how it would play with the Scarlet, but it has worked well so far. Mind you...I haven't loaded the rig completely yet, it's been a slimmed down config so far (Zeiss ZFs, 15mm LW, FF, short rods, VF Vmount plate and battery). On my next shoot, it will also carry a ki pro mini, a M-one motor, Bartech rx, and a mattebox. We'll see how that goes, but should be fine.

My guess is that the 504HD would hold up well until you get into big PL glass, 19mm rails and components, as everything starts getting much heavier.
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Awesome, thanks for the heads up. I won't be getting into PL glass much, and if I do, I'll be renting an O'Connor for it like I usually do. For myself, I work light, so I think teh 504 will be great.

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Glen Powell said:
Weighed mine this morning - Body + 50-150mm Red Zoom, + Vmount bat plate + 75wh Vmount bat, + Top handle, + 5" Touch LCD = 15.8 Lbs. Can't get much more stripped down than that; would def be over 17-18LBS once I add Mattebox & FF & even LW 15mm rails.
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Yeah, that zoom is massive. I think the 504 will be great for what I need 95% of the time.
 
i'll be using my Manfrotto 516. For the price it's a great head, supports up to 22lbs so it should handle the scarlet quite well.
 
Glen Powell said:
Was just trying to give you an idea of what the bare bones body would weigh with a PL zoom.
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For sure...I appreciate it. I was definitely surprised, I didn't think that it would weight in so high. Looks like 50-150 weighs 3.3 lbs, which doesn't seem that heavy.
 
BrandonChristensen said:
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Awesome, thanks for the heads up. I won't be getting into PL glass much, and if I do, I'll be renting an O'Connor for it like I usually do. For myself, I work light, so I think teh 504 will be great.

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Yeah, that zoom is massive. I think the 504 will be great for what I need 95% of the time.
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The legs that I have are 546B.
 
steven moreno said:
For sure...I appreciate it. I was definitely surprised, I didn't think that it would weight in so high. Looks like 50-150 weighs 3.3 lbs, which doesn't seem that heavy.
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It is kind of light - I have primes that weigh more… In the studio it lives on an O'Connor 50, that is as old as the planet itself.
 
Randall Brown said:
Trevor, so you may want to think about hanging your wireless follow focus reciver off the rails on the side of the camera or attach to the top plate on the side. Right now you have it right above the vents and that area can get hot and may cause you problems. Also, you are right in top of of the antennae area for the Redmote and again you may be killing your signal. I def notice a difference on my epic when I have that area obscured (with a metal) and when I don't. Just a heads up as you wait for scarlet and have some time to play with your confit.
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Thanks Randall, I really appreciate it. I'm not using the Redmote, so that won't be a problem for now. However, I definitely thought about the cooling thing and wondered if that might be an issue. There's a good inch of space between the bottom of the controller box and the top of the camera, with space open on the left, right, and back for air to flow. Do you think this will still be an issue or is that an adequate amount of space for cooling? I really appreciate your help man.

Cid J Salcido Uyarra said:
trevor how do u like the chrosziel wireless system?
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I love it. Very easy to use, robust, and comfortable, with great battery life and expandability. The modular build of the hand controller makes it easy to pack away nice and small into a Pelican 1200 case :)
 
Shape FTW

Here's me with my beloved rig... shot this whole short on it- http://vimeo.com/31510510

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Here's mine setup... Hehehe...
 

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Here's my work in progress. Still waiting on a couple of things...

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Epic or Scralet setup

Epic or Scralet setup

Here is my setup. Can be fully built or easily broken down to camera, side grip and monitor without any tools.
 

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I don't own one but I have tried them at trade shows. They are simple but very well made. They do have good customer service too. The best thing I have seen from them is the locking grips.

http://www.shapewlb.com/en/shape-pr...page=n_estore.tpl&product_id=66&category_id=2

They offer a no-nonesense design. Functional with good pricing.

QUOTE=Patrick Grossien;927046]Hey Bob,

these are extremely on the cheap side. How does the FF hold up?
Any thoughts on the quality of the rig you might wanna share?
Did you ever try any other rigs you could compare it to?

Thx for sharing!

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Steve Gal said:
All weight can be offset with just adding longer rods on top. That is what the battery plate is for. To be able to counter-balance.
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Cool and compact setup Steve:thumbup1:
 
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