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Post Your Scarlet-X Rig

Looks like a Pro Aim / CineCity shoulder pad and bars - I have the same one. No doubt it may be available with different names.
 
Mike P. said:
Hey Mikael,
Quick question(s): how do you like using the red mote as your main form of control (assuming you don't have a touchscreen or side handle)? And can you format the REDmag using the REDmote?

Great looking minimal rig, by the way.
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I really like the redmote, it's very neat! Haven't tested the side handle or touchscreen, though. All I can say is that it's heaven compared to my old DSLR, hehe :)

And as Harrison said, you can format SSDs with the redmote through the menus on the display.

stu aull said:
What is the brand of shoulder pad Mike?
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It's a very cheap one, from India, Pro Aim. Replaced the 15mm rod-clamps at the top, with a simple quick release system.
 
Here's my setup from the Eclipse shoot:

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Once the lens gets heavier then the Scarlet - it's the Scarlet that rides in the air. And this is when you really appreciate the double locking Canon EF mount...
Had to also reverse the GearNex head back-to-front as the Scarlet would hit the tilt wheel, worked fine this way. To track slow moving subjects on large telephoto lenses (like this 800mm) you really need the geared head and even then it is a challenge...
All supported by my trusted Manfrotto 545GB sticks...
 
Thanks

Thanks

Philipp Wolter said:
Sure. Wooden Camera across the board kind of. Shoulder rig with A-Lock, top plate, handle, bottom plate, 19mm Bridge Plate, Chrosziel Telescoping Rods, Lanparte Follow Focus, which....is super amazing. The quality is astonishing for the price...super solid. Very impressed so far with the ff.

Cheers.
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Thanks Philipp ... appreciate that
 
This is what my rig looks like with every thing attached (except the Samurai; I don't need that and the DVD recorder on at the same time).

There are two microphone systems pictured, but I really only use one or the other (on top is the H4n for stereo and mixing, and below is a shotgun mic for mono and less weight and power; the H4n runs off the D-Tap).

On the back is an HDMI to RCA converter and a DVD recorder (both powered by D-Tap) and they can quickly be removed and replaced with the Samurai (faster than the camera can be powered down and up for switching output to PCI-HD). I realize the wire management is atrocious here, but it's much cleaner with just the shotgun mic and the Samurai.

Under the DVD recorder/HDMI-RCA converter is the RED ONE battery belt pack which takes V-lock bricks and uses an adapter cable to attach to the Scarlet of course. I chose to mount and build a lock/release mechanism so I can quickly take off the battery pack and move it to my belt (when transferring the Scarlet to my hand-held rig which I'll upload picks, descriptions and sample video for later)

I went with a very inexpensive ProAim Matte box from India because I wanted to modify it without worrying about loosing any resale value from my sloppy machine work. I fixed it so I can fairly quickly change between my Canon 17-55 IS USM and 70-200 IS USM by just loosening one knob and sliding the whole matte box from one extreme to the other (no measuring or lining up to the length of the lens on set unless I add a prime into the mix).

The rig can sit on a tripod as seen here (those handle bars in front can come off the front and quickly attach to the back in case you want to shoot studio/event style), or you can take this rig off the tripod and put it on your shoulder, holding onto the handle bars and resting your elbows against your stomach (I've been able to walk around for hours like this shooting documentary style). A small accessory back is hanging between the handle bars for easy access (lens caps, cleaning kit, RED Mags, etc).

The 5" touch screen is a little hard to see in this picture, but it's just above the left handle bar. It's low so I can walk around stareing at it and still see where I'm walking. I can also easily reach up a hit buttons and the screen for: Rack/Spot Focus, Record, Iris up/down (on the hard keys, or any other setting I want to change from the screen menu), toggle through overlays (I usually like to leave it set to focus peaking).

Finally, just over the right handle, you can see a large knob. That is attached to a 'focus' whip that attaches to a 'focus assist' (out of view on the opposite side) which is actually operating the zoom ring on my two zoom lenses (both lenses' zoom rings are the same distance from the camera mount, so no extra adjustments when swapping these two lenses!), so in a nut shell, it's a zoom demand.

I'm currently working on a flight case that can snugly house this entire rig without breaking down anything but the handle bars and tripod. I've got a case and I'm sculpting the foam right now, and when I'm done, I'm lining the case with black velvet.

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Hi, I strongly advise not to hold a rigged camera on a top handle on one 1/4 screw. Use at least two of them.

Brad Crawford said:
SAMUS just recieved all of her parts (other than the Wooden Camera Top Handle (cheese))

So we put together a rig as we're shooting a little promo this week.

Everything works well although we had some longer (9") rods on the front and the RedRock Mattebox wouldn't get enough height to clear them, made it so we can't use the swing away while mounted. I've got some shorter rails that i'll try that should solve the problem but if we throw a longer lens on there it would be a bit of a time consuming swap.

Included is:
Brain with VF battery plate and Global Media 160w/h battery.
Wooden Camera Easy Riser and LWS 15mm rail mount.
Shoot35 Follow Focus
Nikon 17 - 35mm f2.8 lens (using cheap Ebay adapter... no play whatsoever)
Redrock micro Mattebox
Redrock handle (top)
Wooden Camera A-box
Red Magic Arm and 18" LCD cable
5" Touch LCD

(sorry for low quality cell phone snaps)
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My Scarlet in various setups:

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