Red sliding top handle, or any top handle, and max weight.

[Will Wernick]

I have started building my scarlet up for some larger shoots with 19mm rods, multiple monitors, and lots of accessories etc. Love how these cameras can be very small, or very large, if needed. Have any of you wondered how much weight the top mounts on Epic/scarlet can take. Has red ever addressed this? Feels solid, but would hate to overload it.

 

[Tehben Dean]

Great question. Sometimes i'm tempted to just grab it and pick up the camera, fluid head and sticks.... (light weight miller 55)

 

[Will Wernick]

would love to hear what RED suggests as a safe max camera weight

 

[Victor Lazaro]

Good question, also might depend if you have a top plate screwed in or not.

 

[Tehben Dean]

Good question, also might depend if you have a top plate screwed in or not.

Yes, with the top plate I would think it would be safe to have significantly more weight off the handle as the distribution is spread across the entire top of the camera.

 

[Robino_J]

I asked a similar question a while ago and never got any answers. I would like to know as well.

 

[Will Wernick]

Anyone ever heard or read anything from RED on this?

 

[Victor Lazaro]

Yes, with the top plate I would think it would be safe to have significantly more weight off the handle as the distribution is spread across the entire top of the camera.

...but isn't the plate only botled to the front of the camera by two screws?

 

[Adrian T.]

...but isn't the plate only botled to the front of the camera by two screws?

no, six bolts.