Rods off the Back

[Louis Maddalena]

Hey guys,

Just curious what you guys are doing in order to get 15mm rods off the back of the camera. There are many solutions to put 15mm rods on the camera and they only allow for the rods to go of the front so that everything will be properly aligned, but what are you guys doing for rods off the back for things like batteries, receivers, etc.

 

[Bob Gundu]

It's easier to extend the rods to the back from the top of the camera. I use the wooden camera top plate and 15mm top mount.

 

[Jaakko Rinne]

The Easy Riser XL allows you to extend 15mm LW rods from the back. Accessing the ports on the back of the camera becomes more difficult though, so I'd also rather recommend putting the rods up top or just under the camera, unless you absolutely need them to be standard height behind the camera.

 

[Louis Maddalena]

Awesome thanks for the replies. I have the Wooden Camera riser with rods off the front, I don't need rods off the back at standard height so I think I'll go off the top. I saw a lot of rod set ups with rods off the top and wondered why they were doing that and not off the bottom but I guess I wasn't thinking that if I had rods off the bottom and then parts up against the camera but attached to the rods I wouldn't be able easily access the ports.

 

[Zack McTee]

I'm trying to figure out the same thing. I'm interested in the zacuto studio base plate http://store.zacuto.com/c300-studio-baseplate.html

 

[John Galeano]

I'm trying to figure out the same thing. I'm interested in the zacuto studio base plate http://store.zacuto.com/c300-studio-baseplate.html

I own this plate and as much as I love it, be very careful considering this purchase if you have a side handle... If you purchase the riser with the baseplate, the bolt on the riser blocks the battery door on the side handle not allowing the door to open.

 

[Max M.]

Arri also makes a baseplate which can attach rods to te back:

 

[Zack McTee]

Arri also makes a baseplate which can attach rods to te back:

This looks like a nice option also. Do you have a model number or link?

 

[Zack McTee]

I own this plate and as much as I love it, be very careful considering this purchase if you have a side handle... If you purchase the riser with the baseplate, the bolt on the riser blocks the battery door on the side handle not allowing the door to open.

John, thanks for that tip. I do have a side handle. I wasn't planning on getting the version with the riser, as I want an FMJ http://www.viewfactor.net/products/f...ms-50-off.html or something like it, and am planning on using that for front rods.

So I'm looking for something I can mount the FMJ to that will allow me to attach to rods and keep a low profile. I don't like rigs that set the camera high up from the rails because it always feels like there's a little bit of wobble with a heavier camera.

Do you think this would be a good solution?

I'm trying to create a rig that can easily convert from tripod to shoulder mount.​

- zack

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[Zack McTee]

Redrock's option doesn't seem too bad either. A little less expensive. http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/microSupport-Bundles/microSupport-baseplate-15mm-low-riser

 

[Zack McTee]

Now, the more I think about it, the more affordable and sturdy the Wooden Camera shoulder rig will be in the long run. The wooden bridgeplate (http://www.woodencamera.com/bridgeplate-15mm-studio) gives you option for rods out front and back.

You also have the option to build up to their shoulder rig which the bridgeplate attaches to very sturdily.