Tips for mounting a hot-shoe (cold-shoe) on a Red Body

[Joe Taylor]

I'm finding that an item that is sorely lacking on a Red (Red Epic in my case) is a simple/dumb "hot shoe." I'm sure there a ways to fix one to a body with all the different top and side plates, but if a guy like me with a bare-bones Red Epic wanted to mount one to the side of a camera body, that is sturdy and practical, does anybody have any tips on doing it?

 

[Ian Tetzner]

For a cold shoe just bolt one of these to one of the female 1/4" 20s on the top of your body. If you want it on the side use a rib plate, top plate, or similar cheese plate with side female threads. I'd never glue anything if it was me.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369426-REG/camvate_c0993_2_x_1_4_hot.html

 

[Joe Taylor]

Thanks Ian. B&H have several options that I'm exploring.

 

[Ian Tetzner]

No worries. Yeah, its awesome having all the mounting options we have these days.

 

[Andrew Gentle]

I got the Wooden Camera one ages ago, it's been good! Are Wooden Camera OK on Reduser at the moment?

 

[Joe Taylor]

I got the Wooden Camera one ages ago, it's been good! Are Wooden Camera OK on Reduser at the moment?

So far that looks the handiest. Wooden Camera prices too ;-)

But many thanks!

 

[Alex Kiritz]

Lots of options. I bought one of those wooden camera cold shoes before I realized that you can buy the same thing for $5 anywhere else.

I think the best option is a long nato rail and a cold shoe that mounts to it. They’re very cheap on amazon. Works well for mounting a small shotgun mic.

 

[Joe Taylor]

Lots of options. I bought one of those wooden camera cold shoes before I realized that you can buy the same thing for $5 anywhere else.

I think the best option is a long nato rail and a cold shoe that mounts to it. They’re very cheap on amazon. Works well for mounting a small shotgun mic.

Thanks Alex, I'll look into that this evening. I want to mount an articulating arm but most are 11" so I have some figuring to do.

 

[Martin Konrad]

for additional mounting points on the sides there are right and left side plates available at Smallrig
I have the Red grip on the right but the left plate is very useful!

https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-left-side-plate-for-red-scarlet-w-weapon-epic-w-1997.html
https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-cold-shoe-1241.html

 

[David W. Jones]

I purchased a NATO Rail Mount with a removable cold shoe.

 

[Joe Taylor]

It says it's compatible with "Epic W" but no mention of Epic-X. If I recall the Epic W is the same body as Epic-X. Maybe I'm wrong here.

for additional mounting points on the sides there are right and left side plates available at Smallrig
I have the Red grip on the right but the left plate is very useful!

https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-left-side-plate-for-red-scarlet-w-weapon-epic-w-1997.html
https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-cold-shoe-1241.html