What length 15mm rods for Wooden Camera LW bracket/RED Assault plate?

[Ben Sliker]

Anyone using the Wooden Camera 15mm LW bracket or the RED Assault plate bracket? What size rods are you using?

I thought I could get away with 6-inchers, (accomodate a Follow Focus and Matte Box) but now I'm thinking 9" is the magic number... thoughts?

 

[Jamison Stark]

What lenses?

 

[Ben Sliker]

biggest would be the Canon 70-200 f2.8 L

 

[D Fuller]

Anyone using the Wooden Camera 15mm LW bracket or the RED Assault plate bracket? What size rods are you using?

I thought I could get away with 6-inchers, (accomodate a Follow Focus and Matte Box) but now I'm thinking 9" is the magic number... thoughts?

Get the longest rods you can that won't be in the field off view of your widest lens. Or get a couple of sets with different lengths. Or get some that screw together to extend the length from Zacuto. It really all depends on what you do, not what we use.

 

[Glen Powell]

I have a bin filled with different lengths that I fit depending in what lenses / matte box / shoulder mount I'll be using… It really isn't a one size fits all type deal. Carbon fibre rods and a hacksaw could be in your future.

 

[Ben Sliker]

lol Glen, the more I think about it, that doesn't sound like too bad an option, just don't want to be swapping out rods each time we do a lens change too. The 70-200 is definitely the exception, I see us using mostly short zooms and prime Canons. Was just looking to see if anyone had a pic or so of their own setup, like 'hey, i use 6" rods with the 24-70 L series, here's what it looks like'

 

[Bob Gundu]

threaded rods are your friend. Berkey systems have lots of different lengths.

 

[Ben Sliker]

I think we have a winner. I can get 6" AND 9" rods (with 3" extensions) for $75. Can't beat that that with a stick. Now I just need a Scarlet ... [stares at his Nov. 8th order]

threaded rods are your friend. Berkey systems have lots of different lengths.