My Full GH6 SmallRig Setup
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Here's my GH6 camera rig in all its glory! I go through every part, the pros, cons, and cost of making a camera rig for your GH6. Here are all the parts I go over with the Small Rig part numbers:-
Lumix GH6: geni.us/6TurIrl
Black Mamba GH6 Cage w/top handle (3441): geni.us/KWxTBq
Base Plate (1674): geni.us/Witb
Mini Follow Focus (3010): geni.us/C1hX
Large cog for follow focus (3200): geni.us/x4x6e
Left handle (3260): geni.us/opq4GJS
Right handle (3324): geni.us/NvrL
Rosette connector (SAP2804): geni.us/uhSK
Cable management (MD2418): geni.us/hL3lx
DesView R5 Monitor: geni.us/s9Qps
MultiTool! (AAK2213C): geni.us/nxzQqB
Timestamps:
00:00 why I chose to build a rig
00:37 the parts
01:30 mini follow focus and tips
02:53 handles (left and right)
05:47 monitor setup, pros and cons
08:27 TOP TIP
10:20 total cost of my setup
10:52 another con
11:30 final thoughts
#SmallRig #LumixGH6
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Also a huge thank you to a fellow micro four thirds channel, th-cam.com/users/RhettThompsonFilm for letting me pick his brains when building this thing! Definitely check out this channel for more video mft content 📸❤️
I’m glad some of my advice might have helped! I’m by no means an expert but hey we are all learning together here.
Love your channel. I followed you back when I got my first real camera, the GH5. But I tried a bunch of cameras since then. The TH-cam algorithm still recommends your videos occasionally. Its fun to check in on the growth of your channel! Congrats.
This is awesome! I was thinking about picking up the GH6 as it’s a straight beast!
Quite probably the most practical rig review I've seen yet. An additional useful tool I have (our rigs are very similar minus the FF and left handle for mine) is smallrig has a flexi arm lens shade that has a cold shoe mount that's brilliant and super light in place of a matte box.
Thank you Emily! this will no doubt save folks both time and money. As someone who's flittering back and fourth between choosing a BM Pocket 4k and GH5s for cinematic footage, any info regarding rigging is super helpful....especially if I lean towards the blooming pocket 4k lol
Which do you prefer? Or do you own both? I have a gh6 but want a Bmpcc too....trying to justify my reaaon for another camera
Great video, since I'm waiting for the 9mm 1.7 release, the Meike line up will have to wait and therefore the rig as well. Fantastic video Emily, I'm a new small travel channel trying to grow and you are helping me to do so. Cheers!
Thank you Em :) I'm looking at upgrading to a GH6 next month.
Great video, thank you so much. I just bought a GH6 and am learning all the bits and ends I need to get for it to be a proper video cam here at the studio. I'll be doing video recording only, but nonetheless, a lot of this is useful info. Subscribed!
huge help, thank you
Excellent. I got a Smallrig cage for my G9 and have top and side handles plus the follow focus and monitor mounts. I used focus rings to suit the specific Len’s diameter. The side handle is the type that takes a ssd, however the G9 cannot record to it unlike the BMPCC, but I was thinking of getting a small power bank to fit inside. I also got a collection of counterweights to balance my anamorphic lens. Like you, I am still considering a matte box. Kind regards.
You're so talented! Amazing edit
Thank you so much! 🙏
This video is awesome
Thank you, I didn’t know I need this rig and now I do 😂 🤓🙈 Love your channel, cheers!
Hi Emily, new to your channel. I appreciate you going into detail on your build. I did not know that you can take the little extension off the follow focus. I just took mine off and it fits my rig better. Thank you for that info!
Awesome setup! Not sure if you've considered a wireless setup for the follow focus but pd movie live air 2s just came out and looks like a perfect option for this. The wheel is so tiny and would be perfect on the handle. (Can place it anywhere). Just something to check out. 🙂
Lovely video, Emily! A lot of what you said resonated semi-painfully! The jar of tiny tools and also all the extra bits you realise you didn’t need! I felt that!
It’s funny, because I am a heavy researcher and I tend to make all the right and responsible choices in terms of gear camera gear. And the rig build I think is the only thing I have messed up with. It’s just a lot.
It is such a lot isn’t it?! I hated it when I was in the middle of it all but I’m really happy with it now thankfully!
Great channel, don't be offended but I think it's great you are such an up front everyday person. Too many channels no matter how hard they try are just not 'man or woman in the street'. Your videos always make me smile and I've had such good advice from your reviews its a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
Thank you! Yes I can’t be anything but myself I guess! I’d rather be honest and share my highs and lows 😁 thanks so much for the lovely comment and thanks for watching
Great video! Now I'm gonna by focus wheel :) :)
Thanks :)
Btw, do you know if its possible to use it as a zoom wheel to? I want focus and zoom wheel if its possible ;)
Like your video!
Your video and tips are so great. All to the point and well presented. Your choice of rigging is just perfect for the simplicity. I’m wondering what you think of rigging with DJI R3 along with their latest 3D LiDAR auto focusing system. Pricy but it may relieve you from the painstaking follow focus and overall handling.
Thank you! And yes, such an interesting piece of tech!
Love your experiences on different accessories. We have all been there: buying a genious Smallrig part, that just does NOT work for your need. I have a box full!
AND THE MULTI TOOL TIP. The unbraco-pile just grows and grows
Cool set up, though admitedly I'm not a big fan of rigs. I like to keep everything as minimal as possible and over the years find that the camera ergonomics often supersede any rigging I do. I currently only attach a Movo rail which allows me to attach a mic, monitor and light if needed.
Also, I've not used the GH6 yet but all the other Panasonic cameras I use had an option to out put your cameras display so that your camera controls and monitoring tools should come up on the external monitor. It's a feature you can turn and off in the menu.
Great vid. 🙂
Interesting! Would you share what brand you’re using or attach a link please. Thank you
Great video! I can highly recommend the Tenba Cineluxe bags to fit your whole rig fully built, they’re a life saver.
Are you able to open the door to the disks with the rosette and right handle on?
Hello Emily,
Thank you for this video.
I am French speaking, so my apologies because my English will not be perfect.
I just bought the Lumix GH6 (my previous photo camera was a old Nikon 7100).
I am a young beginner in video and I am really looking forward to learn how to make quality videos.
Your smallrig set is beautiful and seems very complete. A few days ago I bought the Black Mamba cage and it is really well designed.
Right now I'm trying to read a lot about video stabilization. The Lumix GH6 is 5 axis stabilized.
Handheld, the image is pretty good, but as soon as I move a little too much, the image is not as stable.
The wedding videos you show as an example are beautiful and I confess that it sows doubt in my mind. Is this smallrig set enough to get a sufficiently stabilized image? Or would a stabilizer like the Ronin Rs3 be more practical and efficient to shoot any kind of images (music videos, sports videos, etc...).
What is your opinion on this ? What could you advise me ? Because I don't want to make a useless purchase that I would regret later.
Thanks a lot.
Yves (Brussel - Belgium).
Oooo yeah!!
Hello, I thank you to share this interesting video. Out of curiosity: with thsi cage and its handle, is it possible to put the eye on the viewfinder? Or does the handle move the eye away or disturb the view? This is an important thing for me. Thank you
You could - the black mamba handle is quite high up so there’s definitely space
How do you power up your rig? Only with the battery?
Hey Emily thank you for sharing this video it’s so helpful. I was wondering, how did you attach the mini focus kit if you didn’t use the baseplate in the end. Did you purchase a separate nato rail and rod?
Hi! I did yes mine attaches to the side of the camera rather than the bottom. Just seemed a bit more minimal!
@@MicroFourNerds makes sense thank you :)
"Glurr and flurr" 🤣
It’s so bad isn’t it 🤣 at least I’ve grown out of saying bOOHk and cOOhK like my mum haha
@@MicroFourNerds I like it. You remind me of Cilla Black 🤣🤣🤣
@@JoeMaranophotography life is full full of surprises 😂
@@MicroFourNerds What a legend she was! What you been doing lately? Your looking great! Not that you didn't but your giving off like milf or hot aunt vibes recently 😅
Your camera presence has gotten so good too!
@@JoeMaranophotography hahaha thanks! Just lots of weddings, lots of editing, and lots of camping and walking! Summer always goes in a blink because I’m always so bloody busy!
Just stumbled upon your GH6 review and thought it was awesome. I am looking at buying the GH6, along with the 12-60mm Lumix lens. I am primarily using it to record lessons and content to support teachers. Will this be a good camera for that as well as longevity? Ideally don't want to have to update for a while? Thanks.
Great choice! And definitely will have longevity. Before upgrading, I had my GH5 since 2017 and I absolutely hammered it in those years. Even dropped it into the sea once and it is still just as reliable as ever! The Lumix cameras just go and go and go 😊
@@MicroFourNerds Thanks! Would the GH5 Mark II, be just as good? It's a bit cheaper here in Australia, than compared to the GH6.
@@JacobHayesTeacher it’s a good upgrade from the gh5, I’d just look through the specs of both and see what you really need. If the gh6 is overkill then the gh5ii will be awesome at the right price 😊
So I have the right handle for my G9 and I thought the half press didn’t work either but sometimes I can get it to work…it’s more of a quick press than a half press…or I’m losing my mind and imagining it haha. But I think there’s something going on there!
Oh really!! I’ll definitely have to investigate this further then haha
Subscribed - I love this video, just bought myself a GH6 so will invest in the rig setup. Any recommendations on the gimbal? I'm looking at the Weebill 3 but just another casual £500 investment! Thanks - Tom
The Weebill 3 is the one I use, I like it a lot. Very polished product. I’ve found you need to be quite precise with the balancing compared to the Weebill S, which I had previously, but I think it’s a great upgrade! I reviewed the Weebill 3 a few videos back with the gh6 if you haven’t seen it already 😊
@@MicroFourNerds this is brilliant thanks so much. I hadn’t seen the video but I was also looking at the Weebill 3 :)
Nice. How much does the rig weigh in the end?
GH6 the Streaking "issue" what do you have to say about this?
I'm torn between the S5ii and the GH6 which one to buy for weddings and filming parties!
What is your vision which do you prefer?
thanks in advance
I’ve used the GH6 sooo much, hours and hours of footage and I’ve never noticed at all personally! I think it happens in very specific circumstances in very specific lighting.
Honestly they’ll both be great. The GH6 is designed to be a really high end video centric camera, and the s5ii more of a hybrid camera. So more video features the GH6 is made for your requirements, but they’d both do the job !
@@MicroFourNerds Thanks for your quick answer, I'll go for the GH6 anyway and build your rig, I think the images with the Meike lenses and the fog filter are beautiful!
And the bride is sure to appreciate these shots!
What sound settings do you use and which microphone?
Some really interesting food for thought.
I am seriously considering getting the follow focus, quite possibly just so that I can zoom in and out 1980's VCR style 🤣
I also tried fitting my Manftotto quick release plate to my Smallrigg cage but the whole thing wobbled too much on my tripod that it was unworkable. I solved this with a Smallrig Swiss Arca quick release clamp (part number 2144). This clamp bolts onto my Manfrotto fluid head and I can then attach my camera to the tripod like the proverbial sticking to the shovel.
I can happily state that the Ninja V does indeed have the RED confirmation rectangle when you press record. This visual clue has saved my bacon many many times.
However now that I have my GH6, I want to get the new version Ninja V+ because...Because I want one.
Would you be willing to make an offer for my Ninja V, which is well loved and looked after?
It really is the dog's danglies.
I’m also tempted by the + in hopes the open gate options might be 4:2:2 one day rather than 4:2:0 🤞🤞🤞🤞
@@MicroFourNerds If you do get the Ninja V+, then I'd think twice about buying the Avid DNxHR codecs.
With my Ninja V, I bought the DNxHR and H265 codecs at $99 a pop and so far have never used either of them.
That's not strictly true. I did experiment with the DNxHR codec on a Davinci Resolve projects but had nothing but niggling problems, so I just stuck with ProRes. However I now have an RTX 3090 graphic card and all my worries be gone.
The Open Gate 4:2:0 may be a limiting factor of the processing power of the Ninja V+?
Can't say that I notice much difference when I edit my 4:2:2 footage and 4:2:0 in Resolve. But I mostly just colour correct rather than go all jedi and do colour grades. I've only just started experimenting with an Orange & Teal look for my recent sunset episode.
I am using BMPCC 4K and Panasonic G9 with Meike Lenses. I love it. tHinking about upgrade to GH6 or selling the whole stuff and buy a sony fullframe camera. :-)
thanks for the insights!
and nice shirt by the way ;)
TONEH!
I bought the Mamba for the GH6 and the wood handle and didnt realize I needed the standard "rosette bolt on mount SAP2804" . But then was told that this handle and rosette does not work on the Mamba by two small rig sellers on Ebay. They said the thread size is different on the Mamba as compared to the other Small Rig cages. But it looks to me like it worked on your Mamba. So what the heck Em? Did you buy the 2804 part for your Mamba to add the handle? So weird. I would think they would know what they are talking about but I see your setup and seems to be working for you! I do love the handle!! If worse comes to worse I will use it on the GH5 cage.
Yeah that’s the part the standard one! It works fine but there’s only a limited number of places you can put it. For the place i have for the right handle it works great 😁
@@MicroFourNerds GREAT!! I am going for it and buying the rosette than!! Thank you!!! I look forward to your videos the most!! Have you done a video on how you keep your GH6 and S5 in focus for your weddings. Also have you used your S5 for dog photography?
Hi Emily! Awesome video! I’m also loving my GH6 and rigging it up. You mentioned missing a red frame on your monitor; The Atomos Ninja V does the red frame (and has such a nice 5 inch screen).
And awesome Toneh shirt! 😁
Ooo excellent that sounds like it fits the bill!
@Red Frame Tech / Emily - Do you think a 7” monitor will be overkill? I purchased the mamba cage too and was contemplating on the monitor. GH6’s new firmware 2.0 will work great on Atomos V+, but since I could record internally a larger ergonomic monitor like the “Osee T7 7 Inch Ultra Bright 3000 Nits” is on my top list.
@@alexanderaseffa I think it depends on how mobile you want to be with your rig. Some people love the 7” monitors but for me I think 5” is the sweet spot!
I have a question. I own the gh6 and I was wondering if they made a huge battery pack? Because, I understand the gh6 battery life isn't the greatest when it comes to long shootings. Thank you for your time and have a great day! P. S. Did you download version 2.0 yet?
This is something I’ve been looking into myself - I watched a good video by Josh Cameron last week which might be helpful
th-cam.com/video/eOsAnrBYLvE/w-d-xo.html
I have just downloaded 2.0 today but not had a chance to tinker yet!
I use an INIU power pack 20,000mAh with my GH6 and it lasts all day, provided an internal camera battery has a charge in it. The camera will not power when the camera battery is not installed. As long as you are happy with a USB cable going from your camera to a Power Pack in your pocket or camera bag, then happy days.
This week the Power Pack has been a "god send" while doing a 4 hour Time Lapse session filming the tide coming in. I have also been researching V Mount batteries to power both my camera and Atomos Ninja V monitor.
@@MicroFourNerds I also saw that episode when it came out and it got me thinking about V Mount batteries. I have one for my Rotolight Neo 3 light and it has me thinking.
As a cheaper solution I can confirm that USB power packs work well powering your camera provided that the camera has its standard battery inserted.
@@frankinblackpool I think I’d prefer a standard battery as well, so it a cable comes loose I know there is still charge in the camera, rather than a dummy battery. Is that how it works?
@@MicroFourNerds Yep. The camera will not work with a Power Pack and no internal battery. Or at least that's how it works for me. The internal battery will drain very very slowly with intensive filming but you have hours probably all day before you have any problems. I recently filmed the Preston Caribean Carnival with just one internal battery and the USB power pack. This lasted all day.
A USB power pack from Amazon £20 ish.
I had some problems getting generic internal camera batteries with one or two dead on arrival. Power packs are great because they can charge your phone at the same time.
Win Win.
The 'rosette' connector is ARRI mount
I am laughing to myself about your mistakes. Literally the exact same ones I made when I was rigging out my Bmpcc 4k. Haven't rigged out my gh6 yet as I love it as small as possible.
Haha so glad I’m not the only one!
The Atomos Ninja V has the red box
Portkeys P5 monitor is great, I only use max 2 batteries for an entire wedding
Thanks for this info!
Great Video and bonus points for the Camera Conspiracies T-Shirt! "TONAH?!"
Nice t-shirt ;)
Toneh shirt?! nice
It’s my fave 😂
Toneh!