The PERFECT Camera Rig!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- I built the ultimate mini cinema camera rig! See how this versatile camera rig works and how you can build your own. List of gear used here: dslrvideoshooter.com/the-perf...
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🛒 Sony A7s III
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🛒 Tilta Half Cage for A7s III
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🛒 SmallRig Camera Base Plate
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🛒 SmallRig Quick Release
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🛒 Top Handle
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🛒 Budget Top Handle
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🛒 Nato Rail
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🛒 15mm 6 Inch Rods
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🛒 Nitze V Mount Battery Plate
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🛒 Cheese Plate
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🛒 SmallRig 15mm Railblock
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🛒 Kessler Kwik Stand
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🛒 Mini V-Mount Battery
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🛒 SmallRig Monitor Mount
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🛒 Atomos Shinobi 5 Inch Monitor
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🛒 Atomos Battery Eliminator
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🛒 Portkeys LEYE EVF
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🛒 SmallRig Double Nato Magic Arm
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🛒 SmallHD Magic Arm Ball Mount
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🛒 DC Male to Male Power Cable
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🛒 HDMI Angled Cable
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🛒 Wooden Side Handle (Left)
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🛒 Tilta Nucleus Nano Wireless Follow Focus
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🛒 1/4 to 15mm Rod Adapter
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🛒 Tilta Side Focus Handle Type II
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🛒 Rosette 15mm Adapter
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
2:54 Core Rig
5:25 Rig Modules
9:16 Conclusion and Price
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What I need is a GIF of Caleb's finger wagging at 1:02 for every time I plan to buy more gear that I won't be using lol. Awesome video dude, really bringing my two passions of tinkering and cameras together!
😂 Pinned!
@@dslrvideoshooter Yes Sir, thank ya Sir!
lol and 5:07 when we get his approval
@@NatesFilmTutorials Hahaha exactly, we need a full set of Calebmojis.
I thought exact same thing as soon as I saw it 😂
This looks like exactly what I need. Can't afford a single piece of it, but looks like what I need.
Ha Ha...
Agreed
Same
yeh i know
#metoo
For those who don't have the money to buy the whole rig setup : remember the camera rig does not make good videos by magic, you are the one doing it ! But the ergonomy certainly help for sure :D
Yep
Amazing rig Caleb. Over the years you never drifted away from the main topic of your channel and that's great. Providing affordable solution to filmmakers and make their life easier. Thanks a ton !!
Just grabbed an S5 and I’m thinking I’m gonna follow this setup as closely as I can. Love how easily the camera can be pulled out when I wanna be quick and light for simpler days. Thank you for sharing this and everything else you share, man. Consistently providing insane value year after year.
Only og's will remember his Panasonic gh5 rig
The GH5 rig isn’t even close to being considered an OG on this channel. I’ve been here since the Tamron 17-50 review and I wouldn’t even consider myself an OG after 7 years.
Maybe you mean the GH4 that he rigged as an "mini C100". Old times.
Good times!!!
Yep! I made that gh5 rig based off his vid. Good times back then. Glad we here.
Great times. The gh5 rig is still going strong. Thanks Caleb
This is awesome. Bought the remaining pieces that I didn’t have to make this rig (made a few minor changes) and it’s perfect ergonomics and function. This rig makes handheld shooting a breeze and powers everything allowing me to focus more on the shots and not worry about carrying batteries for each piece of equipment. Thanks for sharing this!!
Love it. So helpful seeing all the different pieces you use to make up your rig. I've already got a few of those items, so I might be able to put together a rig similar to yours at a small additional cost!
Good job! Especially showing the total cost, and options to make it more affordable. This rig is beyond what I need/want for my video experience, but you’ve shown how it can be scalable depending on a person’s particular specs. Thanks.
For going on sets, it would be even better to incorporate a wireless video transmitter and have a place to route the sound mix’s signal into the camera with a wireless go for scratch track. Great video!
Yup, that really looks like the perfect rig. This is exactly what I’ve been trying to build for the last couple of months. Thank you for this video, super helpful!
I really like that you weren't afraid to go with a half-cage! I've definitely picked up a couple cool tricks here, like the mini v-mount and the Kestler quick stand!
Thank you! This set up is perfect for what I do and much cheaper than I expected.
Update: Built the whole kit minus the follow focus and EVF. Added the small rig mini matte box and this rig is looking so 🔥! I had been reading through tripod reviews on B&H and was set on the GH-06 so I was really happy to see that this rig works with that tripod head.
I just purchased and built this rig for my A7IV because of this video and THANK YOU! You saved me countless hours and dollars testing and trying different things. This rig is truly perfect. Thanks so much...
Great rig, man. Hits so many of the points I am aiming for with my rig -- with many of the same goals -- especially fitting it in a bag without disassembling. Thanks for the video!
Brilliant. Love this rig!
Caleb, your production value is dead-on, sir. Color balances/composition/lighting design/progressive editing style are all from heaven. Oh, and thanks for caring about audio quality, as well. You-da-man. :)
This is (of course) the tightest DSLR/mirrorless rig I've seen on here. I would love to see a follow up video exploring a few options for how you would do audio with this setup - whether doing your primary recording in-camera or whether getting a scratch track to the camera from a separate, dedicated audio recording setup.
Audio!
*Caleb facepalms*
yeah, we need these setups but with the XLR k3m option in there.
@@todddelfs9031 Did you find a good setup with the K3M? I'm struggling.
Wow, that’s a killer setup! Thanks for sharing!!
What an incredible video, man. I've already got a couple of attachments that you share in this video, but there are definitely a few extra things that I didn't know about that I plan on using. I do not have an A7Siii but I do have an FX3 so it'll be interesting to see how this setup crosses over with my FX3. By far the most straightforward and resourceful build that I've ever seen, in my opinion.
You never cease to amaze, motivate and inspire me. Excellent work yet again Caleb!
Thank you Rina! Means a lot to hear that from you!
That morph shot at 00:16 is fire! Already tells me this is going to be just as good as all your other videos!
Thanks Sam!!!
@@dslrvideoshooter how did you do the morph effect pls
Seriously… soooooo suave
@@swashy8933 probably watched a decent amount of power rangers
slow speed to 25%, optical flow. THANK YOU
Love this. Thanks for sharing!
Perfect timing. I am just now designing my first rig! you have some great ideas and considerations! I love how modular and quick it is to change on the fly!
And you timing couldn’t be more impecable. I was just working through the parts for something similar and getting more confused by the minute. Thank you!
So glad I could help Devin!
Beautiful! Find a wholesale source and sell it as a kit. The lighting, set, and editing in this one have risen to an all-new level of excellence.
I am super impressed, Caleb. Superb job.
I put together a simple rig for my A6300 some time ago and it's constantly morphing into another slightly different configuration.
I cannot imagine what you must have gone thru to come up with this design.
All that time going thru components from SmallRig and God knows all the other companies that make this and that piece of hardware.
Good on ya, as they say.
So much great stuff here. Always grateful for your videos 🙏
But but but....matte box!? How can a filmmaker look like a real pro without a matte box? LOL. Seriously though, this is one of the most compact and efficient rigs I've ever seen...thanks Caleb!
It was so tempting... But those dang things just get in the way! Almost make up for it in the sweet lookin rig department though.
What next, a lens with barn doors?
@@dslrvideoshooter new smallrig mini mattebox available! :D
Can always go with the polar pro basecamp if needs be, I love mine with the VND plates, but I can see it being overkill for compact rigs like this when a screw on variND'll do the trick too
@@seifenhasedreizehn4077 and tilta's 😎
So dang versatile! Definitely worth it
Been following your builds for years and you just keep dialing them in. Thanks!
I wish i found this channel 4 years ago when i started film school, it’s an absolute goldmine of technical knowledge and tips that would have saved me a lot of headaches
I would've added a hand strap on the right side. I currently have one on my rig, allows me to drop my arm with the hand strap wrapped around the back of my hand 👍
Excellent rig tho ❤️
Amazing rig, definitely grabbed some inspo for my own. Im wondering how you would go about turning this into a shoulder rig? Thanks for the great content!
Absolutely incredible video and setup. Well done, Caleb!
Really well made, and informative. Thank you.
Suggestion: Add a small shotgun mic and a Zoom recorder and a small vlog mic onto the setup to make it even better for vlogs!
This is probably the best video you've ever done.
I needed this video, right on time, and I’ll be acquiring these pieces to build this as I go along. Thank you!
Outstanding! I will have this in 2022. Thank you!
would love to see this for the BMPCC 6K Pro
Hey Caleb thanks for this awesome informative video! I have a question for you:
Would you mind releasing a video of some test footage done with this rig?
Of course every operator is different and handheld shooting is very much a skill, but maybe you could do a video of like various styles of shooting with different focal lengths, so we could get a grip of how effective this rig is in reducing shake? Maybe show us how YOU use it and why you think it works so good?
I just really feel like this could help me make a decision about opting for something like this, since this is still a fairly large investment to make for a rig.
Any response would be very much appreciated! Cheers
A lot of times "the perfect" is quite an overstatement... But you basically hit the nail on the head with this one. The details like the mini V lock system really make it something incredible!
I did this core build for my Sony ZV-e10, and it is fricking amazing! Thank you!
Hey, thank you so much for this video! Building something similar. I was wondering if you could provide more insight on the dummy battery you made for the Tilta handle. What cable + what step-down converter did you use?
Any additional information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
Would also like more insite into this. As well as knowing what you did to use the Nitzi plate and dummy battery to not fry you camera as some other comments have sadly had happen to them. Please Caleb!
@@fuzzyimageproductions3319 - I would love an answer to this too
I literally just bought your entire rig after watching this...and yes, I used your affiliate links
Just built a very similar rig only using SmallRig’s NPF plate and battery. Saved a bit of $$ and can always swap over to the mini v-mount down the road. Thanks for the great video.
I'm trying to get closer to that compact setup like yours. This definitely helps, thanks Caleb!
I know you made this one back in 2021 but Tilta have a great baseplate (Tiltaing 15mm LWS Baseplate Type VI) which has a native arca mount and rosette built in, letting you cut out a lot of the different parts in this one whilst also running a cage that is native arca too. Allowing you to break out of the rig to the likes of an RS2 arca mount with minimum extra parts or flex :)
Sadly it is locked into the dumb tilta dovetail system, apart from that it looks really good.
@@vanraz Nope, you can still mount other standards under it. Have a longer arca under mine!
@@_burd do you have a picture? Very curious about it then.
I built this rig and love it! Thanks for doing the breakdown. How did you edit the transitions between the possible rig layouts? That looked super cool
Hey Jacob. Did you figure out how to do those cool transitions? I checked all comments in this video but I think you are the only one that noticed it :) I am trying to use it for a project. Thanks in advance!
Found it! th-cam.com/video/KRlasgqBq6k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=DSLRVideoShooter
@@epaitor unfortunately not. Im pretty sure it’s a tripod shot of the rig setup in the same spot taking a shot of each variation with an adjustment layer doing the zoom in over all the shots. I don’t know he did the morph kind of cross between each variation though.
@@Jacob-it6xl Yeah I think so too. The transitions are simple morph transitions, you can find many videos on TH-cam about them.
@@epaitor Look for a "morph cut" effect in premiere pro
This is my new favorite video of yours. Thank you so much for this.
Awesome rig. Awesome video!
Is the half cage compatible with the A7III?
The rig looks awesome!
Hey Caleb, great video. Love this rig, im definetily going to build something like this!
BTW how did you got around the voltage of the camera with the dummy batterya since the DC out of the nitze plate is14.8V?
@@daveyman The "KONDOR BLUE 1.35/3.5 DC Male to A7SIII Dummy Battery NP-FZ100 Cable Compatible with Sony" he recommended in the video fried your camera? Or did you actually use a different dummy battery. I'm surprised by this since that dummy battery is regulated to 8v output so it shouldn't get the full 14.8v from the Nitze battery plate he recommends.
Can you clarify?? I'm thinking of making this purchase for an A7Siii, though and not sure if the input requirement of your camera may be lower?
@@iamteedoh i just got this same exact rig almost, I’m just using the USB on battery with Sony battery in body to extend battery life. Im a little to confused on the different voltages to risk a dummy battery
@@iamteedoh I’m just looking at the same thing and I’m really confused. Can you please tell me what cable you recommend please?
Great video and set up!
I remember the day this video was uploaded and I have been so impressed by the setup for my needs that I have been religiously returning back to it, researching the gear and core rig, to now having built the majority of it. I'll be getting the follow-focus system next and Tilta Mirage mattebox system next to finalize it. Thanks for kickstarting my filmmaking journey the best possible way Caleb, much appreciated! :)
where did you find the Nucleus-Nano Motor Kit I? is out of production.
Looks really good. Microphone mount?
I’d put a rode video mic pro or similar on the left handle’s top cold shoe mount! 😄
I use a small manfroto mini magic arm to connect the mic to my rig.
@@Ali_ReBORN Or a wireless receiver.
@@wildbikerbill6530 that too :)
🤣
Thoughts on adding a mic or input for lav?
Could definitely do that! Plenty of places on the handle and cage to add more stuff.
AGAIN! what a great video! appreciate being able to soak in the advice / tricks for a rig
Dude...the most badass rig video EVER MADE. Thank you so much for the time and investment in doing this. Such an awesome looking rig and well thoughout! Going to buy the parts soon!
I just realised that over the years, DSLRs have barely showed up in this channel anymore
Yeah it has been a while!
Caleb making the rest of us feel rig-inferiority
Love your color usage in the video!
Good to see this and it will help to reduce some experimentation I am doing to create my own rig set up. Thx!
Update for 2024?
It’s the same
Update update
He did say perfect 😅
Am I really the only person to point out that this "perfect rig" doesn't include ND filters/built-in ND's? Not to mention microphone?
Agreed! I'd like to see Sony's XLR audio adapter attached for a quality shotgun mic and at least a solution for ND's be it screw on variables or a matte box with slide in filters. Will definitely decrease the portability/compactness but would step up the performance level!
This is an AD, you just made them lose sales.
You are not. Were's the mic mount?
@@4xoverland Should be pretty to attach anywhere it looks like
Omg! Epic master flourish with the tilta handle focus follow.
Awesome setup. Really appreciate the attention to enough detail while staying on subject.
By the time you buy all the bits to make this, your better off buying an fx6 or 9
This was incredibly helpful. Love this build and have just ordered all my parts! Building this week, thanks again.
Thanks so much!!! I already have most of these items so a configuration like this won't cost much. It is a perfect setup for what I do. Really well done!
Thanks for sharing, amazing!!
Awesome Video, so much info in there! Thank you so much!
Pretty brilliant setup, and extremely informative. Thank you!
Another great tip! Always like how you help filmmakers out there with these tips..
This is absolutely incredible.
Thank you Caleb! I just bought the Shinobi and the battery, I used the links to help the channel! I love your videos they are must for filmmakers or camera/gear enthusiasts!
That focus handle looks really great. Great setup
That's actually super powerful and versatile little rig. Love it! We're big SmallRig fan boys but we love all the Tilta gear too. Really really sharp.
Definitely going to be trying a build like this!
Thanks for this video. I love this setup. I will use this for my GH5.
So badass, well-done sir.
you are right. this is a fantastic rig for cameras like this. thx for sharing
Awesome little setup! I'm anxiously awaiting B&H to get the FX6 back in stock for my indoor/corporate work, so this is a perfect setup to give me long lasting power and a little more "wow" factor for my clients. Thanks & keep up the great work! Been following for YEARS and never get tired of your content.
This is a great build video. Simply amazing.
WOW. This is GREAT. I've been trying to figure out the best ways to rig up my S1H and this looks amazing. Thank you. Great info as always!
Slick. I love the flip out screen on the side like that
What's great about those who have paved the way at tinkering, is that we can benefit from it. I don't have the most up-to-date camera, but your system is very capable of working for all kinds of cameras, whether we use all of your suggestions or some of them in my case. The best part is that a rig like this can be used for our future cameras as well! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you for this video, Caleb. I've decided to up my game for historic video production in 2022, and one thing is with my equipment. I've watched this video over and over on how to trick-out my Canon M50. I'm really looking forward to the results! Your channel rocks!
Thanks for the info, just what i needed
Thanks, wonderful presentation. I think I can use your ideas and build on them for my needs.
Gracias amigo gran video como siempre!
Great setup solutions! Love your videos 🙌🏽
I'm really grateful for channels like yours. I just got into serious DSLR sport after tinkering with it for 10 years I decided to go get myself a GH6 (I do mostly video work) and honestly, the "professional" camera club are very snooty and unhelpful to people wanting to start off. Like they think photography is a secret club and only some elites can join. I have a very similar setup to you so I'm really pleased that I've got something a professional considered good. I built up my cage around smallrig's setup.
Wow. This is insanely efficient, compact and well thought out!
Thanks man!
AWESOME as usual Caleb. I'm definitely using this.
Dang Caleb! I just finished building and tweaking your NP-F battery rig for my X-T3s, and now you come out with this!! At least I know what to work towards as I eventually acquire more bits and bobs. Thanks for doing the trial and error for us!
love your videos thanks for sharing
the focus handle trigger gonna be a game changer for me thanks
Thanks. I'm currently looking to put together something like this and this video has been incredibly useful.