Tagged with cage - Personal View Talks

SOLD

griplimited — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:42:56 +0000

SOLD

FS: Gini GH2 Cage with top handle and strong arm and handles (SOLD)

stanlymanly2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:12:39 +0000

GONEEEE

SOLD : GH2 Gini cage on sale

feha — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:02:44 +0000

SOLD

FS: Rewo GH2 Cage

melt — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:15:20 +0000

Hi! I've decided to part with my Rewo cage for the GH2. It's in perfect condition, no scratches or blemishes. Only used out in the field for two, one day shoots. It includes two Rewo lugs. Will include two short iris rods from Hot Rod cameras. I'm open to reasonable offers, so please send me a message!

Has anybody here tried the Alzo Transformer Cage w/GH2?

DanPV — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:32:34 +0000

Just wondering if this would work with a GH2. The long slot on the bottom allows the screw to slide from side to side. It looks like it might work with a GH2.

Here is a review with a good view of the bottom of the unit:

http://dslrvideoshooter.com/episode-29-alzo-transformer-dslr-camera-rig/

Would it be possible to use this with the Fotga rail system? I wonder if there is a way to secure the top of the GH2 to to the top rail?

New GH3 and GH2 Cage

feha — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:10:56 +0000

I got a new DSLR cage perfect for GH3,

Full video review coming later ...

This cage is made by our forum member: @jakef

GH2+GH1 camera cage

pc_bel — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:55:33 +0000

Hi everybody,
My name is Pau and I am a long time fan of this forum, but never before had done a post. I'm gh2 and gh1 user and, of course, a hack user... Searching for a cage for my cameras I saw Rewo one and really liked, but too expensive and no suitable for gh1 made me discard it. No one in the market seemed to be adequated for my needs, so long time ago I decided to build it myself.
Now with the great help of a friend we have a prototipe almost finish. Attached are some images from the 3D model. The cage is made in CNC aluminium and in few days I'll post real images. Real prototipe will have some improvements like two ridges in the front of the base plate to prevent the camera turns and some more... The intent is to be much cheaper than the Rewo, so some improvements as helicoids on the threads I did not think possible. All the threads in the top and some more (not yet in the 3D model) in laterals will be 1/4".
If there were enough people interested in buying it (at least 50), we could give a price.

Thanks to everyone and especially to Vitaliy Kiselev. Thanks to him, this revolution has been possible.

DSLR Cage

matthewcarr — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:29:00 +0000

I bought one for my GH2. The price is very good. My only doubt is that the GH2 battery door will not open when in the cage. Not a deal breaker because I plan to use a quick release.

I will report back with my experience once the product arrives. For more information check the link below:

DVANZ cage for GH2 and GH1

DVANZ — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:45:50 +0000

Hello,

Here is some info about a new cage. Similar to Rewo and Gini cage.

I have just had built a GH2 cage with the help of the engineer from Panavision New Zealand. I have made 1 of version 1 (that had a hotshoe mount) and improved it to version 2 which I have made 4 of. Im keeping 2 but have 2 to sell. I have made a few products before, one of which was the PIX240 Video Assist Bracket by DVANZ. I have sold all 40 of them. See http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150928803712977&set=a.10150928803697977.522345.105987732976&type=1&theater

If people are interested in a DVANZ GH2 cage, Version 2, then you can purchase these from me. They are flatpack, include the top handle and the Hoga right angle audio adapter. If I get more interest I can make some more. I just got sick of waiting for the Rewo cage so I built my own. To recover costs, im asking for US$400 per cage plus $40 shipping, payable via Paypal. If someone wanted 2, then shipping would be $60.

I hope you like the cage. 2 rubber strips at the base and 4 rubber recessed points that hold the camera very stable. Annodised alloy with 1/4" threads everywhere and 2 x 3/8" on top too.

Cheers,

Nigel

Proaim 6" cage rig for video camera / DSLR w/ tripod mount

chenopup — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:30:59 +0000

Proaim 6" Cage w/ tripod plate and carbon fiber rods - Asking $185 including Paypal / Shipping Cont. US

Excellent shape - Used on one shoot. Very nice little rig, especially if you throw some handles up front.

There are a few minor scratches that were on the metal brackets when I took delivery.

Please PM for more information -

GINI cage for GH1, GH2

feha — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:50:02 +0000

Sorry, i know there is a "Gini rigs" thread but I feel this deserves own thread. I have sent a proposal to him a few weeks ago about making a Gini Cage dedicated to GH2, and they said "may be, many thanks", asked again they said "3-4 days" than they did. Waiting for the listing ...

Japanese GHOST 001 GH2 Cage

oscillian — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:02:40 +0000

http://tkysstd.com/wp/?p=91 In Nihogno, but Google does a god job making it into Engrish!

D-Focus GH2 Cage

oscillian — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:58:59 +0000

New cage from D-Focus coming in about a month from now. 300$-ish.

Looking for a REWO GH2 Cage

plasticated — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:38:47 +0000

Does anyone have one, or know of someone who has one that they would consider selling?

Sold : GH2 Gini Cage

feha — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:58:37 +0000

SOLD

I'm selling my GH2 Gini Cage, this video shows the actual cage.

Price 200 euro + 20 euro for shipping (European union) In EU-union at least will not pay import taxes (as i did) and costly postage. Located in Sweden Payments via PayPal.

My New Upgradeable GH2 Cage From Berkey System

tvpglabs — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:04:40 +0000

What do you guys think? I have a detailed write up on how it came to be and more pics on my blog: http://tvpglabs.com/2012/06/08/my-new-upgradeable-gh2-cage-from-berkey-system/

GH2 Centre Of Lens To Base Dimensions

jakef — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:59:15 +0000

Does anyone know if there is a standardised distance between the centre of the sensor/lens and camera base between the Panasonic GH2 and other DSLR's such as Nikon D800, 5D, 60D and other MFT cameras, to allow a baseplate to be more universal to achieve the industry 85mm rod distance. I measured the GH2 to be 35mm. What are the others?

GH3/GH2/GH1 Cage CNC Solid Block Aluminium Development

jakef — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:07:12 +0000

Firstly I would like to thank everyone's input regarding the GH2 as well as details about cage requirements throughout Personal View. VK I like that you say things as it is... also all developers thank you and well done with the "The Great Camera Shootout" results!

I'm currently finalising Cad drawings for the Cage, my idea is to make a cage that would complement the GH2 visually as well as being practical in a profesional environment.

I know we would like all bells and wistles (anything can be made or added) but please keep in mind that i need to keep the cost down as so far machining time looks to be around one hour per cage plus black hard anodising plus included accesories ie; HDMI clamp . Saying that i would like to price it realistically. So far i'm very exited, the Cage looks very professional. I will attach pics as soon as i finish drawings sometime next week. If all goes well we could have a batch of 25 in a 2-3 weeks.

A bit about me, I've enjoyed building film equipment as much as i have using a camera. Thus far i've build and tweaked various rigs ie; stabliser, motorised timelapse slider, follow focus rig. I've also played around with converting bolex lenses for Micro 43, some 8mm lenses do work with the GH2 EX Tele Conv Mode with great results. I started using the GF1 when the hack talks was still on another forum, and i'm now using a GH2. I am passionate about seeing professional equipment becoming more accessible for all filmakers to focus on creativity to tell their stories.

I am based near Richmond in the UK where the cage will be made.

I appreciate any input regarding this venture.

Easom Halo Cage

Sangye — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:15:32 +0000

I recently sold my 7D and most of my equipment and switched to a Panasonic GH2. The Easom Halo cage is one of the only things I kept, because of its exceptional design, quality and functionality. Attached is a photo of the new rig.

www.easom.com

Complete gear list:

Panasonic GH2 (Sedna AQ1 Firmware Hack)
Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95 Lens
MIR-24M 35mm f/2.0 Lens
Pentax Super Takumar 55mm f/2.0 Lens
LCW Fader Variable Neutral Density Filter
Røde VideoMic Directional Microphone
64GB Sandisk Extreme Pro 95Mb/s SDXC
Varavon EX Supporter Viewfinder
D|Focus V2 Follow Focus
FilmCity Matte Box
8.4V 5100mAH External Battery
Easom Aerospace Halo Cage
Fotga DP500 Quick Release Baseplate
Ravelli AVTP Tripod & Fluid Drag Head

Cages: TrustMT cage for GH2

last_SHIFT — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:00:03 +0000

Looks like trustmt has their modified cage up for sale which is more GH2 friendly. It would be nice if it was a little more form fitting and not just a couple of adjustments to accommodate the LCD and battery. Having said that - all these cages still cost way too much.

Price - $430+ shipping or less, check our deals

http://www.trusmt.com/en/proview.asp?id=99

Lumix GH2 DSLR Cage

djhessler — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:28:01 +0000

Honestly I have been buying a lot of gear lately, I find it best to simply buy quality gear first instead of spending twice in cheap stuff then buying the real deal, but when it came down to buy a Cage for my GH2 I could simply not find one except for the Rewo Cage which is beautiful but way to expensive for my pocket, so I decided to do something simple and inexpensive to solve mounting options and access points for my GH2 and this is what I came up with.

Hessler
www.beyondcinema.net

CamGear DSLR CAGE

bahman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:37:52 +0000

Hi all,
I need input on this 5D/7D/GH2 HDSLR Prototype Design Cage System.
It offers adjustable hood lens with four flags which is not shown on this prototype.
It has a unique shoulder mount with head rest which you can fill it with any kind of liquid (water) or sand to adjust the weight to balance the back and front of the gear. It is rainproof which means you can shoot when it's raining. Top handle and bottom handle.

This product has not been completely produced yet and I'm open to any ideas to make it more useful. I'm an Art Director/videographer and due to my past education, I had the chance to have extensive studies about Industrial design. About couple of years ago I've decided to go to Iran (homeland) to check the film industry and see if I could get anything done there but due to my activities in United states (L.A. Base) and making music videos and all, I was detained, questioned and banned from any activities and banned from exiting the country! Well that's life with all its bluffs and tricks. I have learnt not to panic and I have learnt to take and accept everything as it comes to me. So I had to go fishing after my 94 days in custody of Intelligence Service and court played for 2 years up to couple of months ago! The good news is I've got my passport back but still banned from any activities around Art Business! Cool I can open a Pizzaria!

For the past 2 years I was only into web and searching and searching for different kind of rigs and gears to compliment my DSLR camera I bought here. I was amazed how rational everyone is using these cameras and how thirsty the market is for +K resolution small size gear. My understanding from this market is that the key picture is always with Canon. It is true that once in a while there is a none well known company coming up with a surprise products that shifts up the industry standards, but it's always the big guys who run the business and run it better and NO I'm not a Canon paid internet junkey!
I've started video with Canon L1-L2 Hi8 / XL1-S/XL2-S/Panasonic DVX100B (loved this one back then)/SonyEX1-EX3 with Redrock Full Cinema Bundle. My activities stopped there! I bought a 7D since it didn't look like a video camera and I could take it anywhere as a photo camera but instead do the actual guerilla shooting to make a documentary. While I was falling in love with my DSLR, my messed up brain started to spoil my 7D. I was aware of some cages, mostly bunch of clamps and pipes with a bicycle handle in Blue! Although they are user friendly when there is no other product to the job better. So after spending so much money on so many different rigs and gears I have decided to create a cage base on my own studio and field experiences and kept in mind that all cameramen love a gear with a resemblance of a military instrument. Am I so wrong about this?! Na...

This Cage gear is a fourth generation design from my first scratch. Everything is precise to outer body of DSLR cameras and it has four window panel to access keys and bottoms on your any kind DSLR cameras but my focus was on 5D-7D Body since they are standard and offers more support and upgrades by time and the resale value is far better than any other brands. The adjustable hood lens not only protects your length of your lens from straight sunshine or the rain and dust but it acts as a matte box with four flags. The hood is FF friendly means there is enough space to use your FF lens gear. The body is made from strong polyamide at the right grade. So it's kind of unbreakable unless you really do not know how to run your production right! The base plate and rod system is included and all made from anodized die cast aluminum with matte silky finish. The benefits of this product compare to rest besides the look of it is in these facts:

1. Rainproof
2. Prevents from over heating when shoot under the straight sunshine
3. Light and well balanced
4. endless add ons all around the cage
5. protects your camera from any damage at all points except if you put it in fire or sink in water.
6. Interchangeable lens savvy
7. forehead rest arm while using your visor and location change handle while moving your entire gear bundle.
8. Universal V mount on the shoulder mount unit
9. 1 year warranty for any electronic parts (E Models) and 6 months for clamps and body parts
10. Minimum expose of your DSLR so your client wont think that his/her job is getting done by a photography camera! I had this experience once and I basically had to payback the deposit!
11. Various common colored accessories used by other companies so you can easily match and adopt other rigs with the cage
12. It comes in with grey compresses foam box and make it easy and safe to move and travel around.
13. Reasonably priced with excellent buy back program!
14. Crane friendly with minimal setup time
15. Extra set of colored accessories for free
16. Free forth flag for the matte box
17. Can purchase separately and upgrade by time so makes it ideal even for beginners and film students.
18. it comes in with on board umbrella to protect the shooter from rain besides the fact that the unit itself is rainproof so this makes it very ideal for guerilla shooting in rainy or sunny days.
19. camelflagued option for wild life shooting

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE YOUR INPUTS AND YOUR NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS FROM A DSLR CAMERA CAGE AND SHOULDER MOUNT UNIT SO I CAN UPGRADE THE OPTIONS AND DESIGN FOR THE FURTER UPCOMING PRODUCTS.

Anti Cage

stoney — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:26:28 +0000

Last year community got excited about cage rigs designed for vdslrs. Not anymore. A typical cage has many holes for attaching a camera body and a bunch of gears. But that's also a design flaw. Why put many gadgets so close to a camera body? It makes harder to control buttons and wheels. There are better alternatives. C-clamp with a top handle. Attach preamp/battery on a shoulder pad as a counter weight. It's better to place ext mic further away from a camera body. Lens adapters with tripod leg gives enough support for heavy lenses. Cage design is not so useful for such adapters. Most cheap cage rigs are missing a baseplate with 15mm rods raiser. There are cheap shoulder rigs with a raiser. Those 15mm rods can have power arms to attach more devices like ext monitor. Those pro cams like AF100 and F3 have cage like features with their blocky bodies and more mounting points, but they work better with a shoulder rig for run-n-gun style. I don't need another cage design unless it's cheaper than $100. I just need more ergonomic designs for shoulder pad and C-clamp to attach more devices.

Easom cages

KevinTraywick — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:59:20 +0000

I've been using an Easom cage (www.easom.com) for a while now. Its been solid, has a great feel, easy to handle with plenty of room in and out. It adapts to changes in cameras/bodies/lenses without feeling too big. Excellent for HH work.
Updating to add Lanpatre handles. Perfect fit for the Easom cage, great overall balance with the cage, cam, etc. I bought $5 of dense foam and shaped (use a band saw) it into a shoulder rest to complete the rig. Works great, Kevin

The homegrown GH2 Specific Cage

PerryWilson — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:08:57 +0000

VK: Please note that this topic had been closed and do not take it seriously!

I have been figuring the best way to make a GH2 cage for cheap, based off "REWO" cage design (keeping customer cost around $300). I decided to do a prototype, and make a negative mold off of my prototype. So tomorrow I have an appointment with my old college art professor, we will be going over casting. Then the cast product will go to my machine shop and be finalized (milled down smooth, holes drilled/threaded and final design made). If all goes well and I can get enough pre-order for this one the prototype and possibly a few backers cages are made. This is going to be a permanent solution (no reason to ever remove your GH2) but obviously you can.

Here is the pre-cast design, dont be worried it wont be this thick, I made it an inch all around so it can be milled smooth afterwards

Good Deals: CPM FilmTools stuff

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:59:07 +0000

Few items that are on sale, look all else at http://www.cpmfilmtools.com/

CPM GH2 and 60D Cubed 2.0

Price : $325.59 only

http://www.cpmfilmtools.com/GH2_and_60D_Cubed_2_0_p/155_cubedgh2.htm

GH2 and 60D Cubed Shoulder Rig

Price : $439.99 only

http://www.cpmfilmtools.com/GH2_and_60D_Cubed_Shoulder_Rig_p/157_cubedgh2.htm

Remember to use personal-view.com coupon in the cart to get such price (coupon gives 12% discount).