Tagged with opteka - Personal View Talks

FS: Opteka CXS-1 Shoulder Rig

QuickHitRecord — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:31:16 +0000

This lightweight rig is remarkably well-designed and especially useful for taller people who don't want to shoot tilting down at their shorter subjects. Its single-grip design leaves a hand free for adjusting focus. It would be best used with a smaller, lighter camera like a Panasonic Lumix. I recently switched over to a 5D and that camera body is too heavy to balance on this rig, which is why I am selling it. As you can see in the pictures, I am including the 4lb counterweight and the optional body strap.

Here's a good if somewhat creepy review of this rig by Darren Levine:

This kit retails for $114 plus shipping on the Opteka website. I'm selling this one for $75 including shipping to anywhere in the the continental United States. PayPal only, please. PM me if you are interested.

Low Cost GH3 Rig

Sph1nxster — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:46:37 +0000

After the hot shoe on one of my GH3s broke i started looking into solutions for mounting an LED light on top for our next wedding.

We ended up getting an Opteka X-Grip MK II.

The only modification I had to make to it was to cut off the legs because they interfered with our tripods and buy a 1/4 UNC bolt and cut to size for mounting the quickplate underneath.

All in all it set me back £38 and I'm now able to mount all our other stuff at the side as well which is a big bonus.

It just fits the GH3 with battery grip and if positioned far enough right it can allow for battery changes as well into the grip.

If you are not needing to mount a lot of kit then this works very well and keep everything light weight.

Opteka CXS rigs

fotosiamo — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:45:46 +0000

The ratings for it seems pretty good, although only from 6 people. I wonder if this is a good, budget-friendly alternatives to some of the more pro-quality rigs out there. I believe I've seen something similar to this rig from another company. Does it look familiar to anyone, too?

What do you think of this quality for this Opteka rig? I have a GH2, do you think it'll be a good combination, along with a good follow focus?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005RQK4B2/

FS: matte box

f1lm3r — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:28:20 +0000

I have a pretty heavy duty matte box up for sale that I haven't used. I've attached a link to the Amazon page so you can see some pictures. I'll attach some later, but it's exactly what you see here. Selling for $125 minus shipping. Add another $25 and I'll throw in a metal case w/pluck foam for the matte box. Original packaging as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-MB-X-Un.../dp/B008FQOU98

Opteka triangle dolly

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:10:00 +0000

Price: $49 only

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Y-BOARD-Tri-Wheel-Stabilization-Camcorders/dp/B0087QTS1Q/

Triabgle dolly have some advantages other simple four wheeled.
Better than K____r quality and features, and price is 3x smaller.

Cool and frugal Opteka Dolly

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:19:29 +0000

Price: $39

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Opteka-X-BOARD-Table-Dolly-Video-Stabilization-System-DSLR-Camera-Camcorder-/370624289694

I think idea is cool.

Opteka SteadyVid Pro

soundgh2 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:54:52 +0000

Bought one for a laugh - will post results soon.

You can get yours also at http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-SteadyVid-Stabilizer-Camcorders-Supports/dp/B007FDE4Y8/

Light rigs: Opteka CXS-400

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:34:45 +0000

Another light and quite cheap rig.
Of course, they are not up to Wondland or Zacuto quality, but looks good anyway.

Price: about $110

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Opteka-CXS-400-Video-Shoulder-Stabilizer-Support-Rig-DSLR-Camera-Camcorder-/370554840502