JDN, so you have this "shoulder rig" from Tilta? Just my opinion but this is terminator ridiculous. You want to have tilta FF and where precision counts but this is new ARRI, every micromillimeter counts (and costs).... Looking good though, offcourse, hope you are loving it too... If some new technology came out of it, like electronic FF or moving head that can be preprogrammed by any means, it would be NICE! In the meantime, this is just "my dad has a bigger tank than your dad" (and it costs less than Arri). Call Philip Bloom, oh wait, he's already in a relationship!

Hi everyone,

I have two questions; -Do you think that Tilta and Lanparte will upgrade their rig this year? Like a new version every year? -Vitaliy, would it be interesting to have a deal for a Tilta rig kit less equipped (like the Lanparte), and how much would it cost, same price than Lanparte?

Thanks in advance. Regards

@JDN , thanks for helping me. My concern is about the shoulder pad. On Tilta website, the camera baseplate looks attached to it, but, on your pictures, it's obviously 2 different parts. Is this the shoulder pad you have?

Did you buy the complete Tilta rig? What extra items did you have to purchase?

@Raysito22 It seems that @JDN has extra gear than what's part of the Tilta kit. I thought the camera baseplate was attached to the shoulder pad. According to the picture you're pointing, it's not, which is good news. Anyway I'd still be glad if someone was kind enough to send a picture showing someone with the Tilta kit on his shoulder... or explaining exactly what is missing in the kit, to have the camera in front of the operator, and not on his side.

BTW as I already told Vitaly, I'm really interested in the Tilta rig.

And?

Anybody who can give me advice about its follow focus at least?

It is considered the best FF, as I know. Their and Lanparte one.

Anyone care to comment on the matte box filter holders? Some of the reviews for other PRC-made matte boxes mention that the holders are a weak point. The Tilta one here looks VERY legit though.

I got my rig a while ago and they make the most solid rigs out of all the other Chinese manufacturers. Shoulder pad is in a good place under the camera body (using an AF100), adjustable front rod height, carbon fibre matte box, solid monitor arm, good top handle, and rosette handgrips. FF is also good. Their FF is the undamped type and has a very little bit of backlash but it's negligible. Couldn't be happier to get all this for the price.

The rig is very heavy, though, and you'll want some sort of counterweight on the rear rods.

How did you fix it?

Forgot the attach file.

Tilta Rig in the field for those who are curious.

Just received my Kit B .

All I can say so far is "Wow". The focus follow alone is probably worth most of the price of purchase. Movement is smooth and the stops are super easy to set. Mine came with two different whips and a crank which is kina overkill, but hey, I"m not complaining.

Erganomics feel great -- I need to be able to see if my camera is recording, so the on-the-shoulder large rig was out of the the questions. This is perfect though. Handles very sturdy, can set at a wide range of angles. Probably will just use my mix pre D and tascam in place of the counterweights at the back. Feels rock solid tho'

Gonna put it through its paces on a two week shoot in the everglades and report back with a more detailed review then.

Any news of the Tilta rig review ?