Interesting stuff: Rail camera support

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Price is good considering other supports available, and QR advantage is quite important for support.

Price: $123

http://cgi.ebay.com/Quick-Release-DSLR-Rail-Rod-Support-4-Follow-Focus-Rig-/260825828915

Roy_Batty

Price is up to $170 already on Ebay. That was fast.

Roy_Batty

Back down to $145 since last night.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@Roy_Batty

Chinese sellers become quite strange lately :-) They so love money.

Roy_Batty

Yep. Still, that's pretty huge price variability within a 24-hour period. They have added info to the product description it seems. This system does come with a lens support included, which is a nice touch. By the way, they have what appears to be a version of this system without the quick-release plate for $118. Do a search on Ebay for "rail support" and it should come up.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Here is link to support without QR ($118)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rail-System-15mm-Rod-Rig-Baseplate-Support-Follow-focus-/220821796533

Same seller has photos of their "rail system":

marks

Anyone here been able to put their hands on one of these???

mrbill

I just bought the quick release version - will post when it arrives.

Amadeus5D2

This looks fine, I would know if there is a solution to turn the camera in position 90 deg ( vertical ) with this setup??

Ptchaw

I just brought one, will post pics when it arrives. The QR is proprietary; I brought the non-QR so I could use my own standard QR plate.

@Amadeus5D2 How come you want to mount the camera at 90 degrees? You could mount a ball head onto the baseplate and use that.

No_SuRReNDeR

I found an un-boxing of the non-quick release one....Im tempted to buy the quick release one its 137$ for sale on Ebay today...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Quick-Release-DSLR-Rail-Rod-Support-4-Follow-Focus-Rig-/260825828915?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cba6e4e33

Ptchaw

@Amadeus5D2 Check out http://reallyrightstuff.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=BGH1-L&type=0&eq=&desc=BGH1-LB%3a-L-Plate-for-Panasonic-GH1-%26-GH2&key=it for mounting the GH2 at 90 degrees. Looks like a pretty good quick release mount; it stops the camera rotating and will help prevent HDMI leads from getting knocked/pulled out.

Xenocide38

I ordered the quick release version. It's good and I got it mostly for the lens support which is nicely built. The screws all fit snugly and everything locks down tight.

The only issue I have with it is that the quick release plate doesn't have a release button. It's just a knob to tighten or loosen the camera. Sure it works but it's not very safe. If the knob gets bumped loose, the entire camera could slide right off, in either direction!

It's a nice, cheap little rig for mounting matteboxes etc but I would probably switch out the quick release plate for a more "pro" version. If I use the one it came with, I'm always going to be paranoid about my camera sliding off.

brianluce

This looks very similar to a Chinese rail system I bought off ebay a few months ago for $120. The biggest difference is the locking screws--these look better than mine which just are okay but not special. Mine at least is solid chunk of metal, it works, and sure it's the same lens support, something I haven't used once.

No_SuRReNDeR

Well after what Xenocide38 said I was thinking about it and I thought do i really need quick release? Cant I just take it all off the tripod anyways?...Thinking if I go this route, Ill just buy the fixed plate one...

Xenocide38

@No_SuRReNDeR

Ultimately the price difference isn't that big of a deal. It is a functional quick release just a little worrisome. Either way you go, you'll probably be satisfied if you just want a little rail system like this.

Roy_Batty

I bought the non-QR version. Hope to receive it soon.

Ptchaw

@No_SuRReNDeR Non-QR certainly seems the best option; the QR with it isn't the most sturdy and its incompatible with anything else. If you buy the non QR you can then add the QR adapter of your choice, without raising the camera so much.

Amadeus5D2

@Ptchaw, first thanks for the link! Now I'm capture a guitarplayer with a blue background for keying this way ( 90 deg ) I can use more pixels for my object. One of lens I use is my canonlens 24-70mm with adapter, unfortnately this lens has no tripod ring and is very heavy so I need too a solution for that, I found this http://www.testberichte.de/p/marumi-tests/stativschelle-universal-pro-mas-1174-pro-testbericht.html
but it looks not very pro.

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