viewfinder position.

[mick doyle]

how is the viewfinder positioned for hand-held shoulder work? what sort of shoulder mount is included? The camera pictures so far look awkward for hand-held shoulder work.

[Matthew Rogers]

how is the viewfinder positioned for hand-held shoulder work? what sort of shoulder mount is included? The camera pictures so far look awkward for hand-held shoulder work.

Because of how the cage is designed (some of this depends on how you build up on the basic production pack) you should be able to put the EVF pretty much anywhere you need it. I am looking forward to that because current ENG style cameras don't fit my body very well (I'm 6'4.) It will be very nice when you are using the RED, let's say on a dolly and you can put the EVF on the back of camera. Looking at the pictures of the pad, it looks fairly small, but usable. I haven't been able to tell yet if you are going to be able to slide that back and forth also.

Matthew

[mick doyle]

Thanks for that Matthew.

[Kevin C]

Here is a picture of a sweet LCD/EVF set up. check it out.
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[mick doyle]

hi kevin,
I saw that picture. That photo is what had me asking the question. I wouldn't like to try operate that camera in that configuration from my shoulder, it would be a bit difficult.

[Kevin C]

The EVF can be mounted in place of the LCD, I was able to operate the RED ONE with the EVF in that place a lot better when using the shoulder mount.

[mick doyle]

HI Kevin
I do a lot of doc shoulder shooting so i need a good evf position. what's the shoulder rest like? does the camera sit well on your shoulder? how heavy is it likely to be with the zoom lens, matte box, drive and bats. would it be similar to a 750.

[Sean R.]

The EVF can be mounted from numerous different locations on the camera using one of the rails or rail mounts. This allows you to position your monitoring option on top, from the side, toward the front or back. With the production pack accessories you will have a lot of different options for configuring. The shoulder rest is very soft comfortable rubber especially for as durable and well constructed as it is and it grips well to the shoulder to keep it from sliding/shifting. Overall weight really depends on the exact accessories, lens, ect. that you put into play. Another beautiful thing is the way you can re-configure your set-up to shift more weight to the front or back of the camera giving you many balance options.

[mick doyle]

ok Sean, thanks for that.

[Gregor Hagey]

Hi Mick,

I just shot a 20 minute short that was all handheld and found the best place for the EVF was actually attached to the left handgrip. You need to replace the long bolt that holds the handgrip into its rosette with a shorter one and then just screw the Red Arm into it and attach your LCD. At first we had the Red Arm attached to the bottom of the Handgrip, but to get more height out of it we eventually flipped the handgrip over so the Red Arm sat on top of the handgrip (I didn't take a picture of that configeration).

The great thing about Red is that you can configure it to your shooting style or needs. I had an actor that needed a very tight action to camera left and I as the operator was in the way so I just switched to the left shoulder.