BACKPACK system

[Brook Willard]

Remember folks, this is but one possibility of many... Everybody will have their own favorite handheld mode.

[Jean Wallez]

Why not a cat on the shoulder instead of a bazooka,gunner or other projectile launcher?

[Hrvoje Simic]

Interesting...

Suggestions:
1) sliding-extending battery mount for optimal weight balancing (think extending rifle stock)
2) horizontal Redmote usability (screen menu rotating)

[Stacey Spears]

The Backpack and Quickplate just arrived. The Assault Pack was not available to ship. The Backpack is light as is the cheeseplate that slides into it. The Quickplate is heavier than I expected. It turns out that it still has the same, heavy, backplate that the original RED battery plate has. It is in under the backplate that slides into the Backpack. Is this part necessary? If so, I suppose I will replace it with the ET plate, which is lighter.

[Asif Limbada]

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Whats that swat rail looking component under the lens???

[Ricardo Moreno]

This the most beautiful camera I have ever seen. It gives the chills.

[Ricardo Moreno]

I love the direction that is being taken with these accessories and they look badass. Although I would like to express one concern that I see from this configuration, but I understand there is always more to come. The problem I see is balance. When this rig is on the shoulder all the weight is in the front. As a 1st AC this is a common concern for me to make the camera as balanced as possible on the operators shoulder, especially on shows that are 90% handheld. And once you've got your follow focus, cine tape, etc. it adds up. An Easy Rig would help with something like this, but you can't always use one. If you can get your shoulder and eye around the focus plane and a little more weight towards the back(modules) then you've got a much more comfortable rig that will fatigue the operator much less.

I am blowed away by the beautiful design of this piece. That was also my concern. I am hand held guy . And as longer I carry the weight of the camera on my shoulder, and I use only my hands to control it, I can go all day long. In our R1 hand held rig having rods in the back allows to adjust by distance the red brick to counter balance the weights very accurate regardless the weight of the lens especially zooms (lighter the front shorter the distance) . My main concern is if this new rig allows you to adjust the red brick wieght by distance. Otherwise it will diffucult on the arms to shoot for long periods of time. I am just speculating without trying and Im might been missing something.

[Häakon]

Looks to be an evolution of this idea:



Except there is no more spinning drive to deal with anymore and the bomb evf has transformed into something even cooler. I dig it.

[Jean Guerra]

how do you mount the backpack???do you need to screw it to the camera ???does the backpack bring does screws ???

[KETCH ROSSi]

Are you guys going to do the adaptor Rod mount in 19mm as well? I just love using the 19mm RED CARBON X Rods and never used 15mm, and have no desire of it,
but this would be a great little component to have if we could use the 19mm CX rods... ;)