I will have a more finished version ready for my beta testers this week.
The shoulder pad is adjustable back and forth as is the entire brace. The optional battery/wireless mic holder is also adjustable back/forth as well as right/left.
With the battery back there the rig is perfectly balanced for my 17-40 Canon lens with MB and FF. For larger lenses the whole rig can slide forward more, for smaller lenses it can slide back.
The arm that holds the EVF will actually be curved (an Arch) to allow more access to FF and camera controls, you will be able to flip it either way, it will always be aligned with the camera horizon, and has drag adjustments to make it easy to position w/o having to loosen/tighten anything.
The actual shipping kit will be all black and "rounded off" to be more pleasant and it will be lighter by milling away all unnecessary aluminum.
This kit will fit any camera in the small and medium class, and turn it into a balanced shoulder cam. And it will fit on any VCT-14 or TA-100 plate. Other quick release plates may be possible as well, but the old VCT-14 is a nice standard.
PS. Please excuse my messy wires. This is only a quick testing version, proper length cables will make the rig much neater. My Wood handle works very nicely with this kit.
Seems great, but why the EVF on what seems like an awkward placement? I'm considering putting a B4 2/3" lens, and the aluminium arm might get in the way of hand placement on lens.
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