Big Rig On The Horizon
First up, sometimes I like a good mistake.
Sssssttttteeeaaaadddddyyyyy cccccaaammmmmmmm.
The last delivery of the day (the first was the Neewer SL-60 light) is the long side bar for the Camvate “leftovers” rig.
This is a thing now. Something that is genuinely powerful and useful (if a little ugly).
The amazing stabiliser on the EM1x, with its very capable and reliable touch AF, auto exposure and white balance, gives me a “free” rig, something that can be literally grabbed and run with. The OSMO is still the ideal gimbal replacement (actually a gimbal), but the nearly gimbal like Oly, has a very good organic feel, something between hand-held and too perfect smoothness.
The little smallrig handle on the side gives my left hand a contact point and provides protection for the screen.
The top handle is perfectly balanced with the 12-40 lens, which is 20% longer in MIS-1 (total range 24-100 eq). I am mostly using the primes on the G9 with its dual focal length extender ability.
The whole thing is heavy enough to let gravity help make it stable, but not so much that it is uncomfortable for extended use.
For decent quality, I will be shooting in Flat C4K, then down sizing, so two card slots and 2 batteries are handy.
The only down side is regular dis-assembly for camera duties, but I will worry about that as needed. I have since ordered the quick release adapter for the top plate fixing this and cleaning up the leftover side bar sticking out of the top of the cage’s top plate.