half-cage for GH3/4/A7

[Bamboopictures]

Swedish Chameleon half cage allows handheld shooting and focusing
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...meleon_scgh3_cage_cage_for_the_panasonic.html

 

[JacePhoto]

nice. But very expensive. lol

 

[Deunamist]

Hhaa. try this.. full cage.. I'm using the V1.. the newer one has a better base plate.

http://www.photographyandcinema.com/products/fhugen-gh3-video-cage?ref=krox6.30

 

[Bamboopictures]

Hhaa. try this.. full cage.. I'm using the V1.. the newer one has a better base plate.

http://www.photographyandcinema.com/products/fhugen-gh3-video-cage?ref=krox6.30

Sweeeet! Is a full cage twice as expensive as a half-cage?

 

[Deunamist]

Sweeeet! Is a full cage twice as expensive as a half-cage?

LOL. even with the top handle it is wayyyy cheaper than the Swedish Chameleon one.. but I can't comment about build quality comparison because I've haven't had an experience with the S.C. ones..but the Fhugen Honu ones are really solid piece of work.

 

[Bamboopictures]

LOL. even with the top handle it is wayyyy cheaper than the Swedish Chameleon one.. but I can't comment about build quality comparison because I've haven't had an experience with the S.C. ones..but the Fhugen Honu ones are really solid piece of work.

Thanks for the $$$ tip! I noticed V2 has screws to remove half the cage, ending up with a half cage and less than half the price of SC!

 

[Deunamist]

yeah you can make it a half or full cage if you'd like to, even for the V1

 

[RyanKhoo]

Pardon my ignorance but what is the purpose of these cages ?

Thanks

 

[Bamboopictures]

Cages are for attaching accessories. I'm not a fan of cages but the A7s has absolutely no where to attach any accessories. The hotshoe is of a smaller size than the standard one and has very fine, fragile looking electronic contacts.
It is what sony calls their MIS (Multipurpose Interface Shoe) and contains connections to a host of audio accessories including their XLR adapter. I keep it covered up with a plastic protector and will not risk wearing down the contact by inserting accessory coldshoes into it. Problem is: the XLR adapter itself needs another coldshoe to stand on. Hence, some rigging is needed. A cage is one solution to this problem.

 

[Deunamist]

apart from attaching mics and monitor, I also use my cage to protect my camera.. LOL