Carl Wiedemann

Michael, I’ve been using a Canon 7D with an IndiRAILSpro XV™ 18 on the Pilot. http://indisystem.com/products/indirails_pro_xv It has an adjustable riser block and 18 inch rods for mounting weights and accessories. Weight can be added at the ends of the rods, which I find enables a better distribution than a cluster of Pilot/Merlin weights by the stage. The rods also have space for mounting a Bartech or wireless gear, matte box, etc. The IndiRail rods are light weight carbon fiber which leaves more leeway for adding accessories or large lenses than a weight cage will. Carl

Charles, I've had several shoots this year with the Red Cam on an EFP with a Blue spring arm. With the lower bridge plate removed (mounting a focus motor from the top of the camera), clip on matte box, Red cam battery and flash cards the camera weight was in the low 20# range. Maybe gets up to 25#s or so with the hard drive mounted. First time out I used the Red Cam monitor on my rig (which was fine for a dark interior), but I've since picked up a Red Byte Decimator for better monitor/transmitter options. I can send you a link to many pictures of my first, minimal set up if you'd like.