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Alexa dovetailadapter


Matthias Biber

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Hi,

 

Got mine from the first run, and used it last week. Simple design, precise german engineering , great communications thru the transaction.

 

thanks Matthias.

 

Frederic

 

 

Received mine as well! Well made, great communication! Thanks Matthias!

 

Rich Davis

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This a great piece of kit that works exactly as it should. It is well made, priced right, and Matthias was great throughout the process. I only wish I’d paid to ship it with Fed Ex so I didn’t need to bother Doc twice to borrow his while mine was in transit.

 

Brooks Robinson

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Hi,

I would like to buy one. My email is: eacamera@yahoo.com

 

Thanks,

Eli Aronoff

(917)324-5695

 

 

Hi all,

 

The Alex camera body unfortunately does not have a flat bottom to mount the steadicam dovetailplat to.

 

So I made this adapter plate.

 

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First it gives the camera a flat and stable surface.

Second it has the standard Arri spacing of the mounting holes. So all dovetailplates that used to fit Arri cameras will fit this adaptor (Alexa has different spacing)

Third it will extend the fore aft range of the dovetailplate by roughly 1.5”, as it can be mounted in both directions.

It also shortens the lens to gimbal distance by roughly 1” compared to arris quickrelease plate or bridgeplate.

The screws are captive and will always stay with the adapter.

Final product will be black anodized.

 

Alexa comes in two configurations from the rental house. First uses sony style quick release plate. The Arri Quickrelease plate is rock solid but weights 2 lbs. You can save this weight with my adapter.

Second configuration is with the new bridgeplate BP12. This will fit right in the uneven surface of the camera body. Don´t know weight of that. When you take of the bridgplate, there is no more surface to mount the dovetail to.

Arri offers an adapter for their older bridgplates with flat surface, but this will offset the nice symmetrically constructed camera to the right side.

 

 

If someone is interested in my adapter please PM me or send email to steadicamera at gmx.de and i could have a run made.

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