Premium Members James Davis Posted August 22, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Don't buy a viewfactor cage, you'll be lucky if you ever see your money again let alone the cage, in fact don't buy any of their products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Terry Lasater Posted August 22, 2011 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 What cages are you guys using that are worthy of buying/owning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Terry Lasater Posted August 26, 2011 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Any input on DSLR cages (quality/price/opinions/etc.) would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sydney Seeber Posted August 26, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Any input on DSLR cages (quality/price/opinions/etc.) would be greatly appreciated. My solution is twofold. Industrial Metal Supply and Emachineshop. Sometimes my cousin the machinist fills in. Something as simple as a cage like that is very easy to design/make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mark Schlicher Posted August 26, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Viewfactor cages are sturdy and well-designed. However the manufacturer has a spotty reputation and burned a lot of folks on a never-delivered follow focus system. Caution advised. If you can get one used, good. It's not a "weight cage" though...you'd still have to mount it to something. It's good for mounting accessories. Many of the dslr "cages" offered by others don't look very sturdy or practical for Steadicam. No experience with them, though. Simplest solutions for your original question of weight is a Janice Arthur weight plate (you don't need a full cage necessarily) or have a machinist make one for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brian Freesh Posted August 27, 2011 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Grab a standard birdcage, gaff tape the DSLR inside. Now here's the important part: To test if it is sturdy enough, place it on the ground and drive a car over it. If the DSLR doesn't survive, the cage was not sturdy enough, but now you don't have to fly the damn DSLR!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Terry Lasater Posted August 27, 2011 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thanks for the continued ideas and suggestions. It gives me a lot to consider. Brian, despite your sarcasm, I want to fly my "damn DSLR". ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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