Premium Members James Davis Posted February 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Optical support bracket has a Pro dovetail on one side so it mounts the right side up for cable connectors switches etc and a v-lock wedge plus threaded lug on the other side so it can mount to a element technica v-dock or a noga arm. Maybe email them for pics or something, the previewed it at The BSC show over here, nicest MDR Bracket I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Michael Nelson Posted March 1, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 This is a great looking solution! Thanks Lawrence, I've put a question in to Preston about their brackets and I'll post here what I find out. I had the PRO bracket on my MDR for years and since the MDR lived on the Steadicam full time I never had an issue with it. But over the last few years with DP's wanting iris control and more and more AC's using the Preston for every mode an MDR needs to be on the camera at ALL times, not just for Steadicam. For this reason I've switched my mount on my sled and MDR to a V-mount system. I have a Betz top stage now so I machined a mating plate for the Element Technica V-mount and my Betz MDR mount. photo 1.JPG photo 2.JPG Element Techinica has mounting hardware for all sorts of positions on the camera and so the MDR can remain built and plugged in but it's position can easily be moved to multiple locations on the camera - including my sled. So far it's been very handy for switching back and forth from Studio to Steadicam mode with little fuss. IB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members David Berryman Posted July 6, 2016 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 clean's camera support makes an H bracket for the mdr 2, 3 & 4 https://cleanscamerasupport.com/product/h-bracket-preston-mdr3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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