Premium Members danny bishop Posted February 13, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Hey.. does anyone have a bracket for the new Preston MDR - 3 to fit on the front of a PRO sled? Also Im looking to get a bracket for it for mounting it to the side of the camera when in studio mode.. Im in the UK - but any help would be appreciated... thanks DAnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard James Lewis Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Optical Support have designed one. Check it out. Best, Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted February 14, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 PRO sells one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted February 14, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 If anyone needs the shoe part of the PRO quick release mount (the part that screws to the top of the MDR), I find that I still have mine and don't need any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted February 14, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 I believe Preston is making them. PRO is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members James Davis Posted February 14, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Optical support one is way nicer with more functionality, designed to work in conjunction with an element technica v-dock and also has a threaded lug for a noga arm, great for jumping between steadi, sticks, handheld etc. really nice design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted February 15, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Well, I bought mine from PRO and they made it. It's a different pattern than an MDR-2. Only minor drawback is that it places the MDR upside down since there are only holes on one side. I bought this months ago so maybe things have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted February 15, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 PRO has them listed http://www.gpiprosystems.com/preston-mounts.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted February 15, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I got this one from Preston that mounts the MDR right side up. They told me Jack no longer wishes to make a similar bracket. Perhaps PRO continues to make the bracket that mounts to the bottom of the MDR 3, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted February 15, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Just out if curiosity, what made you switch to the mdr3? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted February 15, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Just out if curiosity, what made you switch to the mdr3? Put together a 2nd system so I can rent one out. And I like the pretty lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Iain Baird Posted February 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I got this one from Preston that mounts the MDR right side up. They told me Jack no longer wishes to make a similar bracket. Perhaps PRO continues to make the bracket that mounts to the bottom of the MDR 3, I don't know. MDR 3 bracket.jpg The version in the Preston document I was looking was a V-mount shoe system, which would work nicely for me. Do you know if they have an upright version of that mount yet? IB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted February 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Iain Baird Posted February 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 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. 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lawrence Karman Posted February 16, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 i'm pretty sure you could easily mount one of those flat V-triangle thingy's to the Preston bracket I showed which he sells. That's if he doesn't do it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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