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Steadicam Exovest - Switch Socket


Simeon Geyer

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Hey guys, 

I was wondering if it is possible to switch the mounting socket for the arm on an Exovest from the lightweight one to the normal one? 
I have the chance to buy the vest with an A30 arm for a pretty good price but would want to switch the socket to use it with an G50x or G70x arm quite soon. 
Is that possible and what part would I need to buy/how much would that cost me roughly? 

Trying to see if I can actually save money or if buying the “replacement part” would mean I can just buy the vest new with the right socket. 

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absolutely!  I bought an Exovest to start upgrading my old Scout HD rig slowly, and also bought the smaller socket block from Tiffen to swap at first.  Both blocks have the same screw pattern on the back, so it's a super simple swap.  When I bought my G50x arm and knew I would be swapping a bit more often, I ordered a second bridge plate from Tiffen so I didn't have to undo the 6 screws and just needed to unscrew the two giant knobs between the rails to swap sockets

 

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