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Italian movie production hardware maker LockCircle has released the Robot Skin GH5 cinematic system, perhaps the ultimate answer to high-end, ultra-light, handheld hybrid movie camera caging and rigging aimed at users working in feature film and television series productions.
Substantially composed of deep anodized CNC-machined billet aircraft grade aluminium with selected grade 5 titanium parts, integrated into the IMS Professional and Positive-Lock lens mounting systems for PL-Mount, Panavision, Leica-R, Canon EF and Nikon optics, with provision for Camera Assistant focal plane measuring, available in Noir Black, Blumix or Purple Rain for design-conscious Camera Operators and Directors of Photography, and a myriad of accessory options, designed by cinematographers for cinematographers, LockCircle’s Robot Skin GH5 has clearly been created to impress and to perform in the most demanding conditions.
Its attention to detail is astounding, the design effort apparently aided and abetted by Sydney-based Director of Photography/Producer Clinton Harn ACS, and clearly aimed at those whose needs and budgets ensure that only the best will do.
I came across LockCircle’s Robot Skin GH5 while comparing and contrasting GH5 camera cages I have seen and tried in real life with the many available online, and no others came close to it in terms of design, functionality and manufacturing quality.
LockCircle’s International Resellers page, alas, does not list any Australian importers or retailers but the Robot Skin GH5 may eventually appear at B&H Photo in which case I will add links to the affiliate links list at the base of this page.
For those of us for whom LockCircle’s cage might be financial and mission overkill, it may be wise to compare three Robot Skin GH5 bundles to those common to other manufacturers.
So far the other GH5 cages that have impressed are those made by Movcam, Seercam and SmallRig, with 8Sinn’s GH5 cage showing promise that may be fulfilled if the Polish company issues a revision that allows access to the GH5’s remote jack.
Links
8Sinn – 8Sinn GH5 Cage
LockCircle – Robot Skin GH5
SmallRig – SmallRig Panasonic Lumix GH5 Cage 2049
Seercam – Cube GH5
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Image concept and Hack by Carmel D. Morris.
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Movcam Cage for Panasonic GH5 – B&H
Movcam Cage Kit for Panasonic GH5 – B&H
Seercam GH5 Cage – B&H
Seercam Cage for GH5 with Classic Handle – B&H
Seercam Extension Kit for CUBE GH5 Cage – B&H
LockCircle, the Key to All-Round Top End Feature Film Camera Cages and Rigging? Italian movie production hardware maker LockCircle has released the Robot Skin GH5 cinematic system, perhaps the ultimate answer to high-end, ultra-light, handheld hybrid movie camera caging and rigging aimed at users working in feature film and television series productions.
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Luminous Landscape: Peak Design Straps – The Cuff and Leash Review – COMMENTARY
Luminous Landscape: Peak Design Straps – The Cuff and Leash Review – COMMENTARY
https://luminous-landscape.com/peak-design-straps-cuff-leash-review/ “Most people are familiar with Peak Design, a company that makes camera bags, packs, and straps. I have been a major fan of the company’s straps for quite some time and have mentioned them on a number of our Toy Shop episodes. Peak Design has, in my opinion, invented one of the best camera strap lines on the market… … Since…
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A review loaner of the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 arrived yesterday afternoon and it immediately found its way into Seercam’s Cube GH5 camera cage with Extension Kit for Cube GH5. Then I attached a Manfrotto Pixi Table Tripod-cum-handle to the Extension Kit’s coldshoe mount, ready for action should it occur. First thing the next day, I was pleasantly surprised by a visit from Petra, one of the three young female brush turkeys whom we raised almost from the time they leaped out of their eggs on the mound next door. I grabbed the GH5 plus Seercam cage, hoped that the Griffin Hammond GH5 camera settings file I had installed late the night before would be up to the task, and jumped out the door.
It was excellent to finally be able to try out Seercam’s one-piece cage for Panasonic’s Lumix DC-GH5 camera.
The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 review loaner camera arrived minus several items including the eye cup, USB 3 cable and lens hood for the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspheric Power OIS zoom lens. We later improvised a temporary solution for the GH5’s eye cup from a spare eye cup from my GH4, attached with UHU Yellow Tack and hope.
We helped Petra recuperate from attacks by dogs who had stripped her of tail and wing feathers twice over the past six months, and she has grown up into a beautiful, confident young adult who now, it seems, has formed her own little tribe of three young brush turkeys whom she was leading about.
Still frames from my first GH5 video shoot of Petra and her friends
The footage reveals that I will need to reinforce the way we have attached the spare GH4 eye cup to the GH5 as critical focus was missed on several crucial shots due to relying solely on the monitor with focus peaking while shooting in semi-darkness.
I will be trying the GH5 out on some stills photographs next and then will load up Paul Leeming’s Leeming LUT One settings for Cinelike D and V-Log L on the GH5 for further video shoots over the two-week loan period.
I will be editing and grading GH5 footage in DaVinci Resolve Studio 14 and Final Cut Pro X and processing stills in a number of image editors, LUTs and color grading plug-ins, and raw processors. I will be relying on Lesspain Software’s excellent Kyno media management and productivity software throughout.
Links:
Blackmagic Design – DaVinci Resolve 14
Griffin Hammond – How to Set Up Your Panasonic GH5 for Filmmaking
Leeming LUT One
Lesspain Software – Kyno
Seercam – Cube GH5
Seercam – Extension Kit for Cube GH5
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Header image concept and hack by Carmel D. Morris. Product shots made on Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 with Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 Aspheric lens, lit with Rotolight Neo with barndoors, processed in ON1 Photo Raw 2017 using Fujifilm Velvia 50 preset.
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Review Loaner Arrives, Testing With Leeming LUT One and Seercam Cube GH5 Cage A review loaner of the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 arrived yesterday afternoon and it immediately found its way into Seercam's…
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Seercam’s Cube GH5 has gained an Extension Kit to account for the Panasonic Lumix GH5’s optional DMW-XLR1 audio adapter and more accessories are in the works. The old adage “you get what you pay for” applies to moviemaking as much to any other field of human endeavour and none more so than to camera cages. They are as much a form of insurance, protecting precious cameras and lenses, as they are a way of efficiently carrying your gear while rapidly attaching and detaching the myriad of accessories demanded by a range of moviemaking scenarios.
Seercam Cube GH5 camera cage for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 with Extension Kit for Cube GH5, cold shoes attached to the Classic Plus quick-release handle and a tripod plate beneath.
While awaiting a review loaner GH5, Seercam’s Extension Kit for Cube GH5 arrived and I took a look at it from various angles and with some third-party accessories attached.
As these photographs show, the thoughtfulness, innovation and quality of Seercam’s product design and manufacturing are high. Although I have yet to put Seercam’s Cube GH5 to the test with an actual GH5 inside, hours of handling it with and without the Extension Kit and comparing it to its predecessor for the GH4, Motion9’s CubeMix GH4/3, show each is comfortable in the hands and feels good to the touch.
My more macho moviemaking colleagues may dismiss such concerns as well as that of the cage’s ability to safely protect the camera, but the fact remains that documentary moviemaking can demand that rigged and unrigged cameras stay in the hand for minutes if not hours on end and comfortable grip and surface feel is essential in my opinion.
Another common point of contention is weight. Aluminium is lightweight in nature and is the most common metal used for cage construction though magnesium is used by one or two accessories makers now. There is not a huge difference in weight between cages that wrap around the camera like a strap and those that enclose the camera like a box.
Given choice between the two, and experience of both, I opt for enclosure than strapping, more weight rather than less, for stability as well as protection and mounting options. I find that well-balanced weightier camera rigs work better for me than lighter ones, whether camera and lens have stabilization built-in. In fact I often add weight to my rigs’ underside via a Manfrotto PIXI mini tripod-cum-handle, field recorder like the Tascam DR-70D or a quick release tripod plate.
Seercam Cube GH5 camera cage with Extension Kit and third-party accessories
Documentary moviemaker Sol March of Suggestion of Motion has been exploring rigging up his GH5 with rods, handles, clamps and a minimalist strap-style cage on his Facebook page. I began thinking about two-handed camera grip alternatives when I discovered that Manfrotto had discontinued its unique Fig Rig device, invented by movie director and digital video pioneer Mike Figgis.
Stripped down to its basics, the Fig Rig concept relies on handles either side of the camera. I have been looking at affordable alternatives that do not rely on gimbals, constantly balancing and rebalancing weights and that involve the body in a way that shoulder-mounted rigs cannot.
Seercam kindly sent over the 250mm and 350mm 15mm diameter aluminium rods from its 15mm Rod set to go with the 150mm rod that is part of the Extension Kit for Cube GH5 and I have been trying different rod and handle combinations that I will be exploring further when the review loaner GH5 arrives.
Links:
Seercam – Cube GH5
Seercam – Extension Kit for GH5
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Product shots lit with Rotolight Neo and available light, made with Panasonic Lumix GH4 and processed in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop using VSCO Films 7’s Ilford Pan-F 50 presets with selenium split-toning applied via Macphun Tonality CK.
Seercam Extension Kit for GH5 Cube Camera Cage Arrives, Seercam Now Working on Further Enhancements Seercam's Cube GH5 has gained an Extension Kit to account for the Panasonic Lumix GH5's optional…
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Polish video camera accessories maker 8Sinn has released a top handles adapter extension adapter for its GH5 camera cage. The adapter is designed for use with Panasonic’s DMW-XLR1 microphone adapter that sits on the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5’s hotshoe. The DMW-XLR1 adapter enables GH5 users to input audio into their GH5 via XLR-cabled microphones in the same way that camcorders have for some years now.
8Sinn currently makes three different top-mounted handles for its cages and the top handles extension adapter works with all three including the Scorpio, my favourite due to its more enclosing design and versatility as a top or side handle able to be mounted at any angle via its Arri rosette and optional Arri rosette mount and NATO safety rail.
8Sinn’s Top Handles Extension Adapter appears to be the second such adapter designed to accommodate the DMW-XLR1 audio adapter by raising cage handles forward and upwards. Seercam’s Extension Kit for Cube GH5 made for its Cube GH5 camera cage and Classic Plus Handle was the first such device to market so far as I know.
Links:
8Sinn – 8Sinn Top Handles Extension Adapter
8Sinn – Search results for ‘GH5’
Panasonic USA – NEW! LUMIX GH5 4K Mirrorless ILC Camera Body with 20.3 Megapixels, 4K 60p & 4:2:2 10-bit Internal, Dual Image Stabilization 2, & WiFi + Bluetooth
Panasonic USA – NEW! LUMIX GH5 XLR Professional Microphone Adaptor, 2 XLR Terminals – DMW-XLR1
Seercam – Cube GH5
Seercam – Extension Kit for Cube GH5
Cage Maker 8Sinn Releases Top Handles Extension Adapter for Panasonic Lumix GH5 XLR Audio Adapter Polish video camera accessories maker 8Sinn has released a top handles adapter extension adapter for its GH5 camera cage.
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Vary-i has released its Vary-i Solo for GH5 and Vary-i Cage Combination for GH5 to fit the ever-popular Panasonic Lumix GH5 Super 16/APS-C camera and reports that its righthand grip for the Combination Cage will be appearing soon.
I first encountered Vary-i products online in a photograph of Lumix product ambassador Nick Driftwood shot during an educational event in Europe.
The Vary-i in both its forms, Solo or Combination, may help solve a persistent problem when shooting video or stills outdoors in bright sunlight or cloudy days when the whole sky turns into a glare-emitting lightbox.
The Vary-i appeared at a time when I was researching ways of shielding GH5 and GH4 cameras’ fully-articulated monitors whether by means of a hood attached via velcro, or a loupe attached directly to the monitor.
As neither solution seemed ideal, Vary-i’s approach stood out for the possibility of multiple viewing angles, relieving stress on the monitor’s hinges and increased stability by having one’s eye as an extra point of contact.
The grip, which I am told is being worked on right now and is coming soon, may well increase that stability further.
Vary-i Solo or Combination Cage products for GH5 or GH4
I will add photographs of the grip when it is released.
Vary-i Cage Combination for GH5
Vary-i Solo for GH5
Vary-i Cage Combination for GH5
Vary-i Solo for GH4
Vary-i Solo for GH4
Vary-i Solo for GH4
Vary-i Solo for GH5
Vary-i Cage Combination for GH5
Vary-i Solo for GH5
I asked the maker of Vary-i whether there was a substantial difference between the construction of the Combination Cages for GH5 and GH4 and he explained that the cage is identical in each but the nylon inserts are different, and that the inserts can be changed.
That sounds like a good solution if one is using GH5 and GH4 cameras, or if one currently has a GH4 and is planning to upgrade to a GH5 in future.
On the other hand, the Vary-i Solo for GH5 and GH4 are different and can only be used on the cameras for which they are designed.
Links
Vary-i
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Vary-I products are not stocked by B&H Photo Video, but here are some other loupes and cages that also fit the Panasonic Lumix GH5.
Cambo CS-28 Loupe Set for 3.2″ Screen – B&H
Cambo CS-29 Loupe Set for 3.2″ Screen – B&H
Hoodman HoodLoupe Outdoor LCD Viewfinder for 3.2″ Screens – B&H
Hoodman HoodLoupe Teardrop Eyecup – B&H
Movcam Cage Kit for Panasonic GH5 – B&H
Movcam GH5 Cage Kit with Twist Handle and Riser Rail – B&H
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera (Body Only) – B&H
Seercam GH5 Cage – B&H
Seercam Cage for GH5 with Classic Handle – B&H
Seercam Extension Kit for CUBE GH5 Cage – B&H
Zacuto Z-Finder Pro 2.5x for 3.2″ Screens – B&H
Vary-i Cage Combination and Solo Loupe Released for Panasonic GH5, Grip Coming Soon Vary-i has released its Vary-i Solo for GH5 and Vary-i Cage Combination for GH5 to fit the ever-popular Panasonic Lumix GH5 Super 16/APS-C camera and reports that its righthand grip for the Combination Cage will be appearing soon.
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http://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-panasonic-lumix-gh5-cage-2049.html
“… SmallRig Cage 2049 is designed specifically for Panasonic Lumix GH5.
Key Features: 1. It does not block any access to the SD card slot, battery compartment, and all camera controls. 2. At the bottom are an abundance of multiple 1/4’’ and 3/8’’ threaded holes for Manfrotto and Vinten QR plates or Quick Release Baseplate Kit 2035. 3. The cage is good for thermal dissipation of camera and prevents it from twisting. 4. It could attach Panasonic Lumix GH5 DMW-XLR1 Helmet Kit 2017 on the top for handheld shooting and protection of XLR….”
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Note: SmallRig products are not retailed at B&H Photo Video with which we have an affiliate relationship, but we use and recommend the following camera cages for the Panasonic Lumix GH5.
Movcam Cage for Panasonic GH5 – B&H
Movcam Cage Kit for Panasonic GH5 – B&H
Seercam GH5 Cage – B&H
Seercam Cage for GH5 with Classic Handle – B&H
Seercam Extension Kit for CUBE GH5 Cage – B&H
SmallRig: SmallRig Panasonic Lumix GH5 Cage 2049 – New Product Release "... SmallRig Cage 2049 is designed specifically for Panasonic Lumix GH5. Key Features: 1. It does not block any access to the SD card slot, battery compartment, and all camera controls.
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Camera cage and accessories maker Seercam is about to release its extension kit for the company’s Cube GH5 camera cage and has kindly shared a set of photographs of the kit in situ on the cage and as part of a big Cube GH5-based rig. To all those moviemakers asking which accessories makers are building cages that can be safely stacked high with monitors, recorders, microphones, handles and more, Seercam’s Extension Kit for Cube GH5 is the answer to your prayers.
Seercam’s Cube GH5 camera cage for the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Super 16/Micro Four Thirds camera with Extension Kit for Cube GH5 attached.
Seercam’s Extension Kit for Cube GH5
The extension kit is primarily for use with Panasonic’s DMW-XLR1 XLR Professional Microphone Adaptor with 2 XLR Terminals, raising the Cube GH5’s Classic Plus Handle high enough and forward enough to accommodate the audio adapter.
The extension kit contains a rod holder to accomodate rods of various lengths for mounting extra gear and even a camera left side handle.
The folks at Seercam tell me that they are currently working on their own custom external battery pack, similar to the one depicted in some of these product shots. Unlike Motion9’s CubePower battery pack that “could not be sold overseas”, the new Seercam battery pack will be designed and manufactured to enable it to be sold overseas. More details will be forthcoming as development proceeds.
This is great news for those of us shooting long takes or through long days with the GH5, which apparently eats up battery power faster than its younger sibling, the GH4. Although I am partial to camera-mounted battery grips like Panasonic’s DMW-BGGH5, Seercam’s custom battery solution looks like a smarter and more versatile alternative.
Links:
Motion9 – CubePower Battery
Motion9 – CubePower Battery Charger
Motion9 – CubePower Battery Plate
Motion9 – CubePower External Battery Kit
Motion9 – DC (battery) Voltage Adapter with Coupler
Motion9 – DC Cable 15cm/30cm
Panasonic USA – LUMIX V-Log L Function Firmware Upgrade Kit DMW-SFU1
Panasonic USA – NEW! LUMIX GH5 Battery Grip, Additional Battery Compartment, Vertical Shutter Release Button, Splashproof, Dustproof, Freezeproof – DMW-BGGH5
Panasonic USA – NEW! LUMIX GH5 4K Mirrorless ILC Camera Body with 20.3 Megapixels, 4K 60p & 4:2:2 10-bit Internal, Dual Image Stabilization 2, & WiFi + Bluetooth
Panasonic USA – NEW! LUMIX GH5 XLR Professional Microphone Adaptor, 2 XLR Terminals – DMW-XLR1
Seercam – Cube GH5
Seercam – Extension Kit for Cube GH5
Untitled: Stories of Creativity, Innovation, Success – Seercam Cube GH5 Camera Cage for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5, First Look
Untitled: Stories of Creativity, Innovation, Success – Seercam’s Brilliant New Cage for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 Available Soon, Extension Kit to Follow
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Seercam Releases XLR Audio Extension Kit for Its Innovative Cube GH5 Camera Cage for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 Camera cage and accessories maker Seercam is about to release its extension kit for the company's
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Seercam has released its Cube GH5 cage for the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 camera and it is impressive, a major leap forward from the company’s GH4 predecessor camera cages the CubeMix GH4/3 and CubeMix GH4/3 Pro that were released under the Motion9 brand. Cage designs tend to fall into either of two fundamental types, minimalist or full wraparound, and Seercam’s design is uniquely not only almost fully wraparound but also very protective. I’m impressed.
I have been reading about cages by other makers online and it appears the vast majority have chosen the minimalist route with lightweight designs that are, in essence, perforated aluminium straps wrapping around the GH5’s widest dimension.
Seercam, just as it did under its former Motion9 moniker, has followed the path of maximum protection and maximum support, with two cold shoes built into the body of the cage and plenty of threaded mounting holes all over for extra cold-shoes, Arri rosettes, NATO Rails or dovetail rails for any number of accessories as needed.
Seercam’s Cube GH5 cage with two other cages for comparison
I photographed the Cube GH5 along with a Motion9 CubeMix GH4/3 cage and a minimalist-style SmallRig cage made for the Panasonic Lumix GX8. Please refer to the captions for further information.
Why a First Look?
This article is subtitled “First Look” due to the fact that I am waiting for delivery of a GH5 review loaner but did not want to delay sharing my observations and experience of Seercam’s Cube GH5 cage.
I have used and loved the cage’s predecessor for the GH4, the original CubeMix GH4/3, for several years now and it has proven itself time and again in the field, on tripods and most importantly in the hand with or without all sorts accessories attached. I expect the same of Seercam’s Cube GH5.
From the many design advances the Seercam team has built into their GH5 cage, it looks like the experience of using it with a GH5 will be even better. In the absence of an actual GH5, the best I can do right now is share photographs of the Seercam Cube GH5 cage along with Motion9’s CubeMix GH4/3 and a minimalist cage for one of the GH5’s sister cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8.
I have avoided showing the base of the cage as I don’t have the rod riser made to go with it and some questions about how cage and dedicated riser fit together remain for the time being.
Coming soon, a handle extender/rod holder
Work-in-progress shots of an extension kit currently being designed by Seercam for their Cube GH5 cage.
The folks at Seercam are working on an extension kit for the Cube GH5 cage to raise the handle up for the GH5’s XLR audio unit and attach a long 15mm rod for mounting side handles, monitors or accessory arms. I hope to receive one in due course.
Watch this space!
Links:
Motion9 – CubeMix GH4/3
Motion9 – CubeMix GH4/3 Pro
Seercam – Cube GH5
Seercam – Extension Kit for Cube GH5
SmallRig – SmallRig Cage for Panasonic GX8 1844
Image Credits:
Header image composite created in Affinity Photo then finished in Macphun Luminar.
Seercam Cube GH5 Camera Cage for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5, First Look Seercam has released its Cube GH5 cage for the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 camera and it is impressive, a major leap forward from the company's GH4 predecessor camera cages the…
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My favourite cage for my Panasonic Lumix GH4 camera was made by Motion9, now trading internationally under the Seercam brand name. The only GH4 cage I had ever seen in real life was Motion9’s CubeMix GH4/3 and if the company’s other GH4 cage, the CubeMix GH4/3 Pro had been available at the time, then I would most definitely have bought that model instead, for its NATO sliding handle and one-touch cable clamp.
Now, Seercam has revealed its cage for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 and it looks like it will be the cage I buy for my GH5, when one finally finds its way into the country and into my hands.
Seercam’s newly-revealed Cube GH5 cage and NATO handle. Extension kit to accommodate the GH5’s DMW XLR1 audio adapter is coming soon.
I took a gamble on Motion9’s CubeMix GH4/3 and it paid off handsomely. I will be keeping my GH4 as second camera to my GH5 when it eventually arrives and it will be wearing its cage even more then than it does now.
My GH4 will continue to be equipped with its Cube Cage Round Handle, in my experience the most secure design of the two Motion9 top handles, though it does not have the convenience of fast-on, fast-on via NATO rail or the ability to balance the camera’s weight via sliding to and fro.
I would love an updated round handle in the style of the one on Canon’s Cinema EOS cameras, but Seercam’s CubeCage Classic Plus Handle looks tempting as does its quick-release Rod Riser 1565.
Pity both items are out of stock. Quick-release mechanisms, so long as they mount tightly and securely, are key to working fast and efficiently as an independent, self-funded documentary moviemaker who cannot afford crews and wasting time screwing and unscrewing camera rigging.
8Sinn’s GH5 cage and handles, especially its Scorpio top handle that can double as a side handle was the first custom cage for the GH5 to appear online and it has several attractions including its elegance, small size and camera-right hand grip-hugging design.
I have another camera cage now, SmallRig’s 1844 cage for the Panasonic GX8, and through it have come to appreciate the small size and light weight of minimalist camera cages, but for regular through heavy-duty moviemaking when I need to attach a range of accessories to the rig, Motion9/Seercam’s beautifully conceived, brilliantly designed and expertly manufactured cages are my go-to standard.
You can see why in the photographs below.
Seercam’s Cube GH5 body and handle
Coming soon: extension kit for placing handle over DMW XLR1 audio adapter
Links:
8Sinn – Accessories for GH5
CAME-TV – CAME-TV Protective Cage for GH5 Camera Rig
Chrosziel – SYSTEM 700-GH5
LockCircle – The Tactile Robot Skin GH5 – Page for this product appears unavailable, perhaps as it is a special order item only.
Seercam – CUBE GH5(body+handle)
SmallRig – SMALLRIG DSLR Cage for PANASONIC Lumix GH5 1965
Varavon – Zeus – GH5 Cage
Wooden Camera – Panasonic GH4/GH5 Camera Accessory Kit (Advanced) Configuration Guide
Seercam’s Brilliant New Cage for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 Available Soon, Extension Kit to Follow My favourite cage for my Panasonic Lumix GH4 camera was made by Motion9, now trading internationally under the…
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