FULL COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR THE CANON D5 / D7 AND NIKON DSLR SERIES

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS USUALLY DESPATCHED WITHIN 7 DAYS, BUT DUE TO HEAVY DEMAND, DELIVERY MAY TAKE UP TO 14 DAYS.

Adjustable shoulder support with rotatable dual grips.

Fully Flagged Matte box with 2 X 360º rotating 4" X 4" filter stages with removable trays.

Side precision operated universal follow focus with crank handle and whip.

Universal base plate.

Sliding 15mm bars Rail Mount System.

Turn your DSLR into a professional video system with this fully integrated component upgrade comprising of adjustable shoulder mount, universal follow focus and pro matte box.

Each component is designed to work both independently and in conjunction with all other components in the system. The foundations of which are the dual handgrip shoulder mount, fitted with a universal base plate and fully adjustable 15mm bars, which both the follow focus and matte box slide onto.

SHOULDER MOUNT

The shoulder mount comprises of a foam injected bridge fitted with two 450mm long silver alloy bars.

The camera is fitted to a universal baseplate, which is in turn attached to the sliding base plate fitted to the silver rails.

The adjustable rubber sleeved dual grip handles give maximum support and can be set at any angle to suit the users preferred shooting position.

FOLLOW FOCUS

The universal focus system slides onto the 15mm bars and can be used with or without the matte box).

Simply select the correct toothed gear for your lens, align the follow focus gear against it and your camera is now fully equipped for exterior focus control - either through manual adjustment of the focus dial or by including a focus whip or focus crank (both supplied).

Teethed gears are supplied of varying diameters that are attached to the focus barrel of the operating lens, which then engage with the toothed gear on the follow focus system.

The 6 gears supplied will fit any lens barrel from between 55mm - 110mm in diameter. Gear rings are supplied in the following diameters:

55mm-65mm
65mm-75mm
75mm-85mm
85mm-95mm
90mm - 100mm
100mm-110mm

The follow focus unit is fitted with a "Rotation Stop" which can be enabled or disabled to ensure that focusing can provide a hard stop where necessary.

A removable 18" follow focus whip and crank handle are also supplied, which clip directly into the dial.

MATTE BOX

Precision engineered from a range of high quality materials to an exceptional standard - the matte box comes complete with 2 X fully rotational 4"X4" filter stages, interchangeable 4:3 and 16:9 apertures, 2 top French Flags and 2 adjustable side flags.

The distance between the center of the matte box aperture and the center of the lightweight bars is fully adjustable via the metal bridge plate mounted to the bottom of the matte box. This will allow you to shift the matte box up and down to find the dead center of whichever lens and camera setup you use.

The rear of the matte box is 96mm at it's widest diameter and connects with the camera lens via the supplied interchangeable cushioned donut rings. This acts as a shock absorber between your lens barrel and the matte box to protect your equipment from knocks.

Six rings are included of varying diameters. One supplied ring is a blank to allow you to cut it to your own specification. The donut ring diameters are 55mm/64mm/76mm/78mm/80mm and blank.

APERTURE TESTING

Most fixed-lens cameras that utilize both 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios are fitted with high resolution 4:3 lenses. This means that switching over to 16:9 - although increasing the resolution - will crop the top and bottom of the available angle-of-view of your lens. Therefore, any matte box that works in 4:3 on your lens will work with 16:9.

However, very wide-angle lenses may capture the edges of the matte box in the frame, resulting in dark shaded corners of the picture (also know as vignetting). If you are unsure if your existing lens will work with this matte box, a simple test can resolve this:-

Take a postcard size piece of card and cut a 95mm X 72mm rectangle out of it (These are the dimensions of the 4:3 aperture supplied with this matte box). Using a ruler, hold the card 36mm from the front of your lens (the glass, not the hood). Now look through your viewfinder. If none of the edges of the cut-out clip the frame, then this matte box will work with your existing lens. If the card DOES clip then you will need a larger matte box. Please check out our BROADCAST MATTE BOX or e-mail us for more details.

This complete component system is universal and therefore designed to work with almost any combination of prosumer DSLR and DV production equipment. This means that should you change your camera, you don't have to change your set-up.

Each section of the component system is designed to work seamlessly with the next and can also be attached independently of each other. Should you require to use only the follow focus or matte box, they can be mounted separately on any 15mm bar system.

CAMERA IS NOT INCLUDED.

The entire package comprises of the following parts:-

SHOULDER MOUNT
Universal quick release base plate (Also used as Riser)
Padded shoulder support fitted with permanent base plate.
2 X 15mm diameter bars at 450mm long.
Grip bracket with 2 X 15mm and 2 X 20mm holes.
2 X Adjustable rubber sleeved handgrips.
1 X Sliding Baseplate.

FOLLOW FOCUS
Universal Follow Focus Geared System
6 X Toothed Focus Gear Rings:-
55mm-65mm
65mm-75mm
75mm-85mm
85mm-95mm
90mm - 100mm
100mm-110mm
Crank Handle
18" Whip

MATTE BOX
Matte Box with 4x4" Rotating Filter Stage
4:3 Aperture
16:9 Aperture
2 X Removable Filter Trays
6 Sponge Lens Protection Donuts
Removable Top French Flag 412mm Long X 157mm Wide
Removable Top French Flag 304mm Long X 157mm Wide
2 X Side Flags Adjustable from 100mm - 200mm
Adjustable Metal Bridge Plate
Fixed Plastic Bridge Plate
Allen Keys

SYSTEM COMES WITH FULL INSTRUCTION MANUAL.