The CamCaddie unboxing – an HDSLR rig
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch in 5D mk ii, Vendors
At the HDSLR meetup in Venice Beach, I met Daniel McElderry from CamCaddie who had a batch of his new low cost rigs to show off. While I was in the hotel after the meetup, I had a brilliant idea (modest aren’t I? LOL)… why not do an unboxing video of the copy that I had? So, here you go!
The CamCaddie unboxing video from planetMitch on Vimeo.
These photos are from the Venice Beach meetup and are borrowed from the CamCaddie Facebook page:
Rodney Charters DP of "24" holding a CamCaddie
Philp Bloom playing with his CamCaddie
Now, something I didn’t show, but does come with the CamCaddie is an accessory rack you can mount to the top to hold flashes, mics, etc.
(Photo credit: snap from Daniel’s Facebook page)
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karlhsu
18. Mar, 2010
What’s shit about this? steadycam rig?maybe should be called “shaking rig” shaking all the time. There is no any steady moment.
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Sebastian Kubatz
18. Mar, 2010
Why do you call this steadycam?
This piece of plastic has nothing to do with a steadycam .. not even close.
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planetMitch
18. Mar, 2010
You guys are probably right – my mistake… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steadicam – and, I didn’t even spell it right LOL – steadicam. I’ve removed the word steadicam. However, rigs like this do tend to improve the motion control and help hold the camera.
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Jesse Sanchez
18. Mar, 2010
I’ve got my own cam caddie and I agree it is no steady cam set up but it sure does reduce shakiness in comparison to going hand-held. The price is right if you don’t have the major financial investment for an enormously bulky Steadicam. It’s a lot more discreet than too.
It’s more of a stabilizer than a full bore Steadicam; but for under $60 it’s a pretty sweet deal.
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John
13. Apr, 2010
Are you kidding me? This product is terrible! I would not even pay $1.00 for that piece of crap! terrible reviewer too!
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planetMitch
13. Apr, 2010
Sorry you don’t think I’m any good at making movie… We all gotta start somewhere
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Joe
24. Aug, 2010
It’s a Top Handle Grip Zacuto and Jag35 rigs are adding Top Handle Grips. Dslr’s don’t have handles on top like traditional video cameras so i see why this is useful.
Im not sure how practical it is to mount a light on top I think mounting a light on the cam caddie is a second thought and not really practical to the design.
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