New FZ1000 rig for Handheld at DVinfo.net

Chris Harding · April 20th, 2016, 12:14 AM

Hi Guys ..there have been a few rigs posted here for using the FZ1000 for handheld video and I did make one using aluminium square tube with bicycle grips either side but it was a little bulky. Well I bought some LED on camera lights a few years back and whilst doing a cleanout today discovered the two plastic handgrips that came with the lights ..they had a 1/4" thread in the base and a cold shoe on the top so all I needed to do was make a base plate to go under the camera with a cutout for the battery lid and I had a new grip for my FZ1000 ... The bottom plate is just a 40mm x 3mm piece of flat bar (aluminium) and works great!! It's neater and lighter than my old one too!!!
I have two cold shoes so can mount the shotgun on the left and a video light when needed on the right

April 20th, 2016, 12:14 AM	#1
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	New FZ1000 rig for Handheld Hi Guys ..there have been a few rigs posted here for using the FZ1000 for handheld video and I did make one using aluminium square tube with bicycle grips either side but it was a little bulky. Well I bought some LED on camera lights a few years back and whilst doing a cleanout today discovered the two plastic handgrips that came with the lights ..they had a 1/4" thread in the base and a cold shoe on the top so all I needed to do was make a base plate to go under the camera with a cutout for the battery lid and I had a new grip for my FZ1000 ... The bottom plate is just a 40mm x 3mm piece of flat bar (aluminium) and works great!! It's neater and lighter than my old one too!!! I have two cold shoes so can mount the shotgun on the left and a video light when needed on the right Attached Thumbnails