Mounting an LCD to the XL2 at DVinfo.net

Darren Kelly · October 31st, 2004, 01:26 PM

I was just wondering if anyone has found a way to easily mount an optiuonal LCD(like the lilliput, etc) to the XL2. I assume some sort of hot shoe accessory, but I couldn't find one.

Cheers

DBK

Chris Hurd · October 31st, 2004, 01:38 PM

Check out five pages of monitor mounts and brackets from EVS.

Lawrence Stevens · October 31st, 2004, 06:29 PM

I have used the Accesory mounting bracket

I put a big wack of velcro on the back of the 7" lilliput screen, and velcroed it to the mounting bracket.

What's great is that the default angle the screen sits at on the bracket (angled slightly upwards) is actually very good. This is a great place to mount the monitor if you are shooting off a tripod!

Lawrence

Darren Kelly · October 31st, 2004, 08:51 PM

Thank you both.

I'm using the bracket to hold a Lithion Ion battery, and I didn't really think about the idea of using velcro. That is the universal aid.....except for Duct tape!

For those interested, the Lilliput does 4:3 and 16:9.

DBK

Pete Constable · November 14th, 2004, 07:35 PM

Buy another bracket Darren. They're cheap. PC

Tony Hall · November 14th, 2004, 10:53 PM

What bracket are you guys talking about specifically?

Kevin Gilvear · November 15th, 2004, 01:26 AM

would this fit the monitor i'm looking at getting?

http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=VLCDMT

Monitors:

http://www.b-hague.co.uk/Monitors%20&%20Btackets.htm

or

https://www.globalmediapro.com/av/index.cgi

I presume most mounts and brackets are universal?

Ed Frazier · November 15th, 2004, 08:08 AM

I fabricated the bracket below several years ago and still find it very useful. One advantage over mounting the monitor on the camera is that it always stays at the same angle of view no matter where the camera is pointed. It also pans with the camera so it is always in view. Made from a 1" wide piece of strap metal formed to shape in a vice and attached to the tripod head with a hose clamp.

http://www.highdesertvideo.com/IMG_0185.jpg

Here are a couple of pictures of the enclosure I made to keep all the flying dust and dirt out of the camera while recording dirt-track races. It has also worked quite well.

http://www.highdesertvideo.com/IMG_0181.jpg
http://www.highdesertvideo.com/IMG_0183.jpg

Kevin Gilvear · November 15th, 2004, 12:16 PM

So you can mount an LCD quite easily on top of the cam, where you'd usually place a light or something? If you get what I mean. Would it be problematic to place a monitor on a mount directly on top of the cam?

October 31st, 2004, 01:26 PM	#1
Darren Kelly Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 351	Mounting an LCD to the XL2 I was just wondering if anyone has found a way to easily mount an optiuonal LCD(like the lilliput, etc) to the XL2. I assume some sort of hot shoe accessory, but I couldn't find one. Cheers DBK __________________ Darren Kelly

October 31st, 2004, 01:38 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Check out five pages of monitor mounts and brackets from EVS. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

October 31st, 2004, 06:29 PM	#3
Lawrence Stevens Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 67	I have used the Accesory mounting bracket I put a big wack of velcro on the back of the 7" lilliput screen, and velcroed it to the mounting bracket. What's great is that the default angle the screen sits at on the bracket (angled slightly upwards) is actually very good. This is a great place to mount the monitor if you are shooting off a tripod! Lawrence __________________ Canon XL2 Vinten Vision 3 tripod Own Build High End PC with RT.X100

October 31st, 2004, 08:51 PM	#4
Darren Kelly Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 351	Thank you both. I'm using the bracket to hold a Lithion Ion battery, and I didn't really think about the idea of using velcro. That is the universal aid.....except for Duct tape! For those interested, the Lilliput does 4:3 and 16:9. DBK __________________ Darren Kelly

November 14th, 2004, 10:53 PM	#6
Tony Hall Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: springfield, OH Posts: 344	What bracket are you guys talking about specifically? __________________ Tony "Good taste is the enemy of creativity" - Picasso Blog: http://www.tonyhall.name

November 14th, 2004, 07:35 PM	#5
Pete Constable Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 50	Buy another bracket Darren. They're cheap. PC

November 15th, 2004, 01:26 AM	#7
Kevin Gilvear Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 126	would this fit the monitor i'm looking at getting? http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=VLCDMT Monitors: http://www.b-hague.co.uk/Monitors%20&%20Btackets.htm or https://www.globalmediapro.com/av/index.cgi I presume most mounts and brackets are universal?

November 15th, 2004, 08:08 AM	#8
Ed Frazier Major Player Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 343	I fabricated the bracket below several years ago and still find it very useful. One advantage over mounting the monitor on the camera is that it always stays at the same angle of view no matter where the camera is pointed. It also pans with the camera so it is always in view. Made from a 1" wide piece of strap metal formed to shape in a vice and attached to the tripod head with a hose clamp. http://www.highdesertvideo.com/IMG_0185.jpg Here are a couple of pictures of the enclosure I made to keep all the flying dust and dirt out of the camera while recording dirt-track races. It has also worked quite well. http://www.highdesertvideo.com/IMG_0181.jpg http://www.highdesertvideo.com/IMG_0183.jpg __________________ Ed Frazier

November 15th, 2004, 12:16 PM	#9
Kevin Gilvear Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 126	So you can mount an LCD quite easily on top of the cam, where you'd usually place a light or something? If you get what I mean. Would it be problematic to place a monitor on a mount directly on top of the cam?