Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera at DVinfo.net

Sareesh Sudhakaran · November 16th, 2012, 08:28 AM

After publishing the Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera and the Master Guide to Rigging a Nikon D800 or D800E, I thought it might be a good idea to put together a bigger guide that covers more cameras and situations.

How big? Only about 300 pages for so.

This comprehensive guide outlines a road map on how to plan, assemble and build your own personal camera rig. The camera systems covered in this guide:

Panasonic GH2/GH3
Nikon D4/D800E/D800/D600
Canon 1DX/5D/6D/7D/60D/650D/600D/550D
Sony A99
Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF/MTF
Sony FS100/FS700/F3
Canon C100/C300
Red Scarlet/Epic
Arri Alexa
Sony F65

It is probably highly ambitious and overreaching, but is there anyone in this forum whose dream isn't? I present it to you, warts and all. Take what you will.

If you find errors and omissions (which I guarantee it has, being such a large body of work), please bring it to my attention. With your support it will become a more accurate and useful guide, and it can only improve with feedback.

A new chapter is being published everyday, and as of this post we're one-thirds in. It will hopefully be complete by mid-December, after which it will be available as a free ebook. Please use the main blog menu to navigate to new chapters, since I'll only update the menu and navigation links once it's fully complete.

I hope you'll find it useful. Here it is:

Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera

Trevor Dennis · November 24th, 2012, 12:22 AM

Hey good post. Not sure why, but don't normally read this particular forum on dvinfo, and could so easily have missed this.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · November 24th, 2012, 08:34 AM

Thanks, Trevor! I would appreciate any feedback on making it better.

Terry Wall · November 24th, 2012, 12:38 PM

Hey, Sareesh, that's one incredible piece of work!! I just watched the clip of the Zacuto EVF system(s) and was really jazzed at how my GH2 can be rigged! Thanks for a marvelous effort...I've bookmarked the "Guide!!"

Cheers!
~TRW

P.S. Like Trevor, I don't normally browse this category on the forum...I'm glad I did today!

Sareesh Sudhakaran · November 24th, 2012, 09:27 PM

Thank you, Terry!

Sareesh Sudhakaran · November 29th, 2012, 08:39 PM

An update: The guide is now half-way through. The first half dealt with finding gear. The second will focus on putting them together.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · December 21st, 2012, 09:54 PM

Final update: The guide is now complete! The new home page for the menu is: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging Any Camera - Main Menu | wolfcrow

The guide is available as a Free 600 page ebook to subscribers. Hope it helps!

November 16th, 2012, 08:28 AM	#1
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera After publishing the Master Guide to Rigging a Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera and the Master Guide to Rigging a Nikon D800 or D800E, I thought it might be a good idea to put together a bigger guide that covers more cameras and situations. How big? Only about 300 pages for so. This comprehensive guide outlines a road map on how to plan, assemble and build your own personal camera rig. The camera systems covered in this guide: Panasonic GH2/GH3 Nikon D4/D800E/D800/D600 Canon 1DX/5D/6D/7D/60D/650D/600D/550D Sony A99 Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF/MTF Sony FS100/FS700/F3 Canon C100/C300 Red Scarlet/Epic Arri Alexa Sony F65 It is probably highly ambitious and overreaching, but is there anyone in this forum whose dream isn't? I present it to you, warts and all. Take what you will. If you find errors and omissions (which I guarantee it has, being such a large body of work), please bring it to my attention. With your support it will become a more accurate and useful guide, and it can only improve with feedback. A new chapter is being published everyday, and as of this post we're one-thirds in. It will hopefully be complete by mid-December, after which it will be available as a free ebook. Please use the main blog menu to navigate to new chapters, since I'll only update the menu and navigation links once it's fully complete. I hope you'll find it useful. Here it is: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

November 24th, 2012, 12:22 AM	#2
Trevor Dennis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Zealand, Rapaura (near Blenheim) Posts: 434	Re: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera Hey good post. Not sure why, but don't normally read this particular forum on dvinfo, and could so easily have missed this. __________________ Stills at: www.flickr.com/photos/trevor-dennis/

November 24th, 2012, 08:34 AM	#3
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera Thanks, Trevor! I would appreciate any feedback on making it better. __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

November 24th, 2012, 12:38 PM	#4
Terry Wall Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 164	Re: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera Hey, Sareesh, that's one incredible piece of work!! I just watched the clip of the Zacuto EVF system(s) and was really jazzed at how my GH2 can be rigged! Thanks for a marvelous effort...I've bookmarked the "Guide!!" Cheers! ~TRW P.S. Like Trevor, I don't normally browse this category on the forum...I'm glad I did today! __________________ Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff!

November 24th, 2012, 09:27 PM	#5
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera Thank you, Terry! __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

November 29th, 2012, 08:39 PM	#6
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera An update: The guide is now half-way through. The first half dealt with finding gear. The second will focus on putting them together. __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

December 21st, 2012, 09:54 PM	#7
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera Final update: The guide is now complete! The new home page for the menu is: Comprehensive Guide to Rigging Any Camera - Main Menu \| wolfcrow The guide is available as a Free 600 page ebook to subscribers. Hope it helps! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.