Do you use Top Handle Grip on GH5? at DVinfo.net

Adriano Moroni · July 29th, 2020, 01:35 AM

Hi,
I'd like to know if a Top Handle Grip is useful to hold the GH5 in your hands (to shoot only videos). I will not connect anything, sometimes just a spotlight. But I would like to know if you find it ergonomically useful. Thank you

Steve Game · July 29th, 2020, 02:08 AM

Having been a 'proper' camcorder user, I sometimes prefer to use a top handle as it makes it easier to hold the camera steadily, but I won't use the cold shoe on the GH5 as I don't trust it that much. I have a Movcam cage for the camera, - this has a top handle held on by a NATO threaded bar which seems much more secure

Adriano Moroni · July 29th, 2020, 04:07 AM

Do you use the GH5 with the SmallRig and Top Handle Grip? What I'd like to know:
do use your GH5 really like a camcorder? Do you leave it mounted for all the shots?
Thanks

Steve Game · July 31st, 2020, 10:54 AM

I don't have a 'Smallrig' top handle, I use the one that came as part of the Movcam kit. It has wooden inserts so it is quite comfortable when using it as a camcorder. The excellent 5-axis in body stabilisation makes that possible.
I also use the camera with a Ninja V fitted onto the GH5 cold shoe with a short cold shoe to 1/4 20 ball mount. That combination works well when travelling, because it is easy to break down and put into a Tenba backpack.

July 29th, 2020, 01:35 AM	#1
Adriano Moroni Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rome Italy Posts: 676	Do you use Top Handle Grip on GH5? Hi, I'd like to know if a Top Handle Grip is useful to hold the GH5 in your hands (to shoot only videos). I will not connect anything, sometimes just a spotlight. But I would like to know if you find it ergonomically useful. Thank you Attached Images __________________ A lonesome traveler looking for lost tribes around the world: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdv...DrZCaaw/videos

July 29th, 2020, 02:08 AM	#2
Steve Game Major Player Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London, UK Posts: 353	Re: Do you use Top Handle Grip on GH5? Having been a 'proper' camcorder user, I sometimes prefer to use a top handle as it makes it easier to hold the camera steadily, but I won't use the cold shoe on the GH5 as I don't trust it that much. I have a Movcam cage for the camera, - this has a top handle held on by a NATO threaded bar which seems much more secure

July 29th, 2020, 04:07 AM	#3
Adriano Moroni Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rome Italy Posts: 676	Re: Do you use Top Handle Grip on GH5? Do you use the GH5 with the SmallRig and Top Handle Grip? What I'd like to know: do use your GH5 really like a camcorder? Do you leave it mounted for all the shots? Thanks __________________ A lonesome traveler looking for lost tribes around the world: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdv...DrZCaaw/videos Last edited by Adriano Moroni; July 29th, 2020 at 03:09 PM.

July 31st, 2020, 10:54 AM	#4
Steve Game Major Player Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London, UK Posts: 353	Re: Do you use Top Handle Grip on GH5? I don't have a 'Smallrig' top handle, I use the one that came as part of the Movcam kit. It has wooden inserts so it is quite comfortable when using it as a camcorder. The excellent 5-axis in body stabilisation makes that possible. I also use the camera with a Ninja V fitted onto the GH5 cold shoe with a short cold shoe to 1/4 20 ball mount. That combination works well when travelling, because it is easy to break down and put into a Tenba backpack.