Here’s my experience of ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ’๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ .
You can read the blog post on Zacuto’s web site at www.zacuto.com.
I wasn’t paid to do this. I’ve bought a ton of rigging gear over the years and there’s something about the Zacuto equipment which always makes me feel confident in my filmmaking and I return to their products time and time again. Maybe its because I trust in their build quality, robustness, and adaptability – maybe its because I can re-use large parts of the equipment across other cameras.
There are some great hardware companies out there, and Zacuto are certainly one of my favourites. This cage and shoulder rig work beautifully, and I just love the quick release functionality of the ACT system. together with industry standard rail and screw mounts, building my Lumix S5 rig with Zacuto is effortless.
Here’s what I was using for the Lumix S5:-
๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ The Panasonic S5 Cage is Zacuto’s ย โno-cageโ cage – lightweight and compact, and compatible with Zacuto’s own Arca Swiss- The ‘ACT Recoil’. It packs a ton of features!
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐: The ACT Panasonic S5 Recoil Rig is an Arca-Swiss compatible shoulder rig with a lightweight camera cage. Designed specifically for the Panasonic S5 camera, this rig is balanced, easy to customize, and perfect for all-day filming.
๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐จ:
๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐: Simplyย turn one ratcheting lever! This handle can be a top handle, left hand grip, or right hand grip-ย use it where you need it for your shooting style.ย The slim design fits comfortably in your hand.
๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ ‘๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ’ ๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐:ย A unique, universal direct drive follow focus, designed with single operator shoulder mounted rigs in mind. It attaches to a single 15mm diameter rod and curves away from the operator at a 60 degree angle creating space and distance from the lens for comfortable use when the camera is on your shoulder.
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐: The Tornado grip connects to the Zacuto Z-Drive (not included) follow focus via a standard whip port. Due to the unique 60 degree curved shape of the Z-Drive and the comfortable horn shape of the Tornado grip, these products combine to create a unique mechanical follow focus handgrip perfect for single operator shoulder mounted work.
๐-๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ/๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: The Z-Rail Ball mount is a universal mount used to attach monitors, recorders and other accessories to camera rigs via Z-Rail or other compatible rails.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐-๐๐๐ข๐ฅ: Perfect monitor accessory or if you have other multiple accessories youโd like to mount.
I also bought in the past the ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ (which also supports S1H and S1R) which you will see in this video.
Overall, I’ve always been impressed with Zacuto build quality and design and have bought rigs for the S1H and EVA-1 in the past. They work for me and I can wholeheartedly recommend them.
- I wasn’t paid to write about the new S5 Cage and Recoil Rig. These are my ownย opinions. Other great rig co’s are out there too.