
With a Manfrotto QR plate you can easily slide the camera on and off.

You can even move the 15mm rods to get the just right. Sliding it onto a baseplate, like the CAMVATE Baseplate Riser will be a good setup. Now that the core kit is built you’ll need to start building the rest of the kit. The reason is that the filter brings a little bit of softness, which can help get a more cinematic look with smoother highlight roll-off. In front of the lens is a Tiffen Black Pro-Mist 1/4 Filter. Wide-angle lenses will help with handheld shooting to minimize the impact of shake. The SmallRig SSD Mount is a beautiful solution for that.įor lenses, Smith uses the Rokinon Cine DS series, specifically he uses the 24mm T1.5 since it give you a 38mm equivalent. On top, there is a Samsung T5 SSD for recording. So, let’s dive right in.īeing that you have to start somewhere, a SmallRig cage and a Manfrotto quick-release plate with two screws to prevent rotation are core to this setup.


Coming from Chadwin Smith, this video will take you from a bare camera to ready-to-shoot shoulder rig in no time at all. Unfortunately, for getting that much camera at such a low price you are getting something with a less-than-ideal form factor for serious productions. As far as compact, powerful cinema cameras go, the Blackmagic Design Pocket 6K is still the one to beat.
