GH5 Cinema Rig // Building the Perfect Cinema Rig for the GH5

[@NickZukin]

Are you able to open the battery door with that rig? I have one similar but the door just doesn't quite open, bumping against the rails.

[@CalebHoover]

yeah i've been able to get it open

[@RotterStudios]

cool man. I just bought most of this stuff because of your videos. Need to buy the focus ring. Only issue will be taking it all apart for photography use. Thanks!

[@CalebHoover]

yeah it's kind of a hassle if you want to break it down. but having it rigged up for video really helps control the camera

[@cris_photography]

Cool setup Caleb - and great video!

[@CalebHoover]

awesome thanks!

[@JonackFilm]

This is the thing I want to build. Good video bruh

[@TheSeanBampton]

Wait, hold on....am I the only one that's noticed you're using the H6 as your studio mic? LOL, that's awesome! Great video Caleb. Thanks for the show and tell.

[@CalebHoover]

yeah man it’s a great mic!

[@Golfadventureswithchris]

That's a sweet rig and looks fairly lightweight

[@CalebHoover]

yeah it’s not too heavy. i don’t mind the weight too much cuz helps hold things stable handheld

[@FashionableFather]

That is a beast! I like how your hands talk to us, hahaha.

[@CalebHoover]

yeah i was watching that when i was editing and i’m like man, shoulda had another angle cuz top down with my hands got a bit old. next time! 😂

[@FashionableFather]

Caleb Hoover it played; the content kept me watching

[@mhweddingfilms]

Great video Caleb! Thank you!

[@CalebHoover]

My pleasure!

[@yosuhanverdecia]

Man really good content really informative, and inspiring, but man there is one thing that I really love and it's your cap the logo is super nice.

[@CalebHoover]

i love that hat!

[@Wakefaze]

Nice setup! Do you have a way to change your in camera battery without having to take off the rails? Thanks!

[@CalebHoover]

I was able to adjust the height on the rails to get to the battery door.

[@mikeandersonproductions9645]

Great video and rig. On my Small Rig I have the cage with the wooden handles. When doing the handheld stuff the Sigma 18-35 is a really heavy lens and the handles seem to make everything a lot more stable for me. Hope you'll do another video on how you use focus on the GH5. Keep up the great work.

[@CalebHoover]

i've had my eye on the wooden handles for a bit but just haven't gotten them yet. thanks for watching!

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[@kareemcain6174]

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[@rubiotv]

Bro i'd love to get some more insight on the follow focus with the gh5.

[@CalebHoover]

i think it works great! especially if you have cinema lenses with the gears on it. i sold my cinema lenses about a year ago but really worked well with those. otherwise on normal photography lenses you have the gear band that goes around the lens which still works but sometimes can get caught.

[@iSpike]

Nice Rig man

[@CalebHoover]

hey thanks!

[@rvlph.g]

Dream rig right there my friend

[@CalebHoover]

yeah it’s come together pretty good. i might be changing a few things but everything works together great

[@fangshizhu9383]

Hi Caleb, great rig! A question about the baseplate: I do not always need the follow focus and the rails. On the top side of the baseplate, is there a quick release plate that allows you to quickly take off the camera (with lens, camera cage, mic, and tope handle etc.) easily? If so, what kind of plate is it? Is it compatible with Manfrotto tripod quick release plate? How do you mount the baseplate to the tripod? Can you attach the tripod plate to the bottom of the fotga baseplate so that you can still quickly put on and take off the whole rig for the tripod?

[@CalebHoover]

yeah you can mount the tripod plate to the bottom of the fotga baseplate. for removing the camera from the rig, maybe try a quick release system like this maybe amzn.to/3ollcju

[@fangshizhu9383]

@@CalebHoover Awesome! Thank you very much!

[@irinamonita]

Is it worth for weddings video?

[@mpact9093]

What tripod is that to your right?

[@MySouLisBlue]

hi Caleb, i don't get the point using this follow focus system that is so far in front, i though with the left hand pulling the focus on the lens from below you'd have a better handling and a strong contact point for stability. do you still use this set up ?

[@CalebHoover]

mostly for when on a tripod

[@roehaus1]

I thought of mounting my Ninja V to the front of the cage like you do but if you have to shoot an eye level shot it doesn't work out so well.

[@CalebHoover]

yeah eye level can be tricky but that's when I usually use the camera screen. that's more eye level

[@Worthfishing]

That’s a nice set up. The sigma 18 to 35 is one hell of a lens I bought one when it first came out for my Canon T3i I now use it on my Gh5 ,it’s AWESOME!! My buddy sold me his Voightlander lens 17.5 mm .095 it’s crazy good on the GH5 for $200 bucks I couldn’t go wrong.. I need to get a good monitor I’ll have to check that one out you have in the description.Thanks Btw GREAT video👍👍👍

[@CalebHoover]

i’m SUPER interested in those voightlanders! i was eyeing the 24mm. i still might grab one of those and the 17.5mm is a great focal length for the gh5. it’d be similar to that 18mm on the sigma. yeah definitely can’t go wrong with the sigma 18-35. thanks for watching!

[@charlesgoupille7044]

Hi Caleb, thanks for your video. I have pretty much the same rig, but I am missing a follow focus. Is it really helpful ? I mean do you feel like it's a game changer when pulling focus ? Thanks

[@CalebHoover]

i would say it's more of a convenience thing. then it's rigged up sometimes it's a bit tough to get to the focus ring so having the follow focus along the side really helps.

[@fangshizhu9383]

Nice work, Caleb! I am a GH5 user thinking of trying the follow focus (never use FF before). I have been debating between Fotga DP500III and nucleus nano wireless follow focus. Have you tried both and what do you recommend for first time user?

[@CalebHoover]

i haven't used the nano wireless but i've heard really good things about and if i used gimbals more, that would be the follow focus i would use. i've been really happy with the Fotga. it's a bit big for what you'd need but it i feel like it is really smooth and i've been able to get some really great usage out of it.

[@BackusCreativeImaging]

Great setup but please show us the final piece: the matte box ;)

[@CalebHoover]

😂 yeah no matte box here but there's a couple i'd like to try

[@Ansonandco]

I love this set up. I’ve always been hesitant to massively rig up something cause i love using the EVF. But with using the lcd more and more i need to build up a rig soon. Not to mention the gh5 cage looks gnarly 👍🏻

[@CalebHoover]

yeah it’s definitely not necessary to have it rigged up all the time but does help. just showing more how it could be put together in a rig. i think if you were to start a rig the monitor would be one of the first things and there’s some pretty great monitors that come in at some decent prices.

[@Ansonandco]

Caleb Hoover completely agree. I currently rock a feelworld ma5 but I’m also enjoying the no monitor set since the gh5 has a flip screen and i don’t need a monitor to see myself like the a7iii lol but i do love using for false color

[@CalebHoover]

@@Ansonandco awesome! ive heard really good things about the feelworld monitors. I'd be interested in trying them out. yeah the flip screen is great! sometimes it's just a bit too small tho for my middle aged man eyes. 😂

[@Ansonandco]

Caleb Hoover oh man i am right there with you. I used the feel world AND the on board monitor on my last video to make sure i nailed focus lol

[@BadazzReviews]

Which black promist is that?

[@CalebHoover]

1/8

[@BadazzReviews]

@@CalebHoover thanks man!

[@PolyglotMonkey]

I'm awesome hence I hit that subscribe button ;-)

[@Davlet]

Hi everyone! I can't figure out one thing about follow focus. People buy Nuclear Nano motors, Tilta follow focus systems etc. Why no one makes just a knob, that can be plugged into GH5 micro usb port? So that focusing is controlled by that knob. I am talking about lenses with their own motors like popular Sigma 18-35. My Moza Aircross 2 has a knob that can control GH5's focusing. Please someone just produce that KNOB!

[@CalebHoover]

when you make that product send it to me and i'll review it!

[@alexandertseitlin4703]

You are a nice guy I like your videos. Why don't you use an atomos ninja as monitor and recorder?

[@CalebHoover]

great question! at this point i’m fine with recording to sd and just monitoring on the smallhd. but yes i have been seriously considering an atomos and will probably have one by the end of the year. new rig video then! 😂

[@hugo24fps]

My dream kit. But in Brazil it's hard to buy

[@CalebHoover]

i wish all this was super easy and cheap to get.

[@mrmillsartstudio]

I want this setuppppp. Just because I'm a gearslut, not that I actually need it.

[@CalebHoover]

😂 yeah everything on that rig definitely helps but also definitely don’t need to make great vids! thanks for watching!

[@PaulFeinberg]

Oh yea first comment again! Not going to be long before people beat me because......You are growing fast!

[@PaulFeinberg]

Crazy setup there man. Love that deity so good!

[@CalebHoover]

😂 oh yeah! i’m glad you’re the first comment!

[@CalebHoover]

i need to get out and use that deity more. do you have any hissing problems with it? i need to learn it a bunch more. only put it on here cuz i thought it looked cooler over the rode

[@PaulFeinberg]

@@CalebHoover I have no issues with it at all. I use it in all my indoor studio videos. I leave it on an arm and still use the micro when out in the real world because its so small. For my Sony I bump the volume down to 1 and then increase the microphone to 6 or 7 with no issues.

[@CalebHoover]

@@PaulFeinberg Cool yeah I got a little bit of a hiss when I tried it out but like I said, I haven't spent much time with it yet.

[@onemoreboy]

Image is too dark too see details :(

[@fabiofermi9617]

L'impugnatura la più importante per avere una presa più stabile non l'hai messa 😁