How To Build A Camera Rig!

[@onan7870]

I don't understand why youtube channels with such quality aren't that popular.

[@WorldofThaiFood]

This remains an unsolved mystery of the KZbin algorithms

[@willyscholten]

I totally agree , but this fella only has 2 videos. I hope he makes more. He will BLOW up.

[@julienpierb]

Because it's very specifically aimed at DSLR videographers

[@HerreDePerre]

Onan he does not upload enough for the KZbin algorithm

[@iComplainer]

Cause they're niche. And new vids need to be consistent and frequent to hit the niche's mainstream viewers.

[@830Video]

The Production quality of this entire video is superb

[@Oxenfree614]

Thank you so much!!

[@BaronProductionOfficial]

Insane Quality!!! great job Oliver

[@burnbarrelmedia]

I never considered a monitor would benefit me, but after using one I can't live without it.

[@negkoray]

This video just screams production quality. The choice of music is so on point!😫

[@aransamson]

Amazing amazing video! Holds up even up to today (3 years later)

[@TheNappyboy40]

Dear Oliver, as much as this wasn't the budget I was looking at in terms of building a rig, the value of your video is pretty high up there man! I enjoyed every minute of this video. Please put out more vids!! Subscribed.

[@CANNOTDIEFILMS]

Completely blown away by the lighting, colors, and image quality here. Sound was crystal clear, and your screen presence and straightforward explanation were perfect. I’m also shooting on the A7Sii and am looking for ways to develop. Thanks a ton man, subbed!

[@edross2826]

Not just your equipment is awesome, but your whole video. Sound, Lighting, content and your knowledge. Good luck man I hope you get more subscribers.

[@chriswilko18]

Hidden gem of a channel on YT

[@simomagri_]

Top quality. Great video man!👌🏻

[@VllKlNG]

I really liked the lighting in this video - so different to see it from below.

[@petermathes2472]

How did I stumble on this video? haha small world. Love it Oliver 👍

[@ZERO-CAPACITANCE]

Excellent presentation

[@Shipps941]

I kept nodding my head in approval as you went through the gear list. I use this exact camera/lens/monitor setup and love it. My only gripe with the 7" monitor is that it gets a little top-heavy and awkward when mounting it to the top handle. Great job mate.

[@YoungBlaze]

How can i set up a directors monitor with the as7ii on the ninja? I noticed in 4k it turns off the back of the camera but the monitor works, both works in 1080p but 4k doesnt work

[@pix_by_joshua]

Excellent information. Thanks for sharing.

[@pixelFiz]

Solid breakdown of the purpose and application of a camera rig.

[@ashley.caldwelldp]

This video is so visually pleasing. Top quality from start to finish mate. Top notch!

[@johnnydrawsstuff499]

Nicely made video, great image, even better tips and nice music.. You deserve more popularity..

[@azsoftware]

Yeah he is good

[@johantaljaard2093]

45 seconds into it and I'm like "Holy sweet thunder this is a GOOD video".

[@Westwardeast]

Best Sony rig video ever!

[@GlenReed]

Dude!! That is one sweet rig!! Your editing, video quality, lighting and B-roll are stellar!! Keep pumping out the videos man and I think you could go far!!

[@brandonhighwood9631]

I've been shooting wedding films with a Sony A6000 + Smallrig basic setup - was looking into the A7sII as an upgrade and keeping the A6000 as a B-Cam to throw on a tripod and use for a second audio setup. This video is super helpful and is definitely assisting in my decision process. Thanks for putting this together!

[@pedercarlsen9199]

best video out there... but why dident you add a v mount batory ore anything like that?

[@kyzanti]

Such an amazing video! I love the music!!

[@edwinbeale486]

Great quality!

[@gregryall4803]

You timed this video perfectly as I'm looking into buying the Tilta cage. Thanks for the video, looking forward to your future videos :)

[@Oxenfree614]

Greg Ryall Im so happy I could help! It is a terrific cage and you will not regret it!

[@laidbaqq]

What is a comparable Nikon compatible 24-70mm? I see a lot of suggestions for Canon however I sold my Canon. I currently own Nikon's Nikkor 28-80mm 3.5-5.6G and do not prefer the build quality compared to any manual E Series lenses -- I want auto as well.

[@spybloodjr]

Nice use of clamshell lighting. Great video!

[@techable7524]

Dude, come back and do more of this quality stuff - really superb stuff! Also, would you use a A7III instead of the A7SII now?

[@YoungBlaze]

I bet hes waiting on the a7siii baby!

[@pedroblancou]

Great video, and excellent rig! But I have a question ... How do you manipulate the camera? How do you go to the menu or see the photometer etc?

[@Ad3vodE]

How to transport this kind of advanced rig? Are you detaching almost every piece of equipment or you have one big bag/case to travel with it?

[@faleman]

Fantastic video Oliver. Super high quality production, lit beautifully and sounds great. Just found your channel as I'm looking to buy the Tilta rig for my A7III (and hopefully that same rig will work on the upcoming A7SIII whenever it's announced). This is the best video I've found on KZbin that clearly explains a rig setup. So glad I found your channel and look forward to more content.

[@Oxenfree614]

Wow thank you so much! I am thrilled I could help out. Stay tuned for more fun stuff!

[@pupilofexistencetv]

Beautiful

[@JulesFredericNerestant]

Your reel is dope! All the best!

[@fotoworkshop_stuttgart]

Great video and lighting. Only thing I would miss with this otherwise nice rig: external battery solution like vmount to give all day shooting and less batteryvariety

[@artistandcamera3245]

That's why you build your own rig :)

[@fotoworkshop_stuttgart]

@@artistandcamera3245 so true. Thats why there is no one size fits all best ever 2021 awesome rig. Although youtube seems full of them :-)

[@artistandcamera3245]

@@fotoworkshop_stuttgart My Feelworld monitor is powered with a Sony NP F battery and has a DC out jack. I can use a dummy battery in my DSLR so I can power the entire setup from just one battery. If I move to a gimbal, I'll have to extend the cable tho.

[@Blackirish619]

Great video bro! Amazing work, can’t wait to see your other conent

[@Oxenfree614]

Thank you!

[@BCPCamerasTech]

Thanks for the info! What are the rods for on the bottom?

[@justinmichaelfilms]

I'm looking into setting up a really compact rig for my A7S2, but i want power it by one single Vmount Batt on the back. This video was helpful and gave me some new things to think about before I start adding everything to the shopping cart. haha Thanks Oliver!

[@Oxenfree614]

Absolutely! I am looking into doing the same thing for both my A7sii and my future FS5 Mark II... V-Mount batteries are so helpful to power the entire rig! Let me know how it goes!

[@nathanksimpson]

What about splitting the stereo in on the a7s to do two inputs in into the camera?

[@ZimaletaMotors]

Nice setup

[@TomRichOld]

Seriously impressive piece of content - everything from the visuals to the information were so on point. Thanks Oliver!

[@great.verity]

Awesome content!

[@MacOlink]

Stupid question.. when you zoom the lens in and out do you constantly adjust the matte box?

[@abhishekbaiju]

he looked right through ma soul!

[@BirdsEyePortugal]

Congrats, great video!

[@skycamdigital]

LOVE this! Great video O-Town

[@josevera8555]

excellent ! well done.

[@mgamino1]

Wow! Such a great video! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@Oxenfree614]

Thank you! Always happy to help.

[@krabf_]

Dude, this is very awesome. I hope you will do more of these. This video is superb!

[@plunkett_media]

Great video! Would love to learn about your lighting setup :)

[@Oxenfree614]

I will probably post a video dedicated to my lighting set up in the future, stay tuned!

[@CadanPalfreeman]

Oliver Rouch hurry up lol

[@shavandastephens8542]

Great Video!

[@yolandabarr2000]

I love the video content everything right but can you tell me your lighting set up lol

[@garrettcphillips]

GREAT job bro!!! What do you recommend for an external battery??? How is the LCD powered, and does it power the camera also?

[@garrettcphillips]

And what do you recommend as a receptacle to hold on the gear?

[@Sappydance]

my opinion, filming a talking head with an eye light bounce from underneath, its a better visual if you had a white background or natural lit back light from a window or a balcony :) i know this video is old, i just noticed this and i wanna put this out there lel. overall, thats a pretty cool rig

[@ryanjtolbert]

Ay fam your channnel is next level

[@EdGobina]

great stuff mate. Love the prod. quality of this.

[@476digital3]

shoot all day? with 1TB?

[@mercymourning3853]

This guy definitely tokes

[@juliusseizure6699]

hey, i have a question that may seem a bit stupid. If I use the screw on the bottom of camera for something, will I still be able to attach the camera to a rig, or not?

[@yourpcmd]

What Premiere graphics kit did you use?

[@frankduffy7471]

Love your Rig ! I am still looking at camera's to replace my action GOPRO . You make a great argument for SONY products . Something I am now thinking about. Thanks for the video.

[@danteguyton7012]

New sub to your channel! Love your lighting setup! What clean, sharp, rich, professional and high end content! Great advice on building and personalizing a camera rig!

[@Oxenfree614]

Thank you so much! I hope that the videos will only improve from here on out!

[@danteguyton7012]

Oliver Rouch oh man your going to be great becuse you already are! You are just sharing what you are with others! I am building a rig for my fujifil XH1 currently. I am new to doing the actual filming or shooting as I have always been in production management capacity. I have a great passion for visual story telling and I want to be directly involved in the creative capturing and editing process. I love your style and look forward to learning from you!

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

Solid video Oliver! We gave you a subscription and will stay tuned.

[@dnycewitchrist]

YESSUH! Awesome work!!!!!!!!!

[@SolisCreative]

Very clean and informative video! love the setup!

[@EleazarKIG]

Excellent video! Subscribed!

[@rayprod8571]

Yes great, how's the battery life on this?

[@mayankpawar1985]

Perfect. Best.

[@Oxenfree614]

Thank you!

[@eugenetv8512]

wow! nice video.....

[@oahsu8900]

Amazing video quality!

[@LycanVisuals]

Excellent production quality, I'm starting out with the Panasonic G7.

[@amsterdope73]

And you're doing the right thing because the G7 in 4K has proven time and time again that a 4/3 $450 camera can blow a $3000 camera out of the water - easily. I shoot everything on my G7 and people keep asking what Im using. Great choice

[@olivertruswell]

Top notch production! I saw a similar video and I was screaming "show the rig on a turntable!" and then yours was the next video I watched :)

[@davidsteege4119]

Great production value and info! What lighting setup did you use for the studio/product shots?

[@javebjorkman]

How do you compensate for the tiny battery?

[@neil8481]

Battery grips

[@quagmire1130]

Can you use the exact same rig for a Sony A7iii?

[@josechalit8287]

No follow focus system? I know it would add bulk to an already hefty rig, but I'd choose follow focus over a matte box if I had to do one. I can't trust Sony's autofocus as much when I'm in the field doing run n gun.

[@Lazyypapa]

Any recommendations on a similar rig for gimbal like the dji ronin-m?

[@Oxenfree614]

Hey There! Great question. My DJI Ronin-MX set up is pretty simple, I utilize the same Atomos Ninja Flame monitor with a monitor clamp on top of the handles(www.adorama.com/gygvpmma7h.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwguDeBRDCARIsAGxuU8bwx1MUNq3C1zK-lEjWfv0rx3JlAIQc0LdbmU7wPcQZu3GR9xAH-esaAv7PEALw_wcB). That same monitor mount can be used for a shotgun mic mount as well. But that is all I use on my Ronin because I would recommend keeping it as light as possible! If you want to take it a step further I would even suggest looking into the EasyRig MiniMax to take some of the weight/pressure off of your back and arms.

[@cgshen7183]

can you see the camera settings with the recorder at the back (blocking the lcd)?

[@rampagetv]

Awesome video dude, well done. But let's be honest here at least a small part of putting the matte box on is to make it look the part no? Nothing wrong with wanting a little cine-sexiness in your rig.

[@manolodiazcreator]

What tripod model do you use?

[@Hangs4Fun]

Did I miss your battery solution? Usually I see a V Mount option or at least a Power Junkie to use NP-F batteries or something. and then a bunch of adapters to power each of the components yet only have one battery to focus on (especially with the a7SII and those crappy NP-FW50 batteries. Any way, great production quality and I agreed with almost everything you chose, just felt you missed the whole single battery concept (which can also double as a counter weight)

[@HenrikFaehrmann]

Nice Video!

[@Rob21421]

I don't know why, but i only stumbled across this because of youtube recommended , Didn't come up when i was searching. But anyway, thanks for this video. Very helpful.

[@milovarquiel]

Great video, but for me personally a lot of things are very expensive. Does anyone knows about cheapers parts? Its not that I don't want to buy them, its that my budget ain't on that level yet.

[@darkknightwithanidea32]

Great channel 💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kochumvk]

Nice video. Surprised at your low subs. Hope your channel grows. Which preamp are you using? What is your opinion on building H4Npro into a rig with A6500 on to the cage with atomos Ninja V ?

[@Oxenfree614]

Hey There! It totally depends on what sound you hope to capture. Wooden camera makes a great XLR adapter for these mirrorless cameras... but the preamps aren't spectacular in the cameras. However, with that being said, my a7sii witha rode NTG-2 either as a shotgun mic on camera or as a boom pole mic is all I ever use and it works for me perfectly. Adding an H4n would be maybe nicer quality, but adds a lot more weight and bulkiness to the rig. If you can make it work though then go ahead and test it out! I'd love to see what you come up with.

[@Oxenfree614]

Also... cannot wait to get my hands on a Ninja V!! The Atomos Ninja Flame can be a bit too big... the Ninja V should fit just right.

[@kochumvk]

@@Oxenfree614Thank you for replying. Thinking of using h4n in because, that way I need not invest in a new preamp unit. Ninja V is exceptional value just as a monitor!

[@yogibarrios]

what about power tho?

[@johnbradford5941]

Love it!

[@negkoray]

First songs name?

[@cesarnunezzz]

How does this guy only have 300 subs?

[@eyesopenwideawake7057]

Excellent video - very helpful, thank you! 🙏🏻

[@EvanAagaard]

But what about battery? I'm all about the A7SII but if you're building a rig like this especially for docs, you need a better battery solution.

[@davidbarragan1227]

Aye uhh where’s da battery tho?

[@svenfilms7037]

Amazingly well done. Great info. You should have more subs man. Great content. 👍

[@GIBOvision]

I can't get two audio signals on my ninja flame :/

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

My rig I'm in 3000 dollars. My main use is tripod and studio. If you want to see it I have a shot of it at end of my wide Sony lens test video and shots of it in my community tab on my channel. Nice rig by the way

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Interesting. You said DSLR probably 10 times in this video, but you're building a mirror-less rig. But that's a good choice of camera, and that would have been the lens I chose as well if I was a Sony shooter. I'm going to build a Fuji X-T3/X-T4 rig soon, but if I ever change brands/bodies, I'll just need a new cage, all the other gear will transfer. Let's face it though, we want matte boxes because they look cool on the end of our cameras. You're using a screw-on ND filter, so it's not because you need a filter holder, and you could have just used the lens hood, to keep stray light out. But there's a lot to be said for looking "Professional" to clients. I learned this back in wedding photography. My first wedding ever I had some old woman telling her friend "Oh, it's just 35mm" about my camera, like I was some kind of amateur. I since went to medium format, and then multiple versions of digital of course, but I had the big custom flash bracket, and the big flash diffusion, and the big lens because it looked professional...all one piece at a time as well. Each wedding I shot, I'd get a new piece of gear. Then nobody said peep after that, lol.

[@avinashrawal7928]

He died bruh

[@MyJeanf]

Great video Oliver.i built a rig for my GH5 with the addition of audio recorder. It really works great for me. . Great channel subscribed and will check your videos. All the best dude.

[@Gregg0Palmer]

Is not the camera audio input a stereo 3.5mm unbalanced input, hence if you wire it right you already have two channels of audio on the camera.

[@Oxenfree614]

Gregg Palmer Well I will say that you can also use an audio box (I specifically have the A-Box from Wooden Camera) with two XLR inputs that convert into a 3.5mm jack... but in my experience with the A-Box the two XLR inputs end up getting combined into a singular mono channel on the A7sII. Maybe some cameras can interpret this differently but unfortunately the combination I used only gave me two channels feeding into one mono channel, not stereo. So that is why the monitor helps me out. But if you have a solution to that I would love to know, always looking to learn more!

[@Gregg0Palmer]

I've never used the Wooden A-Box, but going into a stereo unbalanced DSLR input there is no reason to Y the XLR connectors together into a mono feed. I would look at the wiring of the A-Box and maybe correct if necessary or use one of the many active or passive boxes that Beachtek makes. Alternative route is to make your own Y cable that drops the ring on one line of the Y and the tip on the other. This is what I did to feed a wireless hop from a Sennheiser G3 receiver on one channel and timecode on the other channel. Works great to feed two channels of audio into a DSLR using a simple Y cable. I've used it a couple times on a Sony A7Sii in the past plus a bunch of other DLSRs. It is worthwhile to note that converting balanced professional microphone output into unbalanced input on a DSLR by simple wiring will cause -6db loss of signal. To convert without a signal loss will require transformers (such a Radial Direct box or Beachtek boxes) that adds considerable weight and size to the box. Given the small size of the Wooden A-Boxes, I'm very doubtful they are using transformers, thus if even wired correctly you will likely suffer some signal loss and be losing the common mode interference rejection offered by balance connections, thus only good for very short cable runs.

[@Oxenfree614]

Wow! You clearly know your stuff! Thank you so much for the run down. I will keep all of this in mind for my next build! I'm sure others who watch the video will read your comment and get a good lesson in DSLR audio as well. Thank you so much for weighing in!

[@Gregg0Palmer]

BTW - Really nice job on video. I should have said that first....

[@justinmichaelfilms]

Thanks for the tip Gregg!