My Compact Sony a7IV Camera Rig (Full Breakdown)

Parts List:
- Smallrig a7IV/a7SIII/a1 cage - 3667B
- Smallrig Hand strap - 3848
- Smallrig Arca quick release V mount plate - 4064
- Arca-manfrotto adapter - 3061
- Battery: Smallrig VB99 Pro - 4292
- Smallrig Rotating NATO Top Handle - HTN2362 (discontinued)
- Monitor mount/magic arm: Smallrig dual ballhead with 1/4-20 and Arri 3/8 - 3874
- Monitor: Atomos Ninja V OR Feelworld F5ProX
- Cables: Smallrig Ultra Thin HDMI cable - 2956 OR Kondor Blue coiled HDMI cable (12-24"), Kondor Blue 15” DTap to DC Straight cable, Kondor Blue 8.5” USB C cable
- Filters: NiSi Swift OR Polar Pro Recon
- Side handle: Smallrig left rotating NATO handle - 3260
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[@armondobbabone8556]

Ref: Mating my SmallRig99 Pro to the mini v-mount base; it’s the replaceable mount plate attached to the battery that doesn’t seat all the way. I swapped the plate installed on the battery with one of the replacement plates I had received with the 4063B package I received…all is now right with the world.

[@itmeremy]

@armondobbabone8556 oh ok, interesting. I wondered what that was for. I might try that to see if it works, but on my other rig, I use the Kondor Blue V mount Pro so I want all my batteries to work on both my rigs

[@love_met]

Thank you very much. I was looking for something like this and did not find it. You are special

[@lukegilliland2157]

Great video, great set up, easy to follow along… thank you man

[@itmeremy]

@@lukegilliland2157 thanks, glad it was helpful

[@domenicavalencia3815]

Would you recommend the SmallRig Star-Trail Lightweight Matte Box if I'm using a 24-70 mm lens? I've read some reviews suggesting that it might be too heavy for handheld shooting and could potentially damage the lenses. I'm considering whether it might be better to invest in a high-quality 2-in-1 ND filter instead. I’d appreciate your thoughts on this.

[@itmeremy]

@domenicavalencia3815 I've never used it so I can't really recommend for or against it. It doesn't appear to be particularly heavy though, but you can get it with a support that attaches to rods so if the weight is an issue and you have rods on your rig, you should be fine. If you're going for a much smaller rig, maybe a simple filter might be better than a mattebox

[@domenicavalencia3815]

@itmeremy appreciate the quick response. And, thank you for the advice! By the way, I love your channel-your content is both entertaining and informative 👏

[@itmeremy]

@domenicavalencia3815 no worries, good luck with it. And thank you, I appreciate that

[@bernardocuesta4217]

what about powering a monitor with a dc to dc?

[@itmeremy]

@@bernardocuesta4217 that'd work just fine. There just doesn't seem to be quite as good of a choice of cables with that compared to D-Tap though

[@bernardocuesta4217]

@@itmeremy thank you, its just because i dont own any battery with dtap yet

[@itmeremy]

@bernardocuesta4217 totally fair. Most powered V mount plates have Dtap so it's not necessary for the battery to have them, it is useful though

[@bernardocuesta4217]

@@itmeremy indeed, but as long i just want to power up my monitor i will start with an npf plate but it doesnt have an dtap so it can be usb c or Dc to dc as well as dummy battery but i dont know why i dont like dummy on monitor

[@itmeremy]

@bernardocuesta4217 fair enough. The benefit of not using dummy batteries is you can still add a battery if needed either as backup or so it never has to be turned off

[@MaxwellProductionsLtd]

Pretty much have the same A7IV build with the v-mount and smallrig gear bro. Just waiting for my new stuff to arrive! How do you find running A7IV and FX30? I’m gonna have a watch of your FX30 rig too but would love to know if you feel it does as good a job as the FX3 for your workflow ☺️🤙🏽🎉

[@itmeremy]

Nice! I think the FX30 and a7IV work well together. I've never used the FX3 but it's pretty much the same except for the sensor. I do usually prefer the FX30 over the a7IV unless I particularly need full frame. But Cine EI, monitoring LUTs in camera and the ergonomics all just make the FX30 better

[@strongstonks7699]

Im thinking about a pretty similar rig, but instead of the vmount battery I want to get an NP-f970 battery with a plate, as 2 battery's are cheaper than a single VBattery. would u recommend going the Np-f route? what advantage would vmount battery have over the np-f battery's?

[@itmeremy]

@strongstonks7699 I can see your reasoning. A 970 is about 56Wh at most so you'll get just over half the battery life of a 99Wh V mount. I think if the NPF plate that you get has enough ports for everything you need, then it should work just fine. I'd say the main benefits to V mounts is that they usually have more ports and there's some smaller ergonomic advantages. But nothing that'll really make or break a rig compared to an NPF setup. If you haven't seen my video about V mount batteries, that might give you some more insight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2fHo3mLfbSYr6c Hope that helps

[@strongstonks7699]

@@itmeremy well I bit the bullet and I got mysel a V mount battery with plate, mostly because of ergonomics, but 1 will be more than plenty for my r8. Went with a Smallrig vb99 se, as it was somewhat reasonably priced.

[@itmeremy]

@strongstonks7699 fair enough, I have VB99 Pros so I imagine the SE are also great, just with less features

[@SymonSaysTV]

You guys should all stop making gear reviews on a fast aperture. It’s just not the way to do it. Thanks for the infos anyway.