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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:46 Unboxing
2:31 Universal Quick Release Cage
3:44 Vertical Filming
4:02 Tip 1: iPhone Camera Settings
4:38 Tip 2: Change lens & frame rate
5:17 Tip 3: Good Lighting
5:45 Tip 4: Action Mode & Cinematic Mode
6:25 Tip 5: Camera Movements
6:47 Final Thoughts

[@SidneyDiongzon]

What accessories should I add to this iPhone rig???

[@mrjonnyjones]

Smallrig SSD holder and another cold shoe for audio receiver?

[@BabyBackManiac]

I've been watching you for years and didn't realize you were also in DFW. McKinney Square is very cool. Thank you for this review. It answered a lot of my questions.

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful

[@PaulFeinberg]

You know I dig the green! Good job bro! You got this! Solid setup! Way to go Brandon!!!! Woohoo!!!

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Wooooooo!!

[@kickroxeatdust3826]

Awesome video

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Thanks!

[@davidbarrett0314]

Awesome 😎 video

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Thanks 🤗

[@techiedani]

I need this!!!

[@LouisLuzuka]

Super nice 😮😊

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Thanks 😊

[@djstacktrace]

At 6:30 the flashing Christmas lights reminds me how important quality lighting is

[@chrisbogart687]

I have this cage and what is the best thing is the quick release handles. I have the older ones and the screw mount is just a pain. I also have the new mounts for the new Moment Lenses. Lots of creative options with this iPhone and cage. 😊😊😊

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Yep love this rig!

[@RealityMauritius]

How do you charge the button/handle please?

[@chrisbogart687]

@@RealityMauritius Simple - you just have to push the buttons on the quick release handle and it releases easily. Btw- Smallrig just released a new version of the quick release adapter that now lets you change the orientation of the handle and lock it in place. So you no longer need to use the handle in a vertical orientation. I got mine today. Just a nice little update for you.

[@RealityMauritius]

@@chrisbogart687 Thank you very much dear I got to remove it, but how do you charge it please? There's a battery in there isn't it?

[@KaioshinAemi]

I bought the Neewer version, way less expensive

[@daggedstyle]

Great video ! I have the DJI Osmo Mobile 6 and don't know if I still need the rig and if it has any added value for me despite the Osmo?🤔

[@AjaySingh-228]

Its Good Bro

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Thanks!

[@Discofoxx1]

Would you be able too show this using the Moment T-series vs the SmallRig Anamorphic lenses?

[@martykauffman]

So can you edit raw footage in iMovie because that’s all I use?

[@djstacktrace]

Is there one for the iPhone 14 XS Max?

[@PhotowalksTV]

I can't get the bluetooth to get recgonized. any tips?

[@MRCALIEMS]

Available for pro or just pro max?

[@priestbatten2611]

there are large gaps in the back of the variable ND which allow unwanted light to leak in. Do I really need to add gaff tape to solve this? Seems like a design flaw that should be recalled.

[@alex_lionspaw]

Just got the cage and the only downside it has is that adapter ring does not cover all the lenses correctly. It is almost not possible to use wide angle lens. Otherwise it's 5/5 💪🏼

[@charvlim5159]

Could i have handles like before where you can mount a shotgun mic or small light on top with a hotshoe mount? I don’t need the bluetooth button thingy

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Yep. You can use the normal SmallRig handles for that

[@24framepersecond]

some people say it can't fit the screen and lens protector, it breaks it, is it true? thanks

[@jacquesgude]

I just wish one could use both a VND and a Black Pro Mist filter with this setup at the same time. That does not appear to be an option.

[@MzjudyJudy]

Is it supposed to snap? Mine doesn’t seem to lock properly

[@briscoepark]

Would I be able to mount a dji mic to the top if I’m shooting vertical and would I be able to attach a SSD if I wanted to shoot log in vertical with this type of case on it? I like the cage but everyone’s tutorials are about landscape shooting and I’m interested in this for the vertical

[@Godchild1124]

Yes

[@WashingtonMoyo]

would it work with iPhone 14 Pro Max?

[@rufatyusubov8626]

Hello everyone, can anyone recommend me a mount for Tilta Nucleus Nano 2 on the handle of the holder of this model SmallRig Please .Thanks for advance

[@professionaI_yapper]

When you rotate the VND. Were there cases where it rotates the whole filter? From another video I saw. To covers all three lens. You turn it 45 degrees. With 45 degree left till the little m mount tabs stop it from rotating further. Does the little grip pad on the m-mount help keep it in place?

[@SidneyDiongzon]

In my video I showed you how to cover all 3 lenses

[@_chrismarsh]

I have the iPhone 15 Pro version - no special edition version for me unfortunately. I purchased the filter attachment from SmallRig (same part number as listed in the special edition version for the 15 Pro max) and also bought their magnetic variable ND to go with it. The cage and the ND are great quality. The filter attachment however is not very secure on either of the Moment M-mounts on the mounting plate that comes with the cage. It is loose and the entire attachment moves when you twist the variable ND to adjust it. I am mounting it to the main lens m-mount and it's loose on there but at least I can twist it fully clockwise so that it reaches a hard stop, in this position only adjustments of an attached variable ND in the opposite direction affect it, but it's not ideal at all. On my copy to set the filter attachment to the position demonstrated in this video, the attachment is very loose and quite easily dislodged. That is without the weight of a filter on it.

[@professionaI_yapper]

@@_chrismarsh thanks for the details! I went for the regular color on the 15 Pro Max fortunately. Black on space black. I do like SmallRig and they make great stuff. I hope they sees this and redesign it for the t-mounts. Or skip the mounts and have a magnetic filter adapter straight to a redesigned magnetic baseplate. The 17mm and T-series baseplate currently lacks of a filter mount option that covers all the 15 pro lenses. Unless they want to keep pushing their old stock of 52mm m-mount filters. Any light leak or vignetting on the ultra wide or main btw? This 52mm seems kind of close when you mount it on the tele. I ended up going the m-mount to 37mm to step up ring route. Currently sacrificing the ultra-wide, quick lens switching, and lidar. @sideneydiongzon - I am not sure if you understood my question. Or maybe my question wasn't clear enough?

[@Sprezzatura1]

Can you talk him into making for the Sony 1 v?

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Haha, that’s all up to him. Thanks for watching!

[@vignetprofilesinc.9275]

it will be nice if theres a cover of the back of the phone

[@peterwilliams2889]

I purchased one from B&H Camera and one of the clips doesn’t attach securely to the cage. B&H exchanged the entire unit for a new one, and the same thing is happening. One of the clips attaches very securely, the other wobbles and feels like it’s going to fall off. I’ve sent two messages and a video to Small Rig with no response. If you’re going to use it once in a while it’s ok. If you’re going to use it to make a living I would suggest buying a different brand until they address the issue.

[@alenhenry]

If im not wrong they also work with moment lenses and i was expecting u to showcase that too

[@SidneyDiongzon]

A lot of brands make accessories for the iphone. This is just about smallrig

[@alenhenry]

@@SidneyDiongzon ..no actually the smallrig cage that you r using can also attach moment lenses on it💀

[@Luka_Film]

А как же Sony Xperia 1 V? ))))

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Nice but not yet at Amazon UK, only your link is to USA. Only Brandon Li green cage with three screws and a manual are available in UK. Love the quick release attachments, unfortunately they don’t fit the Neewer cage I bought last month which is the closeted to this rig. Thanks for sharing.

[@mrjonnyjones]

I just ordered mine from Amazon UK on Prime today (10th Dec)

[@victorcarmelo8606]

@@mrjonnyjones must have just arrived, Amazon UK always behind USA. Tried to order a Neewer SSD holder advertised on FB today, trolled Amazon UK, couldn’t find one. Even Neewer website was out of stock.

[@mrjonnyjones]

@@victorcarmelo8606 It does vary quite a bit, kinda frustrating but always worth the wait.

[@dreamsmultimedia1223]

The million dollar question, how do you charge the Bluetooth? Nobody seems to know it doesn’t have a charging port, so how does it charge? The old version had a charging port in the handle this one doesn’t

[@SidneyDiongzon]

There’s a battery in it and I don’t think it’s rechargeable

[@dreamsmultimedia1223]

Where is the battery? the old model had a usbc charge on the handle, nothing on this one I can't find the battery, what kind of battery does it use? I see people returning it because of the bluetooth stopped working@@SidneyDiongzon

[@dreamsmultimedia1223]

@@SidneyDiongzon and like clockwork, it happened! My rig came in today, and guess what Bluetooth doesn’t work, I wonder why, seemed like a flawed engineering decision to not put a USB-C charging port on the handle, like the last model, returned, immediately looking for another rig, was so hoping this one worked

[@Luka_Film]

Ну почему же зеленый цвет ?

[@seanwan30]

The filter is visible in most angles…why didn’t they design it with a bigger filter

[@SidneyDiongzon]

They really should!

[@seanwan30]

@@SidneyDiongzon so bad design is what they gave us…I’m personally disappointed

[@NoOneTwoTrust]

Awkward on a gimbal as the buttons are on the same level as the mounting holes

[@pdcorlis]

Cages are nice but cages like this Brandon Li model obsolete with the release of each new iPhone.

[@LouisLuzuka]

You don’t have to buy anything

[@mrjonnyjones]

Lots of people hang onto their phones as not every iPhone release is worth the upgrade... so these cages will last.

[@BrianHill]

Yah, Apple changes the form factors pretty often. One thing I would really like is if the accessories that bolt onto the cage typically work on the new cage.

[@MRCALIEMS]

Is it only pro max or pro also?

[@mrjonnyjones]

@@MRCALIEMSPro Max only, as per the video title 👍🏻

[@djstacktrace]

I just can't buy into computed photography, especially with computed bokeh (e.g. mustache on your subject at 5:43) - it's remarkable that computed has come so far, especially with 60fps in such a small package but the software is making too many adjustments which cannot be controlled by the shooter. The only clear advantage I see with computed is size/weight - much easier to pull it out of your pocket and shoot vs. a Sony/Nikon.

[@Yusaku_VCP]

it looks game controller or drone controller hahahahaha damn wow

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Hahaha

[@wondrcine]

It want scape your lens when you put into the cage