The ULTIMATE Canon M50 Cinema Camera Rig (2021)

With a ton of trial and error, I've built up my Canon M50 camera rig into what you see before you. If you're interested in seeing all the different components and how I build my rig, tune in!
Canon M50 - amzn.to/3cmyTLA
Viltrox Mount Adaptor - amzn.to/3vWxjbb
Smallrig Camera Cage - bhpho.to/3z6i953
Nato Rail attachment - amzn.to/2Rre8XN
Smallrig Baseplate - bhpho.to/2SffvZZ
Smallrig 15MM Rod Set - bhpho.to/3uWT9tR
Smallrig Battery Plate - bhpho.to/3cikLTy
15MM Rod Adaptor - bhpho.to/3z4kr4H
Neewer NP-F Battery - amzn.to/3uRBBit
Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 Lens - bhpho.to/3z6kAEJ
Follow Focus Gears - bit.ly/3g8ES7Q
Smallrig Lens Support - bhpho.to/2TGY9pj
Smallrig Top Handle - bhpho.to/3imsOmm
Smallrig Side Handle - bhpho.to/3z6opKc
Freewell Variable ND Filter - amzn.to/2S7A4I2
Step up ring - amzn.to/3pqExS5
Tilta Mini Follow Focus - bhpho.to/3x1BdQ1
Andycine C7 Monitor - bhpho.to/3pqGXjD
Smallrig Cold Shoe Monitor Mount - amzn.to/2SdYsHR
Rode VideoMic NTG - amzn.to/3uY612P
Coiled M50 Power Cable - amzn.to/3z6mCVu
Coiled HMDI Cable - amzn.to/34Swjc1
Right Angle Micro HDMI Adaptor - amzn.to/3z4jMjJ
Diyeeni NP-F Dummy Battery - amzn.to/34VE40O
Camvate Coiled DC power Cable - amzn.to/3poTJ2l

[@dadlife8289]

Pretty cool. I was thinking about taking the plunge with an A7s3 and doing a cinema rig, but my M50 has performed so well. This gives me motivation to make my own rig with the M50 and save $3000 haha

[@ShawnyBGolf]

Great video! Definitely going to use some of this to beef up my m50 and make me look like I know what I’m doing lol

[@ecmjr]

This is one of the best build-a-rig demos, especially on the M50. Yes, don’t cheap out on the monitor holder. Nice video, worthy of a click on the subscribe button!

[@JackSinger]

Just bought this camera, I will be building a very similar rig following your video! Great job!

[@0730Media]

Subbed to your channel after watching this. I’ve a canon m50 and was looking for an ideal rig solution and found this. Thank you so much 😊😊👍🏻

[@kylecotton4024]

This is a dream rig. Definitely a great way to build out a monster setup!

[@kitten-whisperer]

Dream bigger lol

[@jhunanthonyopena2865]

Amazing content and very straightforward. Were just waiting for your another content man !

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Much appreciated!!!! More content coming soon

[@DezertSkorpion]

This was needed!!!!!! I love my gimbal, but I do need this cage setup for certain shots I’m aiming for, especially for digital push-ins when scaled to 4K. 👀

[@thebeaglebeat3615]

Nice vid, amasing work

[@CreativeTerry]

Dope setup. On my way with one of my m50 mark ii's. Great video. Thanks

[@OutdoorsWithCWest]

Awesome video man. i have watched it so much over the last week. All my smallrig gear arrives tommorow !!!!! As a fellow content creator, This video was professional and i suggest you do a video if this rig in action. Subscribed !!!

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Thank you so much and I definitely have that planned!

[@israrhussainaquarius]

What a great concept, must appreciate 👏

[@markwiemels]

Wow! Now that’s a rig. Well done.

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Much appreciated!!!

[@recipetodelicious5791]

Nice setup. Thanks!

[@TommyChrist]

New sub to your channel!! Great content mate!! I also have the Canon M50, with a cage and I was watching videos on how to build what you show us in here. It really looks kinda complicated, but honestly I will buy most of the things you are having in this video and try this out. I am only owning for this camera the 22mm ef-m lens and the kit lens, plus a speedbooster for my ef 50mm which is also a great prime lens, and usable if I want to switch to a full frame camera.

[@tourewho]

Definitely going to take a look at the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8, appreciate the info! Great video, brother!

[@sunnyhawkadventures864]

Awesome video. We just purchase this camera and had no idea we could do this much with it. Subscribing now!

[@mickhurley7305]

Gret rig , great explanation, great presenter. You got a sub.

[@brenthawkins8153]

Great presentation. Thanks.

[@Tech_with_Loco]

Beast mode rig!

[@josezayas2242]

Thank you very informative video hope to see more be blessed

[@JOLO2TV]

Subbed, great content man!

[@DedaOG]

Damn this was cool as hell to see especially considering I just bought mine

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Thank you so much man 🙌🏾

[@manlikealex]

Yooooo this is Dope!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@adzy9602]

Bro thats awesome im subscribing

[@MelodicalMedia]

Congrats Man! Your Content is extremely underrated. I was going to purchase the Canon M50ii and build a rig similar to yours. However, I found 4k footage with the Dual Pixel Autofocus was important for me, so I decided to purchase the M6ii with the smallrig rig cage. Hopefully my rig can be similar to yours. Good luck and hopefully your channel takes off because you deserve more views!

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Thank you 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 I appreciated the love

[@PVMMAC]

I have both m50 and m6II , and DPAF is awesome. I use speed boosters for each. The m50 4k in manual focus but the footage is very nice too

[@MelodicalMedia]

@@PVMMAC Just ordered the m6ii :)

[@Miguel-fm8xh]

wow man, i didn‘t know the M6ii was superior in nearly every way

[@ssyungla]

Fire set up

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Much appreciated!

[@KorocheKo]

Good job!!!

[@lcarterbeats296]

Nice set up

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Much appreciated! 🙌🏾

[@UnauthorizedCreations]

I turned my canon m50 mark ii into a cinema rig. I love it. My favorite lens I use is my sigma 28-200mm lens.

[@treffensaintjohnllc2913]

The lens you spoke of is nice; however, doesn't have the speed of the lens mention in the video.

[@jayceepooze]

Hey I have the same monitor (It's actually the Feelworld LUT7 but exactly the same thing). It actually has a DC Out that you can use to power the M50 using a dummy battery. So you don't really need the separate NP-F battery mount, just attach your NP-F battery to your monitor and use the cable to power the camera from the monitor DC Out port.

[@GainzB4Gamez]

Let’s go less than minute in and I know this gonna be 🔥 got the sub 🌊

[@GainzB4Gamez]

450th like

[@xdrive12345]

great setup for your m50! Any ideas how to change aperture and iso while external monitor switched on?

[@genji5312]

Great video and awesome rig. Just a question though; excluding the camera and the lens, how much did the rig total to?

[@JimmyOlsson]

Super interesting video, man! New subscriber here!

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Thank you! Appreciate the follow 🙌🏾

[@xalibas]

Hey dude, thanks for that! You made a super comprehensive list of the pieces of gear, however the only thing I could not find was the dummy battery model for the M50. Would you mind sharing the one you use?

[@outpacer_ca]

Nice video, looks like your channel is fairly new. Gave you a sub. Best of luck growing your channel. Content looks great !

[@HumbertoAbed]

Hey! Great video! Just got a M6 (very similar to the M50) and looking into rigging it. I was intrigued by the power solution you show. So I have some questions. Do you connect the battery to the camera via a dummy battery? Are you feeding power to both, the camera and the monitor with just one battery? For how long you can run that setup before changing bateries? I mean, compared to using the Canon Battery Thank you in advance for your answers and for sharing this.

[@mikalrashadeen]

You’ve earned a subscriber! Thank you, this helped alot! Just one question, do I have to buy the base plate to use or attach the follow focus wheel? Is that the only way?

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Thanks for subscribing!!! And no, you don’t. If you search “single 15mm rod clamp” you can find a bunch of other options. Some attach with a 1/4 20 screw, some attach to a NATO rail, a few of them have a NATO rail built in. Most of them, you have to buy the rod separately.

[@piuvbn]

Surely gold standard.

[@R8135003]

Enjoyed your video. A quick heads up for you. Did you know that the Smallrig cage is arca Swiss compatible. Two grooves either side of the bottom plate. So you can attach the cage straight to a tripod. Check it out. Be lucky stay safe.

[@xalibas]

Hi. I haven’t found on the gear list the dummy battery model you used for the camera. I bought a cheap one which introduced a lot of noise to the sound and made the touch screen real funny

[@smetlogik]

Great setup, what if you needed an external light? I shoot a lot at night (looking for snakes), so external light is a must. Can do it separately, but would rather have something on the rig.

[@ForYouFromTemp]

I actually have an Apurture MC light that I rig on the cold shoe mount or a Nanlite Pavotube 6C that I can rig with a magic arm. I haven’t had a chance to use them yet on my rig yet though

[@smetlogik]

@@ForYouFromTemp thank you for the reply!

[@ALLBOUTTHUGLIFE]

I'm gonna subscribe, but only cuz I like you.... and I have an M50, too. 💯💪

[@dprovisuals1890]

Powering your camera and monitor at the same time using the NP battery How many minutes of record time do you squeeze from it?

[@AWTechTuesday]

Do you have some footage you can link? I’d like to see how well stabilized it is in the end. Great video, by the way :)

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Much appreciated! I shoot this intro with this setup kzbin.info/www/bejne/iorcfIaqmL6trMU

[@AWTechTuesday]

@@ForYouFromTemp Looks great! Also, I think it’s funny that the girl is labeled as the ugly one haha. Hopefully she has a good sense of humor and high self-esteem :) Thanks for the quick response. -Chad

[@TitoGaryB]

You are awesome

[@chrishutchings7477]

Can you list everything that was in the video thank you so much for this amazing video i love it so much am going to be a copycat and kinda copy ur rig but for a canon 700d

[@AlexTylerMeyers]

Hey man, what cord did you use to plug the smallrig battery mount into the camera?

[@KodiakFarmBeesLee]

Where did you get the battery plate adaptor? I found the battery plate, just can't find the adaptor to slide on the rails.

[@KevinsitoArgueta]

Does the camera ever overheat with that battery pack included?

[@lj2litmedia758]

How did you power up the monitor? It’s the only thing about this rig that I can’t figure out

[@orestes1984]

Bro, seems like you need a base plate or some kind of cheese plate. Those rods are only carbon, as we have seen with the recent underwater accident with the Titan, any scratches can cause delamination, and you also shouldn't over tighten on your rods as if you crush them they may collapse. In general though get your camera up off the ground.

[@sonicalchemyst]

Great rig! I wondered how you are powering the camera from the battery plate. Are you using a dummy battery in the camera? Or did I misunderstand? Thanks!

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Yes, there’s a dummy battery in the camera, which I didn’t think to mention. I bought a dc adaptor that came with one and then the cable I bought separately (link in the description)

[@sonicalchemyst]

@@ForYouFromTemp right on. Cheers!

[@TheRemarkableImages]

Bro do you have, BTS using this rig ?

[@Berghiker]

What about the external mic. Where is it?

[@QuentinGibson-Mays]

Hey bro I can’t find the M50 power cable anywhere, it’s not on Amazon anymore. Do you know somewhere else I can get it?

[@HoangAnh-ep8gt]

115 sub and 5k view for this??? underated

[@classybroo5008]

are u able to put all the items in one basket ?

[@youtubecharlie1]

How long can you shoot on one single charge with this setup?

[@alexkendrick9335]

What dummy battery do you use in the M50?

[@fajardseptian99]

First watcher

[@RockyinReelTime]

What’s the estimated cost of all this?

[@sdshortfilm5860]

Lens ??

[@stoicaiongabriel2136]

Can we get a video while you use it please ? will be interesting .

[@mejiafilms]

Then lens has no Image stabilization how do you keep your footage looking smooth?

[@ForYouFromTemp]

The weight of the rig helps get rid of some of the micro jitters. I also use a camera strap and hold the camera against my body to add 2 more points of contact then I’ll use a stabilizer in post

[@StevenParry]

What is the total cost with the rig built out 🤔love the set up B&H Cart in process 😂

[@ForYouFromTemp]

When I priced everything out, I believe that everything came out to $2500 with the camera and lens included

[@nakamatrading8283]

i am wondering, how much the total cost for this camera with the full setting?

[@lj2litmedia758]

A little late, but everything listed in this video plus the camera body would run you about $2300-2700 depending on if you buy used body/lenses compared to new models

[@adventuresinportland3032]

9:07 What are you plugging the battery cable into? The dummy battery you link doesn't seem to resemble the canon m50's batteries. which are internal and very rectangular.

[@ForYouFromTemp]

I plugged it into the dummy battery that comes with the coiled M50 power cable listed in the description. You might be looking at the other NP-F dummy battery for the monitor

[@adventuresinportland3032]

@@ForYouFromTemp Thanks. I missed that part.

[@bulcub]

can you monitor audio from the camera with that andycine

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Only during playback, not during recording

[@HarrisonSD03]

I've considered this, but what is the purpose of a rig? Like, why not get a better camera? I'm debating where to spend my money.

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Most of these pieces can fit on any rig so even if you upgrade the camera, you can still rig that one out

[@zukodasilva6275]

I had to get the sub count to 100

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Much appreciated! 🙌🏾

[@Crlarl]

How easy is it to swap SD cards?

[@treffensaintjohnllc2913]

Very easy to do. The SmallRig cage has wide access at the bottom where you can swap the camera battery and SD card so that you don't have to take any gear off.

[@mariushovland6511]

And the total price of this rig is? xD

[@blitzmonster1]

i honestly dont understand why people still use the m50, i went to the canon m6 mk.ll and it absolutely claps the m50. literally does everything EVERYTHING better then the m50

[@jayceepooze]

Canon EOS M50 Mark II: $599 Canon EOS M6 Mark II: $849 That's why.

[@Ahyame718]

600 dollars!!!

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Lmao that’s reaaaaaally cheap honestly

[@kobehindthecam4299]

Why did you not provide any test footage? Such a disappointment 😡

[@PrincessDaylee]

omg $600 is cheap 😩😩😩

[@ForYouFromTemp]

It really is though 😂

[@blialee4837]

Only thing ima say is with this much $$ u put in u could invest it towrds a bmpcc6k. Used u can find cheap. At the end of the day m50 mkii is a hybrid which is a stills before video. I was an eos r user n i found the flaws in canon hybrids. If u go "cinema" go for an affordable powerhouse. May burn $$ now but will be the best investment. Af isnt always reliable. If u want to be a better video or cinema shooter just straight mf. Eos m system if u want to stand out buy the 35mm 1.33x suiri lens. Dont worry bout ef lens. Go anamorphic.

[@ForYouFromTemp]

Funny enough, I bought a 6k Pro 2 weeks ago. I made sure that most of the pieces that I purchased for this rig can be used with my 6k Pro or any other rigs I may build in the future. The only pieces that I don't use on the 6k Pro rig are the follow focus and the battery plate

[@blialee4837]

@@ForYouFromTemp good choice for sure

[@majaisakszon1475]

It looks ridicilous. No one uses it like this.