Wow guys!

Perfect, thank you! Looks very impressive.

Do you sell this rig btw? If yes, how much?

And you are right, there is a huge sub-culture about the HV series, as they were the first consumer cameras to support 24p (even if it was just PF24), and be a bit more serious than the rest of the consumer cameras of the time. This has lead to a huge community online. Some of the most successful channels/groups here on Vimeo are HV-related too.

Oh great, yet another thing to make me wish I had money.

Seriously, though, this is pretty cool. And it's neat to see guys who presumably have access to the best of the best cameras getting excited over a little HV30.

Wow, that looks serious. I guess its anywhere 5x to 10x the price of the camera itself.

how much are you guys selling this rig for?

Steve, I think you will find that some of us (in this sub culture of small HD cams that pack a punch) would rather have the Zuca setup than a prosumer style camera.

If you guys can honestly keep this competitively priced, these setups will sell like hotcakes.

Jens is a genius.

Not to pester, but like the rest of us...again I stress...whats the cost of the whole rig shown minus the cam itself? (matte, follow, rails, pads, monitor, handles, etc.)

OK, be gentle.
There is a lot of stuff on this package (some wouldn’t even want all of it) so here is how it breaks down:
Zacuto Support Kit: $1183
Matte box with universal donut: $890
Follow Focus $1110
Handgrip system (works as handle or handgrip): $399
Arm kit (only needed if using on-board monitor) $451

I know it’s not cheap and we didn’t really create it thinking that people would buy it. We really just wanted to see if we can adapt our widgets to every camera out there.

Steve

Can i have a link to the monitor they used?

5K setup for a $600 camera, c'mon guys :)

Throw in a Steadicam Flyer with arm and vest- that would be ultimate

Pimp my cam guys

The matte box and follow focus are kind of a given price wise, sure you could maybe find them for a few hundred dollars cheaper but they are going to be $1500 for the pair no matter how you get it.

I actually think the entire support system for $1183 is not two outragous. A matte box and follow focus are investments that not absolutely necessary, and even fair ones are going to be more then the cost of the camera.

The question is what kind of price point would you want to get all of this stuff. I get the camera is $600, but there seems to be a going model that all of your accessories should be less then the cost of the camera. I think you could understand how that would never be possible.

Again, it was a fun experiment.

That's too awesome!!!

Looks very comfortable

How about a few minutes of footage?

This is rickdiculous (NOT in a good way)

Twoneil DoF Adapter is $200
twoneil.com/products.html

Shrigg Rig with handles and shoulder mount is $270
indifocus.com/products_indirailspro.htm

You can use a mounted headrest monitor for the preview monitor (usually around $100 for a decent one off of Amazon)

Assuming you even need a matte box, you can obtain one for about $500 off of B&H or even cheaper on CL or eBay if you poke around. I suspect most users here, using HV30s (myself included) will be happy with a simple lens hood, which can be obtained for about $100 for a high end one that will attach to their 35mm lenses

So, all together, you're looking at $670 + shipping

WickeD!
but no $ :)

I want it... =P

Ok! I think I'll save my money for a better camera and an SGBlade... or for a Canon 5 Mark II...
Thanks anyway!

Beeing an hv20 owner this Looks more than nice and fun, but which non pro could afford this?
D90 is my next step to big dof, but I'm still waiting for it to become cheaper.

but again great work.

I like it, anytime people are designing cooler tools for making films we all win. There will always be those who can't afford certain price points but it should never stop or discourage the creators from creating. Keep up the great work Steve and team!

I can't afford that, but I'd sure like to try to make my own. Thanks for posting it! Very cool!

Steve:

Thanks for putting the video together! As a HV20 owner I am always looking for better ways to utilize my existing gear and how best to mount it. Your video and the hot shoe mount was a great addition to the idea gene pool. How about a followup with a shotgun mike, Beachtek adapter and LitePanels Micro added to the rig?

good grief! Don't take the video down. Yikes. Amazing that equipment gurus with vision actually like the HV30 that much. Appreciate it a lot. I think people doing quasi feature stuff should form co ops to buy it -and then use as a group. One last thought, Steve - could you do a demo using the Zuco with the HV30 in various situations? And throw in a few low light environments to see if you can solve the HV low light issues. Thanks again...

Steve, I was wondering which camera you shot the promo for the Zuca on?

Well, have a look at my bio/profile, Steve. I just put it up there. I would absolutely love to test your system. As I say in my profile - I think there is a wave coming and it is a big one. One that a person might actually be able to make a living on. (Having spent a lot of my life as a film cameraman and then as a director and producer of videos and doing the "feast or famine" thing it is time for a real lasting wave. Lost one house to a production recession. Been there done that.)

So - I am pumped by the looming wave of small cam production. And like you say - it is the "eye" that makes it. For the disciplined who know when a pan should stop, those who have film savvy - those small cams will overthrow empires and champion the cause of the disenfranchised - not to mention sell a ton of "stuff" online. LOL. You guys are doing exactly the right thing IMO.

Keep up the good work - and if you want to have me test your gizmo ;) send 'er along to beautiful downtown Canada and I will get 'er done. I have been waiting - and waiting - for the new Canons to come out to see what is up their sleeve this year. Hope they get this stuff on the shelf soon. best 2 ya! Bruce

P.S. I spent years cutting the top and bottom off my TV frame to make it "wide screen" now 16:9 is a reality. I can't believe it. COUNT ME IN!!!

I don't care what anybody says, it's a brilliant concept. I would much rather have this over any prosumer for the same price. Being able to run and gun, have killer DOF, and not kill your shoulder in the process is golden. I would love to have it for wedding videography.

The only thing I would change is the camera itself. I have nothing against HV20/30/40's persay, but once I got the taste of solid state....I highly doubt I would ever change.

i can't find anything on the site thats listed here when will it be availble or how can i build one in Zacuto site i want to get one

Nice work guys. That looks great!

This is awesome and I just bought a HV30 for christmas. I personally do not like the shoulder mounts but this one i am actually going to buy. Then a steadicam.

I want it

Another thought on this setup - all the camera setups I have seen with DFO adapters have the weight out front with the lens and adapter well in front of the cameraman's body. With the rails on yours, I am wondering if Jens could actually move the shoulder pad more forward so that the camera itself could sit back behind the shoulder - thus balancing the camera more front and back. I realize that the viewing screen would be closer, but maybe there is a solution for that, too? the point of my thinking is that for holding even a couple of pounds out from your body for 30 minutes can be a big deal on the arms. I see no reason for having the camera in front if the camera can be turned on and off. Thoughts?

Wow. That's such an awesome piece of work. If only I had the cash for that sort of investment. Oh well, maybe in ten years. I love watching this video though!

Yeah, this is probably the illest set up for a small HD cam. I've got the upside down set up, with the adapter, but I'm saving for some more bells and whistles. A follow focus is next I think, doing more focusing during shooting would be nice. You guys make some awesome products, gotta get me some someday.

@Alex Stone. You are wrong. Starting with the headrest monitor. You can´t be too experienced if you believe you can judge focus with one of these. The Indie FollowFocus has been reviewed unfavorably before, you can´t go with second best for focus pulling. You know that professionals without autofocus and such small depth of field (even smaller than with a 35mm film camera!) work with an assistant, for good reason. You could build the whole support by yourself, the rails, handgrip and shoulderpad, some even succeeded in making quite good 35mm adapters, you could do without a mattebox first. Monitor and FollowFocus need to be extra good for such a setup. Excuse my poor English.

we shoot an hv30 Redrock rig much like this one. picasaweb.google.com/indeliblefilms1/HV30V25#5301424553305750194

How much are you selling the kit for now? has the price dropped at all?

Chris

Is there any example footage shot with the rig? It'd love to see how it handles.

So how much is it for the whole package? Very interested in it.

Please please please throw up some test footage if at all possible. I've been researching cameras for the past 2 months now, and i'm looking for an efficient way to spend 10k for a camera and equipment. The more I read and see, the better. Love all your other videos as well. Thank you for schooling the Youth ;)

Here it is $1,991.20

store.zacuto.com/Zuca.html

WHAAAAT!?
This kit cost about 6.500 $ ?
In Poland this is 19.150PLN O_O ( + 22% VAT and 3% in Urząd Celny)
( in poland is some 2.500 - 3.000PLN/month)
The Canon HV40 cost 4.300PLN...
Americans YOU ARE CRAZY!
"Kurwa, kilkanaście tysięcy PLN za jakieś pokrętełko do ostrości i inne duperele, plus pare prętów... ( translate if you want)"

I was wondering if do you guys make anything for the panasonic ag-hmc150?

can we see some footage shot with Zuca

Yeah, the Zuca is the best looking HV shoulder solution I've seen. Too bad is costs so much. :(

Zucuto makes the coolest stuff, but i have to say the stuff is expensive, like the iphone zgrip is close to the same price as a iphone and if all i could afford is a $1200 camera id spend the money on a better camera before i get the zuca. Now the stuff you guys make for higher end stuff makes sense to me like the rigs for dslrs and ex3 now that stuff is worth the money although still i wish i could afford it.

PS Steve your my hero, always innovating new stuff, a real thinking person, love your energy and heart