What could be better on Valentine’s Day than a shiny red present for that someone special, or maybe that someone special is your Canon C camera! I did a hands on review of the C-Shooter and can be found here.
The C100,C300 and C500 are the most ergonomic cameras for handhold but if you need to add an EVF and a follow focus then you need a rig. The camera will be to heavy to hold in front of you. Zacuto has introduced a new rig to go along side the popular Target Shooter and it’s called The C-Shooter. Designed for the Canon C series cameras. Right off the bat I like the grip relocated. I want one of those. With my AF-100 I always wanted something like this but couldn’t get anything to work like the C series grip does and it reminds me of the pistol grips I’ve used on full size ENG cameras. I cant wait to try this rig out.
C-SHOOTER SPECIFICATIONS FROM ZACUTO
The C-Shooter is a quick, easy shoulder mounted rig for C100/300/500 users. The kits centers around our Studio Baseplate for Canon C100/300/500 cameras (standard 3/8 16 and ¼ 20 tripod mount underneath) with 12″ rods. The rods can slide back and forth to accommodate different lenses and accessories by turning the red levers at the side of the plate. Our comfy shoulder pad also slides on the rods for comfort and ease of use. A 3.5lb weight sits behind the shoulder pad for counterbalance. This handy little kit creates as close to a typical ENG size set up as you can get for your C100/300/500 camera. It’s the best of both worlds!
Attached to the front of our rods is our ENG Grip Relocator for the Canon C100/300/500*. The Canon removable camera grip attaches directly to our Grip Relocator and our exclusive cable connects to the port on your camera. Once its plugged in, users have trigger or on/off control, lens aperture control, and a programmable function button that can be set to a number of things including waveform, 1 to 1 zoom, zebras, my menu, and many more. The cable is 24″ long.
Want to add a follow focus? Check out this kit. An EVF could be attached with our Standard Mount directly into the side of the baseplate.
* The Grip Relocator can also be used with the C500. However, the C500 camera does not come with the Canon Grip. You must purchase that separately from Canon.
The electronic components of this item have a limited 1 year warranty.
The rig looks sleek and compact, and if you have extra stuff you could replace the counter weight with a battery or other accessories. For me the the best part s the Grip Relocator. Thats just plain cool!
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This definitely looks like a great rig… coming from Zacuto we only expect the best gear. However, they keep releasing their equipment at an extremely high price. We all know that quality must be paid but today’s brands must find a middle ground. Sometimes I feel like a piggy bank of a few companies 🙁
I hear ya! The target Shooter is kind of the middle ground.
Erik, did you ever get a chance to try one of these with a C100 or C300?
Hi Dean. I just so happen to be getting one to review from Zacuto hopefully next week. I saw it at NAB and it’s nice. I will do a full review but it will take a few weeks.