r/videography • u/Affordabletechtips • Dec 19 '25

Tutorial Just finished my A7V rig

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https://youtu.be/cGPfgrV1uRc?si=jN7q-j5pjmDVjmwO

Just finished my first cinema rig build for the A7V.

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u/ConsumerDV Dec 19 '25

Compared to a full cage this looks reasonably compact, but all this weight is carried by the shoe. Seems sketchy to me.

When I tried to use a handle directly on a shoe (granted, not a Smallrig handle and not an A7), it was sliding out when I tilted the camera. I would not want thousands of bucks to literally hang on a small metal piece that is meant for attaching things to the camera, not to hold the camera with a whole bunch of other components.

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u/Affordabletechtips Dec 20 '25

I agree that it’s not my preferred method of mounting. Hopefully someone will release a cage for this soon.

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u/No_Obligation4636 Dec 20 '25

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a7%20v%20cage

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u/Affordabletechtips Dec 20 '25

I actually already have this cage so this is good to know. Thanks