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| May 11, 2023 at 21:01 | comment | added | texnic | Thanks for providing the links to the informative article. In case the link stops working, and since I cannot post an answer anymore, here is the short answer wrt rods. There are 3 rod systems: Light Weight Support (LWS), 15 mm Studio Support, and 19 mm Studio Support. The rods come in 2 diameters, 15 and 19 mm. For cameras, there is a standard distance between the optical axis and the support rods. They are also used to support lights, build custom rigs (see Smallrig for example). 15 mm seem to be more common today, at least on Amazon, probably because non-pro equipment got lighter. | |
| Dec 23, 2014 at 20:29 | comment | added | B Shaw | I use them for time lapse series. For some types of time lapses, the rigs, rails, rods, cheese plates, etc are used to hold and move the camera plus all the accoutrements. I've rigged up a makeshift Mattbox to hold custom filters - that's still a work in progress, though. I'm a photographer, but I've learned a lot from film makers and videographers. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 12:36 | comment | added | Caleb | A little further into cameradojo's first paragraph: For photographers, this is a clunky thing and not something you would want to ever mount your camera on. I don't think still photographers are part of the "target audience" for this type of rig. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 7:44 | comment | added | JDługosz | The link to cameraDojo is exactly my question, including the target audience that "rails are relatively new to photographers", and the opening "what a rail system dows for you and why you would need it." By different directions, I mean a lot of what you mention goes to the side or below the camera — I could not put a large monitor directly behind the body without blocking the normal controls. | |
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| Dec 22, 2014 at 6:44 | comment | added | Caleb | I suppose it could happen, but the fact that three relatively high rep users here had no idea what you were talking about is a good indication that if it ever happens, it's pretty unusual. Hard to see what the point of building a rig "in different directions" would be, but there's hardware available to let you build almost any way you want. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 6:28 | comment | added | JDługosz | So I suppose they are ovasionally used by DSLR still photographers for si, ilar purposes, having been introduced to the idea via DSLR video. From what you describe it mudt be more than just linear with the camera, but allow different stuff in different dirrections. | |
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| Dec 22, 2014 at 4:26 | history | answered | Caleb | CC BY-SA 3.0 |