James Troi's Visual Diary

Jonathan Bergqvist (and his father) created a shoulder rig for his Canon 7D for working the pull focus when videoing.

The focusing while videoing and trying to keep the camera steady is by far the trickiest thing I’ve found when using my 5D MKII for video. I’m sure there must be some new lines of camera lenses in the works that make the motion more fluidic than it currently is.

For now Jonathan’s relatively inexpensive (if you don’t count all his time and that of his father) shoulder rig does the job for him.

Something similar, but manufactured in carbon fibre and a little more sturdy no doubt is the DSL Rig with UNO Grips from Cinevate.