SHAPE Sony A7R3 Shoulder Mount Matte Box Follow Focus

SHAPE Sony A7R3 Shoulder Mount Matte Box Follow Focus

Top Handle

The ergonomicand removable SHAPE Top Handle was designed to provide the required space formounting the Sony XLR-K2M audio unit. It offers a comfortable and secure woodengrip for carrying your camera and securing accessories. It also features theSHAPE Push-Button Technology, enabling you to balance the weight and rotate thehandle in the position you need on a 360° axis.

This nicely crafted Top Handleprovides multiple mounting options, including ARRI Standard 3/8″-16anti-rotating hole patterns on the top, SHAPE Standard 1/4″-20 anti-rotatinghole patterns on the top and side, cold shoe mounts, and a 3/8″-16 UNC threadedhole at the front. It also features the SHAPE Rod Clamp Holder positioningsystem at the front, allowing you to directly mount a 15mm rod onto the handle.

Quick Release Rod Base System and Metabones® Adapter

The cage isconnected to its base via the new SHAPE Quick Release Rod Base System using aspecifically designed 15 mm rod bloc system for the optical center of the SonyA7R III camera. It allows quick mounting and dismounting of the camera and thecage can easily snap in and be quickly removed from its 15 mm LW base bypressing the release button at the rear of the mount for handheld shooting.

Changing the objective or adding a Metabones® Adapter can be done easily while keeping the camera in the cage. SHAPE created a removable Metabones® Adapter Support Bracket specifically designed for the Sony A7R III camera that is integrated in the cage. Fixed with 2 screws, the bracket’s height is easily adjustable and provides 15 mm of vertical adjustment. It supports the weight and reduces the stress on the camera lens mount. When there is no Metabones® Adapter, simply unscrew the 1/4″-20 screw to quickly remove the bracket.

Sony A7R3 cage 

The SHAPE Sony A7R III Cage is targeted at filmmakers, videographers andphotographers who want a simple, hassle-free and ergonomic cage design thatreally works.  Specifically designed for the Sony A7R III and A7 IIIcameras, the form-fitting cage offers additional protection and securely locksthe camera to the cage. It also provides easy access to all controls and portsas well as multiple attachment points for accessories. For handheld shooting,the side 15 mm rod clamps, located at the back of the cage, are designed forquickly securing the new ergonomic Mini Push-Button Wooden Side Handles withPadded Straps using a single ratchet knob on each side (A73CHH).

The SHAPE Sony A7R III Cage enables easy access to all the camera’sfeatures such as the control buttons, the side outputs, the memory card, thebattery compartment and the lens release button, allowing you to save timewhile shooting. Further, the support between the lens and the camera grip isdesigned to anticipate a clearing for the fingers when the camera is handheld,allowing an ergonomic grip. 

This ergonomic cage is easy to assemble and disassemble and the components don’t need to be removed to install the camera that is fixed with a 1/4″-20 captive slotted base screw integrated into the cage, using the threaded hole underneath it. The position is secured to the back and sides of the cage, so it doesn’t move forward when equipped with a heavier lens. You can also attach a delta adapter plate underneath the cage to mount it on a quick release plate to rapidly switch from a tripod to a handheld setup.

Additionally, all the doors and latches are fully operable when thecamera is in the cage. Its easy-to-use and clever design enables you to operatethe camera without having to remove the cable doors, and the strap hooks canremain attached to the camera while inserted in the cage. It is also equippedwith an effective cable retainer system for all three of the left side cablesto secure their use. 

The cage is also compatible with a full-sized HDMI cableprotector lock to secure the use of your HDMI 4K cable. By leaving open access to the hot shoe on top of the camera, you can mount many accessoriesusing several mounting options including two cold shoe mounts located on thetop of the cage as well as many SHAPE Standard 1/4″-20 anti-rotating holepatterns, Arri Standard 3/8″-16 anti-rotating hole patterns and 3/8″-16threaded mounting holes. 

Made from CNC machined aluminum, the cage allows thecamera to be held securely in place and restricts it from rotating by beingattached with two anti-rotating tabs at the front. Furthermore, the cage iscompatible with the Sony XLR-K2M audio unit, thus providing great sound foryour videos. It also features an ARRI Standard Rosette that can be mounted infour different locations.

Quick handle rod bloc 

The SHAPE Quick handle rod bloc is a professional video stabilizationaccessory with 2 camera handle grips, each providing an individual rotationangle of 360°. You can attach the handle to the camera platform using a simplescrew knob. A simple Push-Button located at the articulation allows easyattachment and removal. Combined with the anodized aluminum rod bloc, the quickhandle offers composite camera support for all 15 mm rods. You can achieveprecise positioning by sliding the Quick Handle along the rods and tighteningthe small red knob located on the Rod Bloc. The rod bloc is designed with 2screw-threaded holes allowing the mounting of the Quick Handle.

SHAPE is well known for its patented Push-button handle, now used by somany professionals in the industry. The technology was developed to givefilmmakers quick and easy adjustment. By simply pressing the button, you areallowed a 360-degree rotation to place the handle in the best position for youruse. Push, adjust, release, and then its lock.

Follow focus friction & gear clic 

The SHAPE Friction & Gear Follow-Focus Clic with Adjustable Marker ismade of lightweight anodized CNC aluminum for strength and durability. It isdesigned to attach onto standard 15 mm rods of shoulder support rigs and otherrigs. It attaches onto them via a clamp system, with simplicity. You would sitthe Clic on top of the rods, and then slide and close a SHAPE-patented leverclamp underneath the rods, and the lever locks and holds the Clic securely onthe rods.

The Clic’s focus mechanism also works with a clamp system, which whenunlocked loosens the focus mechanism and allows it to be moved horizontally. Itmoves so to adjust itself closer to the lens. As it moves, its main feature —the focus disk — moves with it, and the focus disk is what reaches the lens.The focus disk can either be a friction wheel or a gear wheel. Both are presentin this package and replacing one with the other is accomplished with the helpof the included Allen wrench. 

The friction wheel has a rubber outer surfacethat would press up against the lens, keep firm contact with it, and ensureaccurate and slip-free focusing. The friction wheel would serve well for mostlenses and is made of high-quality rubber that in cold temperatures won’t gettoo cold to lose its grip. The gear wheel would accommodate those lenses thatspecifically have teeth on their focusing rings, and it would do so without anyring gears, by pressing its 0.8 pitch gears into the teeth.

The focus mechanism can be used on either the left or the right side of the lens, depending on the direction you place the Clic onto the rods in. And the focus disk itself can be used either in front of the focus mechanism or behind it, so to accommodate a wider variety of lens lengths. To move the disk to the rear, you would first just unscrew two screws from the gearbox. 

Once the screws are off, the focus disk can just be flipped over for use with longer lens constructions. The white mark disk at the right of the red knob is made of highly resistant Delrin thermoplastic. It can be written on with non-permanent markers to mark up focus measurements for various predetermined shots, and it is interchangeable and thereby many predetermined measurements can be kept ready at your side. Additionally, a slide-adjustable marker made of aluminum is included to be attached beside the mark disk and to be moved and tightened into positions along the disk.

Technical Info

• Weight: 4,02 kg

• Dimensions: 44,96 x 29,79 x 68,78 cm

• Material: Aluminum

• Warranty: All SHAPE products and accessories are covered by a manufacturer’s warranty solely on CNC machined parts.

Included

• 1 x SHAPE Sony A7R3 Cage (SHA73CAGE)

• 1 x SHAPE Top handle with Push-Button (SHA73ATH)

• 1 x SHAPE Quick Release baseplate with 15mm rod bloc system (SHA73BASE)

• 1 x SHAPE pair of 15mm rods 18“ (SH16TUBE18)

• 1 x SHAPE pair of quick handle with Push-Button (SHHAND5)

• 1 x SHAPE Shoulder mount (SHSHPAD3)

• 1 x SHAPE Follow follow friction & gear clic (SHFFCLIC)

• 1 x SHAPE Matte box 4x4 (SHMATT44)

• 1 x SHAPE 15mm LW clamp for top handle (SH15CTSH)

Included

• 1 x SHAPE Sony A7R3 Cage (SHA73CAGE)

• 1 x SHAPE Top handle with Push-Button (SHA73ATH)

• 1 x SHAPE Quick Release baseplate with 15mm rod bloc system (SHA73BASE)

• 1 x SHAPE pair of 15mm rods 18“ (SH16TUBE18)

• 1 x SHAPE pair of quick handle with Push-Button (SHHAND5)

• 1 x SHAPE Shoulder mount (SHSHPAD3)

• 1 x SHAPE Follow follow friction & gear clic (SHFFCLIC)

• 1 x SHAPE Matte box 4x4 (SHMATT44)

• 1 x SHAPE 15mm LW clamp for top handle (SH15CTSH)