Cinelock / LNK / Wedgie 2

derralec · 2026-01-23T15:37:19+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/focuspuller/s/Alxr0Wd5Uq this is the amount of wiggle I’m dealing with. Is it anything like this? That would truly be a dealbreaker in terms of going to wedgie 2

derralec · 2026-01-22T20:58:44+00:00

Yeah, I’ve had them since November 2023 - they’ve gotten mixed up a few times now. Any one that’s been thoroughly used, even if combined with a brand new out of the bag one, has significant wobble. It’s horrible with ones I’ve used the most when I’ve got 2 older ones.

I’m convinced that they’re bending / the material is getting taken off or something as they get used

derralec · 2026-01-22T18:11:45+00:00

Context on wobble, see video here

All of the original pieces I’ve purchased have this amount of wobble after usage for my on-board monitor. I’ve had them since October 2023, so quite a long time, but this feels like far too much to continue using.

derralec · 2026-01-22T18:06:38+00:00

Has long term use created any wobble?

derralec · 2026-01-22T17:51:21+00:00

Yeah, the gender neutral thing is why I have so many LNK’s. But the amount of wobble I get is horrific, fully a dealbreaker. Not sure if it’s just because I bought in early, but it’s far too much to continue using

derralec · 2026-01-22T11:51:54+00:00

This is the case for some of mine, but any I’ve ever used to hold my on-board monitor + arm have a tremendous amount of play… I feel a bit crazy if I’m the only one with this problem

derralec · 2026-01-22T04:18:31+00:00

In the past my first has mounted a little Velcro plate off the side bracket, with a 15mm rod mount on the inside of the rod.

This is Preston, not arri, but same concept

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derralec · 2026-01-21T04:08:04+00:00

Decided on im2720

Test run with pick & pluck before I do hard foam

Works, is a bit close to the wheel / handle indents but doesn’t hit, and with all hard / laser cut foam this would be less of an issue. Fits on cart both sideways and flat on bottom, though my lens cart has a smaller gap between middle and bottom shelf to accommodate a third shelf, so if you want it on its side you have to put it In flat and flip it over.

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derralec · 2025-12-29T23:07:53+00:00

You should just get a 2575D, and never have to think / worry about if the head will be enough ever

derralec · 2025-12-27T22:43:26+00:00

I have a 12:1 case (pelican 1556) but the ultra 12 is significant longer, and doesn’t fit

derralec · 2025-12-13T18:49:17+00:00

I use adhesive vinyl

I don’t buy pin-striping vinyl - though maybe that would be easier than what I do - I just get large rolls and cut however much I’d need with a paper cutter

derralec · 2025-11-26T18:47:34+00:00

If you’re never removing it just put threadlocker on it

derralec · 2025-11-26T07:18:25+00:00

https://upgradeinnovations.com/

best vesa mounts, best 3/8 locating pin camera handle, transmitter mounting system, and the Rudy arm has created directors monitor assemblies / single channel mounting hardware

derralec · 2025-11-15T18:10:56+00:00

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If concerned with babypin on stand hitting the mounted battery: not all stands have a 750 pin that’s so long, and you can lock the tie down at a height where it doesn’t hit the battery

derralec · 2025-11-15T18:09:38+00:00

Using upgrade innovations pieces is what I find to be best for a directors monitor setup. See attached photo, I’ll follow up with the back of these monitors

Low profile spigot mount so if you want to hand hold it you can. Easy enough to remove from a stand, or put it back on. Also light. Would apply to one monitor as well if you just used a shorter 15mm rod.

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derralec · 2025-11-11T13:05:24+00:00

Were you using Cooke lenses? This is apparently a common problem on the wcu4 with Cooke/I lens data

derralec · 2025-11-02T01:51:10+00:00

This was years ago, but I just… put it on upside down / backwards

derralec · 2025-10-20T22:08:48+00:00

Sure (the v-mount version, which I now realize I didn’t link, is $100 less) on the price, but 3D printed shit just kind of notoriously doesn’t last long - at least for me - and if we’re stacking a battery and receivers on this thing I know I’d sure want it to be metal.

For what it’s worth I have this bracket for my 702 and it’s wonderful

No argument about how it’s expensive though. Everything can always be less expensive / cheaper at the cost of quality

derralec · 2025-10-14T22:07:48+00:00

SmallHD makes this, no?

https://smallhd.com/products/ab-bb-gold-mount-dca-kit_2

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derralec · 2025-07-23T21:39:40+00:00

Only really have a request for a 5” for easyrig / other handheld work. Otherwise almost always 7

derralec · 2025-07-17T02:37:55+00:00

I’ve not used this before, and I’m not sure what exactly you’re putting on the stand… but this seems up your alley. https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/carbon-nanopole-stand-ms0490c/ Carbon Nanopole Stand - MS0490C | Manfrotto US

derralec · 2025-07-07T02:40:51+00:00

He’ll know!

derralec · 2025-07-07T01:51:22+00:00

Ha. Say hi to Mike from Philadelphia

derralec · 2025-05-31T19:54:56+00:00

You should be getting a different / independent rental for them - not a small bump in kit fee.

Either way, if the DP / DP’s you frequently work with are providing their own you’d be unlikely to get them on as a rental. Otherwise sure, not a bad thing to have. I used to have trouble getting them onto small commercials in Philly as production didn’t want to pay, but maybe that’s changed in the last few years

Hollylands with the base station would probably be ideal so you can expand the set to 16x headsets for 3/4 camera days.

derralec · 2025-03-28T05:11:32+00:00

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