[...] of the available LCD Viewfinders in the market like Zacuto Z-Finder Jr. We will also be offering a Straight Rig designed to be used with an external monitor in the event that you would need to split the HDMI [...]

Would a top rail handle fit (and be reasonably balanced) on the rails if placed between camera mount plate and the shoulder pad mount?

is the 'DSLR stand Mount' available separately?

Hello, I plan to purchase the Straight Rig complete. My question is, do I need the Jag 35 cage with this setup? Also, if I want to attach this to my tripod, what base-plate config do i need?

Can I use this rig for my Canon EOS 550D with Canon EF-s 18-135 is? Sorry, it may be a stupid question, but those shoulder rigs is totally new for me, but I really need one! rnThank you!

Yes, you can use with the 550D or T2i.

You don't need the Cage, you can attach your camera to the plate included, but you can also add a cage if you want to at a later time, with two railblocks. If you want to mount the rig to your tripod, you'll just need to add a tripod plate: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/ nor if you buy the Straight Rig Complete it already includes one tripod plate piece. Intended to mount battery, but it'll also work to mount it on a tripod. Hope this helps

Not yet, we're still working on the pages…. give us a little more time.

Can I mount a matte box with this rig or do I need to purchase the bottom rods?

Do you have a estimated date as to when the Zacuto Rod version will be available?

I am curious: Does the Full Shoulder Rig include the Follow Focus like it shows in the photos?

In the Full Shoulder Rig photos, it show's a Follow Focus. Is this included in the full set? If not, why is it shown?

Can I use it with canon 7D & 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Autofocus Lens?

Hey Jag 35, heres a question for ya..I finally bought a FF, plate, and 3 lens gears..or I should say, paid, then got in line, as today is the 25th!

Let's move onto shoulder mounts. I'm a guy that has a Z-finder pro 3x for my 7d, and has a fairly suitable shoulder mount for it (plastic $45) that works great. (though a little un-client friendly looking)

Question is: what about a person that wants to switch between a viewfinder gig, and a monitor one, possibly on the same job. I am so confused by the limitations of the offset options and the straight, monitor version options…surely you must have a solution for my needs. (Both, with same, easily adaptable shoulder rig) Like a articulating offset?

I am totally shocked that no-one has asked this question of you yet. And not just you… Redrock and Zacuto have the same limited options. It seems it's one or the other. I find it hard to believe that people don't want both options in their systems. $750 (Jag's) to $3000 (others) versions.

Please advise. I'm a working dir/camera person with a lot of need for both. And just made my first $350 purchase from Jag35.

Follow focus and rings are included?

Nope, sold separately

Hi Joe, Your right this doesn't come up very often, we've only had one more person ask something similar to this, and to be honest were headed in that direction it's just taking us some time. nnYou will be able to do exactly what you want to do with our rigs. All you would have to do is, buy the Straight Rig, and add an offset railblock which will let you go back and form between the two. With Zacuto Rods, you can break down the rods and make them work, with our 20" Jag35 Rods you can simple add the Offset Railblock and 6" or 8" rods. You can see a picture of this here: http://twitpic.com/2k1fz8

Sure.

D|Focus Sold separately. We include it in the pictures, because if we don't, people will ask us if the D|Focus will work with that rig.

it's available again.

D|Focus Sold separately!

no need for bottom rods. The Straight rig includes rods already.

Yes.

[...] basically to attach a single rod at a 90 degree to industry standard support rods, such as the Straight Rig and the Shoulder Rig. We use it in our rigs to mount the Side Handles to the front of our shoulder [...]

When will the Zacuto Rod version be available and where is the option to switch rods?

The DSLR body sits straight on top of your shoulder and the monitor in front of your face.

is that a question? or a statement?

The Straight Rig w/ Zacuto rods will be available very soon, option to select them, is coming.

The Straight Rig w/ Zacuto rods will be available very soon, option to select them, is coming.

What other pieces do I need to mount this rig to a tripod easily? Also is there a simple way to add a matte box? nnThanks,nGraham

All you need is the Tripod Plate – http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/ This will mount straight to your rods. nYou can simply add a matte box to the rods in front of your camera, the rods are already a standard height from the lens to work with any industry standard matte box.

will the cage work with the pentax k-x?

What's that?

What's he differenc between basic and complete? Jag and Zacuto Rods?

They include different things. See the Featured section in blue. The Complete kit, includes the Monitor and battery.

You can read more about the rods on this page: http://jag35.com/new/products/rods/

Ok, So Jag35 Rods Complet! Comes with LCD and Batt? Thanks.

Yes, includes the Monitor and battery and cables needed to connect it.

I was wondering if this rig can be used with a canon 5d Mark ii with a battery grip attached?
By this i mean full rig, with mattebox, shoulder pad, tripod plate and lcd monitor.

Yes it can be used that way, but you'll need to do a few modifications, like instead of the DSLR Cage you would probably use DSLR Baseplate, as the Battery Grip makes the camera too tall to fit in the DSLR Cage, and you'll probably also need to get a Riser Block like this http://jag35.com/new/products/rod-raiser/

Send me an email, I can invoice you with a custom rig: misa@jag35.com

Yes, the Cage was designed with the height figured out already. All you have to do is add bottom rods to the cage with two rail blocks and the distance from the rods to the center of lens will already be the 85mm industry standard. You can just the Bottom Rods kit which includes the rods plus the two rail blocks you'll need to attach it to the Cage, and it also includes the Tripod Plate, so you can mount the whole rig to a tripod.
http://jag35.com/new/products/bottom-rods/

That is a really good question. I can't quite answer it here though. I'm gonna work on this and put up a video, we're starting to get more questions about setups like this, so I think it's time for a video of it. Keep an eye out for it this coming week.

We don't offer different colors other than the rods.
We ship from California.
At the moment it's taking us about 1 week to ship full rigs.
D|Focus v3 is taking us about 2 weeks to ship from when you place your order.

Hi, Is the straight rig can be used with a viewfinder? Is there a way to adjust it so the camera is in front of our eye to use the viefinder?
Do you ship to Europe?

thanks

At the moment we don’t have a kit that is easily setup to do both, you can buy the straight rig, and then an offset raised railblock, with 6″ or 8″ rods and then you have the offset to place the camera in front of your eye for use with view finder, so you would have to buy those pieces separately.

Yes we ship our products worldwide.

Good question, will find out for you and post it on the specs section this coming week.

Yes. You should be able to order it again, make sure you are using the Pre-order Button only, the other buttons won’t work.

Yes, we ship our products worldwide.

Sure… order it rushed… the option is at the last step of the check out process.

Sorry that it’s hard to find our products on the site… our proper shopping cart is coming very soon, for now you can find the i90 piece on this page: http://jag35.com/new/products/i90/

I don’t have a D300s to test it out, I don’t think there’s any issues, but I can’t really say for sure.

Sure of course, the baseplate for this only has a flat surface with a 1/4-20 screw which can basically screw right on your 1DMK4 and tighten, if you need to raise rods in front of the camera so you can mount a follow focus and matte box, then you’ll need to get a rod raiser: http://jag35.com/new/products/rod-raiser/

Those handles are currently not available, but will be very very soon. Another week or so and you’ll have the option of ordering the rigs with those handles.

We might be able to have them ready for you. I’ll send you an email.

If you want to mount your rig on a tripod, You’ll basically need a tripod plate like this: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate

If i buy a basic straight rig and a Dfocus for my canon 550d.
Do i need something else ?

I don’t know, you might need a monitor in order to see what your recording, so If you already have a monitor and battery, then you should be set.

Just ordered a D Focus today. looking forward to it. However, Im not 100% sure what Im gonna need as I already have a letus Extreme industry standard bracket and rods kit… what would I need to attach the Dfocus to it?

nothing, you should be ready to go, as long as they are industry standard 15mm rods 60mm spaced apart, you should be fine.

Is the Dfocus compatible with the PROAIM 10c kit?

Should work with any industry standard rods.

No, the current straight rig doesn’t have the extended handles, but they will available very very soon… look for them this coming week on the website.

You don’t have to use a monitor if you don’t want, but the straight rig is design to align the DSLR Camera to the rig, and have it sit on the side, so if your not using a monitor, then how will you look at the screen. If you plan on using a view finder or something like that, then I suggest you go with the Shoulder rig instead of the straight rig: http://jag35.com/new/products/shoulder-rig/

You had to click on add to cart to see the discounted price.

The Battery comes with a plug so you can charge the battery. The best way to mount the battery to a your rig is by using one of our tripod plates mounted upside down: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/
The Straight Rig complete already comes with one of these. You can buy extra batteries from this page: http://jag35.com/new/products/monitor-battery-pack/

The Battery comes with a plug so you can charge the battery. The best way to mount the battery to a your rig is by using one of our tripod plates mounted upside down: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/
The Straight Rig complete already comes with one of these. You can buy extra batteries from this page: http://jag35.com/new/products/monitor-battery-pack/

You can add a matte box to the Straight rig, but depending on the size of the matte box that you use and the size of the lens that you use, you might need to buy additional rods so that they will all fit. We sell rod connectors so that you can extend the length of the front rods ( http://jag35.com/new/products/jag35-rod-connector/ ) and we sell extra rods through here : ( http://jag35.com/new/products/rods/ )

You can add a matte box to the Shoulder Rig, but depending on the size of the matte box that you use and the size of the lens that you use, you might need to buy additional rods so that they will all fit. We sell rod connectors so that you can extend the length of the front rods ( http://jag35.com/new/products/jag35-rod-connector/ ) and we sell extra rods through here : ( http://jag35.com/new/products/rods/ )

Unfortunately you are to late, that sale was for the weekend that just passed (Oct / 23-24). I would recommend that you go with the Straight rig if you own the 60D, the Shoulder rig ships with a cage and one of the bars will get in the way if you ever want to use your 60D LCD open. The Straight Rig does ship with the mount for attaching the camera to the rods.

The Complete Straight Rig weighs 13 pounds with the counter weight included.

Yes, those are our new shoulder pads.

Now you can use the Straight Rig with long handle, check out our new Extended handles : http://jag35.com/new/products/extended-handles/

Stay tuned!

That picture is basically the Straight Rig Complete with the Monitor. Everything included in one package. You can do what your asking for, but only if you buy the kit with Zacuto rods. When you order the Straight Rig with Zacuto rods, we ship 12″ rods w/ extenders and then 8″ rods. So it’s possible to break down the front part and mount it to a steady system the way your wanting to do. Problem is while on a glidecam your really not gonna want to be messing with the dfocus while your shooting, plus balancing might be a little harder, but it can definitely be done. Hope this helps.

Yeah it can definitely be done.

Well, the Straight Rig ships with 20″ rods. I think they are long enough to handle a matte box. You can always extend them if you needed it to, but I doubt you’ll need it.

All that you will need to mount the Straight Rig to a tripod is our tripod plate : http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/
The Tripod plate will mount on to the rods on the rig and from there you can attach your sliding quick release plate to the tripod plate. If you want to be able to quickly remove your camera from the rig, we now sell a new Quick Release DSLR Stand : http://jag35.com/new/products/quick-release-dslr-stand/

No. If you order the Straight Rig with Jag35 Rods, you will get the long 20″ rods. But if you order the Straight Rig with Zacuto Rods, then you will not get the Jag35 20″ Rods, instead of that, you’ll get 12″ rods plus 8″ rods with the extender threaded stud, which makes up the 20″ Rods for the straight rig. Hope that makes sense.

Can’t say for sure, but at the moment it’s taking us from 10 – 14 days to ship most shoulder rig orders.

[...] JAG35 is having a weekend special on some of their Hand Held Rigs. JAG35 makes some of the most cost effective gear for HDSLR work on the market. They have been very responsive to the viewers of Cinema5D. Hit them up here if you have any questions of want to get your voice out to them directly. Here is a Rip from the email I received. [...]

You can either go with the Offset rig: http://jag35.com/new/products/shoulder-rig/
or if you want to have both, then just go with the straight rig, then buy the offset raised railblock from this page: http://jag35.com/new/products/offset-railblock/ and get a pair of rods from this page: http://jag35.com/new/products/rods/

Yes…. All you need to add to the straight rig is the offset railblock ( http://jag35.com/new/products/offset-railblock ) and pair of rods: ( http://jag35.com/new/products/rods/ )

Does this come with a follow focus?

No you have to order it separately.

The straight Rig, comes in black rods?

Jehu,

Can you give me a status of my order? I’ve e-mailed you and haven’t heard back.

Thanks,

Ken West

Hello! So I am a film student and for the Xmas break I have gotten all of my friends from home to get together to do a short, I would love to have the rig before then, if I order today do you think I would get it before the 21st of December? Today is the 3rd of December. Thanks a lot!

all our rigs we offered in Jag35 Rods (black) or an optional upgrade to Zacuto rods (silver). So the color determines with kind of rods you get. Hope this helps.

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, we’ve gotten a crazy amount of comments and emails, we apologize for getting back to you days later. Anyway our records show that your order has been shipped out already, here’s your tracking number: 9101150134711447306479

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. We really can’t promise that we can get it to you by a certain date, but I’m thinking at least as of now, that we should be able to get it to you by when you need it.

Does any of the rigs come with a carrying case?

They don’t. So far we’ve stripped our products to the bare essentials to try and keep the price as affordable as possible

Hi

I am very interested in this. Could you please tell me what I would need to mount this onto a tripod and also I would want a DSLR cage with it, compatible with the T2i and battery grip.

Many thanks!

To mount it to a tripod all you need is a tripod plate: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/
The DSLR Cage isn’t designed to work with battery grips. The problem with battery grips, is that there’s so many different ones out there, and they all offset the camera both left to right and front to back, so we don’t support them. If you must use a battery grip, I suggest you stick to our Regular DSLR Stand, instead of the Cage.

Hi

Thanks for your reply to my last comment. Could you tell me please if the shoulder pad with this straight rig is the as shown in the photograph, or is it the same as the one which is available to buy on its own for $99?

Many thanks – Justin

No it’s the new Curbed Shoulder Pad, we just haven’t had the time to update the pictures… Will work on pictures soon, sorry about that.

do you sell mattebox for this unit? if yeas can you show me the photos for it

I’ve been searching your site for a “matte box” configuration for a 5D w/ Zacuto eyepiece.

Is one available?

Still in the works: You can read about the progress here: http://bit.ly/gNgFFM

Do you mean, a Straight Rig configuration, which allows you to mount a Matte Box and also your 5D with the Gorilla Plate Attached? Is that what you mean?

I would imagine in most instances I’d have the Zacuto Finder attached to a 5D, and it is my understanding the Gorilla Plate is what anchors the Zacuto Finder in place. (Don’t exactly know how support rods fit into this plate.) I’m trying to configure a versatile rig which can convert FROM SHOULDER TO TRIPOD with follow focus capability on a 24-105 lens and with a matte box. I am wondering if JAG35 has “bundle pricing” on such an arrangement?

Oh ok… then you don’t want the Straight rig…. The Straight Rig configuration is designed to be used with an external monitor, not Viewfinders. It’s why we use straight rods all the way thru the kit, and have the camera sit off to the side, since you’ll be using the monitor to view your signal.

Instead what you want, is a the Offset Shoulder Rig: http://jag35.com/new/products/shoulder-rig/ However, in your case, I would do a couple of modifications, since you plan on using the Z-Finder Gorilla plate I would suggest you get the Offset Shoulder Rig, but instead of using the DSLR Cage with it, go with the Gorilla Quick Release stand instead: http://jag35.com/new/products/gorilla-stand/ This way using your Gorilla plate will be seamless and QR too.

If you want to be able to mount the rig to a tripod, all you’ll need is a Tripod Plate: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate

Would it be possible to get the basic package but minus the shoulder pad and counterweight but with a top handle? If so, what would that go for?

I’m having a problem while using the D|Focus w/ the camera on the DSLR stand on my shoulder rig, when I start to pull focus, it slightly nudges the lens/camera, and moves it side to side. Is there anyway I can remedy this? Thanks

We’re looking into this issue at the moment. We have included a few holes in the plate which will allow us to add pins to avoid the camera from rotation, we should be able to get this worked out very soon. Send me a direct email for further info: misa at jag35.com

We do offer all the pieces separately, if you wanna create your own kit.

I really like your model, but do you have a mattebox and tripod config??

Mattebox is in the works: http://dfocussystem.blogspot.com/
And if you want to mount the rig to a tripod, all you need is this Tripod Plate: http://jag35.com/new/products/tripod-plate/

prices are listed on the site, just lick on the option and you’ll see the prices for the different options. With Jag35 Rods Complete with the Monitor and Monitor Battery is $779 (for a limited time)

Can this be used with the AF-100? I am looking for a low cost high quality shoulder rig. Thanks!

I guess it’s possible yeah. You can see a Sony NEX mounted to the Field Runner here: http://bit.ly/Sony-NEX and Jehu mounted the AF-100 to a Straight Rig here: http://bit.ly/AF-100

does it come with the follow focus >

no

Hi…I sent a PO to Misa the other day from my employer and wanted to make sure he received it and that you can process it for the Straight Rig. Thanks!

We are working on your order and will get an email soon. Sorry we are behind emails.

Will the handle automatically ship with my straight rig, or do I need to add it to the order then you will deduct it? It is in my cart and doesn’t show anything about a free handle.
Thanks!
Linc

If you placed your order on the 13th of this month, you will be getting a free handle because of the sale.

Does it come with a follow focus?

Does it come with a follow focus?

No, you can order the D|Focus Separately from this page: j35.us/dfocusv3

No, you can order the D|Focus Separately from this page: j35.us/dfocusv3

Does this work well with the d90?

Does this work well with the d90?

Yes it should work just fine.

Yes it should work just fine.

will i be able to offset the camera with this rig?

will i be able to offset the camera with this rig?

Im confused. Your photos show a Flat shoulder pad, but videos show a Moulded shoulderpad.

Which is currently shipped?

currently the curved shoulder pad is the one shipping, sorry we haven’t had a chance to update the photos on this page, will definitely update them first chance I get. Also try out the new shopping cart, it’s all up and running and functional: http://j35.us/straightkit

You’re probably better off getting the Offset Rig if you want to do that, try this link for better options: http://j35.us/offset-rig

What is the difference between Basic setup and completed and complete ?

Did you fix this issue because I want to get this rig so that I can use the shoulder mount with a follow focus

Yes… this has been fixed, all our DSLR Stand, ship with the new upgraded plate, which contains the locking pins.

Basic is only rods and clamps/railblocks, complete includes monitor and monitor battery.

Sure. We do.

If you get the complete rig, can you mount the monitor on it straight out of the box? Or do you need to buy an articulating arm as well?

You can mount the Monitor straight out of the box, however, you don’t have much control over placement, basically you can mount it directly above the rod, using the provided single railblock that’s included, and you can slide it alongside the rod, for more control you can use an articulating accessory arm, which can be mounted directly to the provided single railblock, so either way, you still need the provided single railblock.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

Also, if you can’t quite afford the complete kit.  Is it possible to purchase the basic one and get  the rest of the complete kit (Monitor,HDMI,Batter,Cable) at the same price?

Hi Daniel,
If you get the Straight Rig by it self the cost is $499 and if you get the complete set its only $280 extra. If you decide to buy the rest of the kit later it will be ore expensive the The JAG35 Monitor alone is $249. You would save your self a lot of money if you get the complete set.

Im sorry but it would not. The Sony EX1 is to big.