Zacuto launch the C-shooter – a simple yet elegant rig for the Canon C100, 300 and 500

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By site editor Dan Chung:

The Zacuto C-Shooter on a Canon C100

One criticism I’ve had of many shoulder rig designs is that they are over-engineered for use in news and documentary work. Many are too heavy, poorly balanced or have too many protruding bits to be practical.

My bare Canon C300 is great handheld without a rig for short periods, but when I am doing all day shoots what I look for is a rig that replicates a conventional ENG camera design. I have previously tried the Zacuto recoil rig and while it is very comfortable, it is just too bulky for a lot of the work I do – I think it is better suited to narrative work. I want something that is comfortable for long periods and I can jump in and out of vehicles with.

Enter the C-Shooter.

A relatively simple design, it combines the new ENG Grip Relocator (a version of the original Zacuto C300 Grip relocator that attaches direct to a rig’s twin rods) with a Studio baseplate, shoulder pad and a counterweight.

The C-Shooter with optional EVF and EVF mount

The grip relocator is key to making the whole thing work. The …

By: Dan Chung

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