Rods support

The idea is to make a universal rod support that could mount:

• The Elphel camera
• Any type of small PC (viewfinder)
• battery pack
• Recording Media (External 2.5" HDD Enclosure)
• Audio interface + microphone
• Matte box

It is also important that the system is prepared for future hardware changes (like a bigger lens-mount or sensor-front-end)

The following examples are designs by Elphel users/developers:

This design by Oscar Spierenburg puts the camera body in a 45° to save space for the PC. The tablet PC (touchscreen) is placed upright (Portrait) position and can be re-postitioned. (Note: this is not a shoulder mount setup, the middle part is the tripod/steadycam mount.)

Prototype for the 45deg camera:
Part# "0353-12-11 - Elbow 45 deg. for the sensor front end" provided by Elphel

Another early concept with lots of room for improvement (The Dictator was born later so the "Control Panels" look a little rough in this concept)