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If you are a DSLR Video shooter you must check out these new great rigs from Zacuto at CSI Rentals NYC and Brooklyn

Lets start with the Zacuto Target Shooter

The Zacuto Target Shooter is the  lightest DSLR kit. It has three points of contact by having both hands on the camera and the gunstock pressed into your chest. 

The included Gorilla Plate V2 attaches to the bottom of your camera using the standard tripod screw hole. The Gorilla Plate V2 has a 15mm rod port on the underside which allows you to attach the main rod for the Target Shooter. The rig can be freed from the Gorilla Plate V2 by flipping the red ratcheting lever. A tripod plate can be installed under the Gorilla Plate V2 for quickly moving from handheld to tripod.

Then Comes the Zacuto Marauder

The Zacuto Marauder is the first of its kind, a foldable DSLR run’n’gun rig. It’s small enough to fit in your back pocket but when unfolded, it’s an extremely stable DSLR camera support. 

The Marauder unfolds instantly to fit you and is ready to shoot in seconds. It folds up just as fast and can then fit into any carry on, backpack, purse, camera bag or cargo pants pocket. The Marauder includes both a gunstock and an adjustable handgrip to create a small stable framework. 

The Zacuto Marauder includes our Gorilla Plate V2 as the platform for your camera. You can attach your Zacuto Z-Finder Mounting Frame to this Gorilla Plate V2. Attach your camera to the plate with the single ¼ 20 screw and quick release on and off the Marauder with the red quick release ratcheting lever.

The Gorilla Plate can be attached at two different points. Keep the Marauder in a vertical position for use with a Zacuto Z-Finder. This will give you the correct distance from your eye to the Z-Finder eyecup. Extend the Marauder via the red push lever to place the camera further away for use without a Z-Finder. This gives you a bit more distance to focus on the camera LCD. 

The handgrip can be adjusted into five different positions for individual comfort and is locked with the release of the red lever. The grip itself also articulates and locks with red locking lever. Built into the Marauder is a gunstock with a comfy rubber pad. Adjust the angle and/or position of the gunstock with the two Allen screws to conform to your body size and shape. 

The Marauder folds up by first quick releasing your camera off the rig. Then push the red push lever to snap the camera support arm down. Push down on the silver circular cap to flip the gunstock away and depress the paddle lever to tuck the handle in place next to the gunstock. Reverse to quickly get the Marauder ready to shoot! Please click on our video tab to watch a short video demonstrating the collapsible features of this kit.

And The Zacuto Axis is the  most adjustable, universal EVF mounting option!

Designed to come from the top of your camera set up, it leaves plenty of room at the lens for focusing and will work with the widest of lenses.

The Axis has three main pivoting points that can spin 360 degrees and are controlled independently by red tension levers. Release all three levers to completely reposition the mount or release just one to make single segment adjustments. This allows you to dial in the exact amount of tension on each segment to allow adjustment on the fly without the need to manipulate a lever. Just grab and move. These three independent rotating pivot points give you unlimited positioning options. 

Attach your EVF with a ¼ 20 screw via the included quick release mount. This quick release EVF mount can slide on and off any of the four sides of the Axis EVF mount rail. No matter the position of the Axis Mount, the four-way Z-Rail keeps your EVF the right way up and in the perfect spot for you. It allows for cradling, under-slinging or standing of your EVF on the rail. The possibilities are endless and the adjustments are super-fast. The Axis can be installed or packed away in seconds. 

 It can be easily adjusted and has a wide range to go from a compact shoulder mounted rig like a Recoil to a rear extended position for a comfortable tripod operating position. The Axis EVF mount attaches to your camera via a Z-Rail or compatible rail Just slide the Axis on the Z-Rail and lock into place with the red, quick-release, ratcheting lever. We offer many options to mount your Axis depending on your camera set up.

Rent them all as well as many other follow focus rigs by Zacuto, Redrock and Wooden Camera at CSI Rentals locations in New York City And Brooklyn