mounting a monitor on bars at DVinfo.net

Paul Jefferies · January 16th, 2008, 11:50 AM

I currently have my marshall monitor on the accessory shoe of my camcorder, but It's not an ideal mounting point - It makes the camera very top heavy, and also it's too close to my face when using the viewfinder, so I want to find a way to mount it elsewhere.

My thinking is some way of mounting it on the bars support that I will be getting shortly, maybe by means of a magic arm or similar.

Does anyone know if someone makes a suitable attachment for a bars system that could be adapted for this puropse? Something that would mount to a standard 60mm spacing set of bars, and then has a clamp or an adaptor hole which a magic arm could be attached to?
p.s. I've tried using a noga arm off the accessory shoe, but the noga just can't take the weight!

David W. Jones · January 16th, 2008, 12:27 PM

There are a number of rail mounts made for this.
Also there is a beefier Noga arm made to handle the weight of your monitor.

Paul Jefferies · January 16th, 2008, 02:26 PM

Hi David,
Could you suggest some suppliers of these mounts? I've tried some of the usual channels but without success

David W. Jones · January 17th, 2008, 08:48 PM

I would google for UK suppliers so you would save on shipping costs.

Craig Chartier · January 23rd, 2008, 05:57 PM

forget the NOGA stuff, your looking for ULTRALIGHT control systems stuff. We are a reseller and we have put this stuff in all of our rental units. All of our noga stuff is sitting in a drawer. Yu can build your own system from a variety of parts they have. It can take the 9 inch panasonic monitor with an IDX battery on board, so I know it can take your unit.

January 16th, 2008, 11:50 AM	#1
Paul Jefferies Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Croydon, England Posts: 277	mounting a monitor on bars I currently have my marshall monitor on the accessory shoe of my camcorder, but It's not an ideal mounting point - It makes the camera very top heavy, and also it's too close to my face when using the viewfinder, so I want to find a way to mount it elsewhere. My thinking is some way of mounting it on the bars support that I will be getting shortly, maybe by means of a magic arm or similar. Does anyone know if someone makes a suitable attachment for a bars system that could be adapted for this puropse? Something that would mount to a standard 60mm spacing set of bars, and then has a clamp or an adaptor hole which a magic arm could be attached to? p.s. I've tried using a noga arm off the accessory shoe, but the noga just can't take the weight!

January 16th, 2008, 12:27 PM	#2
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	There are a number of rail mounts made for this. Also there is a beefier Noga arm made to handle the weight of your monitor.

January 16th, 2008, 02:26 PM	#3
Paul Jefferies Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Croydon, England Posts: 277	Hi David, Could you suggest some suppliers of these mounts? I've tried some of the usual channels but without success

January 17th, 2008, 08:48 PM	#4
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	I would google for UK suppliers so you would save on shipping costs.

January 23rd, 2008, 05:57 PM	#5
Craig Chartier DVi Contributor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 374	forget the NOGA stuff, your looking for ULTRALIGHT control systems stuff. We are a reseller and we have put this stuff in all of our rental units. All of our noga stuff is sitting in a drawer. Yu can build your own system from a variety of parts they have. It can take the 9 inch panasonic monitor with an IDX battery on board, so I know it can take your unit.