I've already commented this a few times, but I'll do it again haha! It's not cheap by any means--However, when compared to other popular shoulder rigs from Zacuto, Shape, Wooden Camera, etc. it's actually more affordable! 🤷♂ Some of them are up to $2,500 Yikes! www.zacuto.com/collections/next-gen-recoil-shoulder-rigs?page=1&grid_list=grid-view
It’s definitely not as cheap as SmallRig parts, but when you compare it to companies making full shoulder rigs like Shape, Wooden Camera and Tilta, it’s at least half the price!
@@chadwin I made one like this with small rig parts for pretty cheap but of course it’s not as convenient. That’s what you pay for. It’s worth it if it’s worth it to you.
@@jacksp8de yeah, exactly! I've made a few different SmallRig shoulder rigs over the years as well and they're pretty affordable! PolarPro absolutely wins on the engineering and convenience side though! haha
Great Video! Question: I have a Benro video tripod (C373F) and the head takes Arca Swiss plates. I didn't realize that the Pivot is takes Manfrotto plates. I called over to Benro and the tech I talked to made it sound like Benro in general uses Arca Swiss for greater compatibility, but it looks like in the video you transitioned from the Pivot Manfrotto plate onto the Benro. What am I missing? I was able to put the Benro Arca Swiss plate on the bottom of the Pivot Rig so I can at least take the rod mount/riser component and put it on the Benro Tripod, but it doesn't lock into the shoulder rig the way it does with the Pivot Manfrotto plate. I wonder what I'm missing here or if there is an adapter plate that would allow me remove just the camera from the shoulder rig and put it onto an Arca Swiss head. Curious to get your thoughts, thanks in advance.
Hey, that’s a great question. I’m pretty sure Benro makes tripods for both Manfrotto and Arca Swiss plates. All the ones I’ve ever used from Benro have been Manfrotto. Putting an arca plate on the bottom of the shoulder rig like you did is the best solution I can think of right now. Something else you could do, that isn’t ideal, is put an Arca Swiss reciever adapter on top of the manfrotto plate on the top of the shoulder rig. Then you just loosen your camera from the arca Swiss adapter on top whenever you need to take it off of the shoulder rig.
Yeah, it really does fold up so small! I do wish the arms went completely flat/parallel with the 15mm rods, instead of at a slight angle, but besides that it's pretty compact
You can't keep doing this. It's so cool. How comfortable is the shoulder pad?. Have a great week. So from 25 miles north of London, be lucky stay safe.
😂 it is a very cool shoulder rig! On a 1-5 scale (5 being most comfy) I’d give the actual shoulder pad a 3. It’s pretty stiff and not super squishy or large. But I think they made that trade off to keep it compact and light.
🎥🛒Buy the new PolarPro Pivot Shoulder Rig Here: www.polarprofilters.com/products/pivot-shoulder-rig?sca_ref=1814675.lrHqJG4pfm What do you think of this new shoulder rig? Have you ever seen anything like it before--I know I haven't. Thanks again PolarPro for letting me be a small part of bringing this to the filmmaking world and listening to my feedback while designing it.
Hi Chadwin how are you? please tell me..can you attach a black pro mist or any other filter to the lens and in top of that the porlarpro mattebox? thanks!!
I did talk with them about the ability to add a follow focus during R&D and for the moment it sounded like they wanted to focus more on having the manual focus wheel up top on the 15mm rails only. Maybe in a V2 they'll add a mount for it on the handles. that's what I'm hoping!
Wow! Unebelivable what PolarPro has engineered and crafted with all those little important things they considered. I was seeking for one of your other videos about the correct weight distribution of shoulder rigs when this video came up - exactly the ptoduct I've been waiting for.
Looking carefully at the video it seems to me that the handles move as soon as you hold them. in short, that they have a slight play in the rotation device. are a bit wobbly. or am I wrong?
Yeah, you could definitely do that if you wanna with the handle. It wouldn’t really throw off the balance. it would allow you to position the monitor that much further out if you wanna too.
Holy crap man. Figuring out a wireless follow focus solution with that handle would make this rig incredible!. Maybe attaching the actual Tilta wheel focus on an attachment and then screwing that thing on the pivot handle? Would that work?
Yeah man, I’m definitely gonna see what I can come up with to adapt my nucleus N to the grip! I may try something with the wheel, it’s just harder to grip and hold weight, but it could work.
I south with my mouth open for 4 minutes of the video because I can't believe how compact and modular this thing is ...after I JUST bought 2 niceyrig shoulder mounts and 2 Arco bags (in which I have to partly break down the rigs).
Yeah, it definitely gets very compact and is nice that it doesn’t require any tools! I’m sure your niceyrig setup is great too though and customized to your own camera needs
Hmm, I don’t really find it gimmicky. 🤷🏼♂️ It’s pretty well thought out engineering honestly. The price is high when compared to SmallRig, but when you look at Shape shoulder rigs-this is a steal!
@@chadwin sorry, I was not trying to be rude, but although a good idea for some, not sure about it myself. Shape was always too expensive, bulky, heavy and I never like their products.
I've been back and forth on what shoulder rig that could work for my needs, then this popped up in my email. Pre-ordered it immediately! A pretty slick unit that ticked almost all the boxes.
Right that’s mad expensive your only phong for the name brand I can’t wait for another company to make a knock off that does the same exact thing I’m not brand loyal at all I’m all about value. This cool but not worth the price.
You just need to fold the LEFT built-in arm back up and install your own Smallrig arm with the Side focus grip. Of course it looks awkward having both arms down at the same time. But Still, this thing is too expensive as it is aimed towards beginner/Intermediate filmmakers.
Yeah, that's true, you could fold up one arm completely and then have the SmallRig Arm on the arri rosette with the follow focus grip...I hadn't even considered doing that! haha! It's not cheap, but it's pretty fairly priced for its quality, especially when you look at Zacuto shoulder rigs.
$800 wow
Check out this comparison video. A few other more affordable options ua-cam.com/video/LiSP28HEfq4/v-deo.html
One word $800? ….your paying for the name that’s it !!! Shame on your polar pro
I've already commented this a few times, but I'll do it again haha! It's not cheap by any means--However, when compared to other popular shoulder rigs from Zacuto, Shape, Wooden Camera, etc. it's actually more affordable! 🤷♂ Some of them are up to $2,500 Yikes! www.zacuto.com/collections/next-gen-recoil-shoulder-rigs?page=1&grid_list=grid-view
Looks cool but the price is crazy.
It’s definitely not as cheap as SmallRig parts, but when you compare it to companies making full shoulder rigs like Shape, Wooden Camera and Tilta, it’s at least half the price!
@@chadwin I made one like this with small rig parts for pretty cheap but of course it’s not as convenient. That’s what you pay for. It’s worth it if it’s worth it to you.
@@jacksp8de yeah, exactly! I've made a few different SmallRig shoulder rigs over the years as well and they're pretty affordable! PolarPro absolutely wins on the engineering and convenience side though! haha
Great Video! Question: I have a Benro video tripod (C373F) and the head takes Arca Swiss plates. I didn't realize that the Pivot is takes Manfrotto plates. I called over to Benro and the tech I talked to made it sound like Benro in general uses Arca Swiss for greater compatibility, but it looks like in the video you transitioned from the Pivot Manfrotto plate onto the Benro. What am I missing? I was able to put the Benro Arca Swiss plate on the bottom of the Pivot Rig so I can at least take the rod mount/riser component and put it on the Benro Tripod, but it doesn't lock into the shoulder rig the way it does with the Pivot Manfrotto plate. I wonder what I'm missing here or if there is an adapter plate that would allow me remove just the camera from the shoulder rig and put it onto an Arca Swiss head. Curious to get your thoughts, thanks in advance.
Hey, that’s a great question. I’m pretty sure Benro makes tripods for both Manfrotto and Arca Swiss plates. All the ones I’ve ever used from Benro have been Manfrotto.
Putting an arca plate on the bottom of the shoulder rig like you did is the best solution I can think of right now.
Something else you could do, that isn’t ideal, is put an Arca Swiss reciever adapter on top of the manfrotto plate on the top of the shoulder rig. Then you just loosen your camera from the arca Swiss adapter on top whenever you need to take it off of the shoulder rig.
OMG that is amazing! I thought my rig was compact, but I love the way this folds flat.
Yeah, it really does fold up so small! I do wish the arms went completely flat/parallel with the 15mm rods, instead of at a slight angle, but besides that it's pretty compact
You can't keep doing this. It's so cool.
How comfortable is the shoulder pad?.
Have a great week.
So from 25 miles north of London, be lucky stay safe.
😂 it is a very cool shoulder rig!
On a 1-5 scale (5 being most comfy) I’d give the actual shoulder pad a 3. It’s pretty stiff and not super squishy or large. But I think they made that trade off to keep it compact and light.
🎥🛒Buy the new PolarPro Pivot Shoulder Rig Here:
www.polarprofilters.com/products/pivot-shoulder-rig?sca_ref=1814675.lrHqJG4pfm What do you think of this new shoulder rig? Have you ever seen anything like it before--I know I haven't. Thanks again PolarPro for letting me be a small part of bringing this to the filmmaking world and listening to my feedback while designing it.
Hi Chadwin how are you? please tell me..can you attach a black pro mist or any other filter to the lens and in top of that the porlarpro mattebox? thanks!!
Yeah, you can screw a BPM onto the lens. Then screw the clamp adapter for the mattebox on top of that, no issue.
LOL +700$ not thinking of follow focus... directly showing how much overpriced it is...
I did talk with them about the ability to add a follow focus during R&D and for the moment it sounded like they wanted to focus more on having the manual focus wheel up top on the 15mm rails only. Maybe in a V2 they'll add a mount for it on the handles. that's what I'm hoping!
@@chadwin Proving my point... if R&D was decided & set that price...... I go straight to competition.
Very interesting design. The price is outrageous though.
It’s a super unique and cool design! The price isn’t cheap, but it’s def not the extreme prices of Zacuto or wooden camera
Wow! Unebelivable what PolarPro has engineered and crafted with all those little important things they considered.
I was seeking for one of your other videos about the correct weight distribution of shoulder rigs when this video came up - exactly the ptoduct I've been waiting for.
heck yeah! PolarPro did a fantastic job engineering this super portable and compact shoulder rig. hope you find what works best for you!
Tell me pls. how can I control the trigger. I have Two hands only 😂
thanks, I bought one! Will be after a few other bits and pieces soon. Do you think an FX6 could go on?
Looking carefully at the video it seems to me that the handles move as soon as you hold them. in short, that they have a slight play in the rotation device. are a bit wobbly. or am I wrong?
If you figure out a way for a wireless follow focus let me know. The only thing holding me back right now.
Yeah, I'm still working on some good options for that, besides adding a smallrig arm to the arri rosette like i showed in the video. stay tuned!
@@chadwin what model is that small rig rosette extension? It might work if I keep the polar pro arm all the way up instead of extended down.
how is the balance/rigging if you rotate the handle (long side forward) and move over the NATO rail? been thinking of getting that SR handle..
Yeah, you could definitely do that if you wanna with the handle. It wouldn’t really throw off the balance. it would allow you to position the monitor that much further out if you wanna too.
Holy crap man. Figuring out a wireless follow focus solution with that handle would make this rig incredible!. Maybe attaching the actual Tilta wheel focus on an attachment and then screwing that thing on the pivot handle? Would that work?
Yeah man, I’m definitely gonna see what I can come up with to adapt my nucleus N to the grip! I may try something with the wheel, it’s just harder to grip and hold weight, but it could work.
I south with my mouth open for 4 minutes of the video because I can't believe how compact and modular this thing is ...after I JUST bought 2 niceyrig shoulder mounts and 2 Arco bags (in which I have to partly break down the rigs).
Yeah, it definitely gets very compact and is nice that it doesn’t require any tools! I’m sure your niceyrig setup is great too though and customized to your own camera needs
Seems a little gimmicky and for sure the price will be high. But thanks for showing it.
Hmm, I don’t really find it gimmicky. 🤷🏼♂️ It’s pretty well thought out engineering honestly. The price is high when compared to SmallRig, but when you look at Shape shoulder rigs-this is a steal!
@@chadwin sorry, I was not trying to be rude, but although a good idea for some, not sure about it myself. Shape was always too expensive, bulky, heavy and I never like their products.
Do we know if it conforms to the standard LWS 60mm spacing? Wondering if I can use their handles on other rig systems
Yeah. It has standard spacing. I’ve put other grips just to see and plenty of accessories on the rails!
Um… this shoulder rig is $800.
This looks so nice! Very interested in this rig. Great review Chadwin
hey thanks dude! it's a really cool rig, very well thought out.
Net little rig but really over the top expensive
It's certainly not cheap, but it is high quality. If you travel and use shoulder rigs a lot, it may be worth the investment.
@@chadwin ahh yes, high risk=high reward.
I've been back and forth on what shoulder rig that could work for my needs, then this popped up in my email. Pre-ordered it immediately! A pretty slick unit that ticked almost all the boxes.
that's really awesome! glad you found this shoulder rig and I hope it works well for you and your filmmaking needs!
Good gear!
Great review. Nice video.
hey thanks for watching!!
@@chadwin I am jsut getting into shooting professional video after shooting stills for 37 years..It's exciting to learn new things
I would highly recommended that you grab a chair before you open the price’s page on their website…….SAFETY FIRST !!!
😂🤣 Safety first! Yeah, it's got some sticker shock at first. But, when you compare to Shape or Zacuto rigs, it's very reasonable.
I like it but the can’t get 800 of my dollars for this. NOPE!!!! Nice video though.
Right that’s mad expensive your only phong for the name brand I can’t wait for another company to make a knock off that does the same exact thing I’m not brand loyal at all I’m all about value. This cool but not worth the price.
I'm having some doubts about the handles themselves. They don't seem to be REALLY sturdy, aren't they? I like to have my handles solid as rock
I think you can replace those. If I remember correctly, the website points that out.
Thanks for sharing
Can the front side handles turn upside up ?
(to hold with an easy rig)
yes! the front grips can rotate fully 360 degree around. so if you need them to point up instead of down, you could do that.
@@chadwin thanks so much
You just need to fold the LEFT built-in arm back up and install your own Smallrig arm with the Side focus grip. Of course it looks awkward having both arms down at the same time. But Still, this thing is too expensive as it is aimed towards beginner/Intermediate filmmakers.
Yeah, that's true, you could fold up one arm completely and then have the SmallRig Arm on the arri rosette with the follow focus grip...I hadn't even considered doing that! haha! It's not cheap, but it's pretty fairly priced for its quality, especially when you look at Zacuto shoulder rigs.