Camera Assembly, Part 2: Main Components

This is Part 2 of 3 in our series of assembly instructions for the F-Zero Camera. Make sure to watch them in order:

Part 1: Intermediate Sensor

Part 2: Main Components

Part 3: Final Steps

Here are the parts I used for my prototype assembly:

  • Main Rail: OpenBuildsPartStore.com CBeam XLarge Kit (I'm using the 1000mm version in black, no motor) plus an additional 6-wheel Gantry Kit
  • You can make similar kits using parts on Amazon or eBay, but the above is what I'm using in the demo.
  • Slide-in M5 nuts from Amazon.
  • On the bottom of my C-Beam, I've attached the Astromania 160mm Dovetail Clamp  
  • The Astromania clamp grips a Proaim ARRI dovetail. I bought an 18" dovetail, but ended up cutting it in half. If I were doing it today, I'd just buy the 12" version 
If you have any other questions for how I assembled this prototype rig, please let me know.
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