The Blackmagic Pyxis 6K is an incredible camera. Fullframe, boxed shape and perfect for customization. To make it more “run and gun” I wanted to use a hand grip like oldschool camera’s.
And what better grip to use than DJI’s Focus Pro grip. This grip contains a battery and focus wheel. Using that you can control a focus motor which can be mounted to the lens. However, mounting the grip to the camera needed a mount that doesn’t exist. Yet.
And that’s the nice thing about 3D printing. You can simply measure some of the key dimensions, model it out on the computer, start the printer and test the idea in a matter of hours. And using 2 colours, grey and orange, actually looked quite cool too. I tried this setup and I have to say it’s really nice. It certainly opens doors for a specific type of film shooting.
Author:
Steven van de Staak
