El Skid Creates Redrock Beastmaster Dual DSLR Rig
El Skid also known as British filmmaker Robin Schmidt, has created what he is calling the Redrock BEASTMASTER which is two DSLRs mounted vertically on top of each other allowing him to shoot two lens sizes simultaneously.
From Robin’s blog:
I’ve been talking about the ‘Beastmaster’ for a couple of weeks now, a kind of skunkworks project I’ve had in mind for a particular style of shooting, one which you could only really achieve with DSLRs. The idea was to build up my Redrock handheld rig to take not one but two DSLRs and shoot two lens sizes (not angles) concurrently . . . .
. . . . everything that’s on my rig I actually need. I have the Zoom, I have the monitor, and I have the two cameras. I have the 7D mounted vertically, upside down directly underneath the 5D and that keeps all the weight over my shoulder. The 7D is tethered to the frame of the rig, just in case anything happens, and, would you believe it, I actually managed to find a use for my Z-Finder, using the handy lanyard to attach the 7D – surely the most expensive lanyard on the planet? Finally I have not one, not two, but three Redrock counter weights slung over the back using the micro-balance vertical drop system. I love that microbalance because it gives you another point of contact to brace yourself with and keep the beast stable.
Check out the rest of the article and the video on Robin’s Blog and be sure to say hi to him at the PhotoCine Expo this weekend – he’ll be easy to recognize if he’s shooting with the Beastmaster.
More PCN stories about Robin Schmidt here.










