Just gotta say, thanks for always considering different use case scenarios even though your background is on professional shoots. I'm focused on social media content (shorts), and showing the cage can sit perfectly on a table and have vertical arca-swiss compatibility is the info I needed. I live close to Australia, so your videos on alternative gears that are not being covered by Canadian youtubers is extremely helpful like the Scorp Gimbal and this Falcam f22 :)
kinda confused there’s two different types of cages but it doesn’t make sense why they put the a7iv with the a7iii/a7ii cage if those are different fitting cameras should I buy the a7siii cage instead v
Just picked up an A7IV and got the Falcam L bracket which so far is really great without adding too much weight. Bought some more F22 accessories yesterday, looking forward to playing with those and slowly building out a little F22/F38 quick release arsenal over here.
@@benldr Yes you can, the L bracket I have leaves space permanently for the battery door to swing open (so it doesn't have a hinged thing like I saw on a Smallrig L bracket).
@@JohnScottB it did look like the overall grip is bigger because if that. I was about to pull the trigger on a SmallDrig 3666 that has the same shape and texture on the base plate but I could get a whole cage for about the same price. I'm just not sure about the whole size, weight, and restrictions to pressing the buttons which is why I was thinking maybe an L bracket would be a good idea. Having more to hang on to is always nice and being able to mount vertical on a tripod without moving the tripod head is nice.
@@benldr I like the Smallrig stuff because they magnetically attach a tool to add/remove it which is handy. I did want the ability to mount the camera vertically which is why I preferred the L bracket. I tried the Small Rig half cage as well, which is a little lighter, but with all the weight on one side it felt a little heavier in the hand. I just picked up the mushroom handle to use as a side handle on the Falcam L bracket as well and I think it will work very well as a little video rig. Plus you get the cold shoe up top to add other accessories.
Very curious what desk arm you are showing in the video. It looks similar to an ergotron computer monitor arm, but looks specifically designed for a camera. I have been looking for this exact setup and am close to modifying a monitor arm. Thank you so much if you see this and are able to reply.
Jason ... I'd love a follow up review on this system not that you've used it for a while (just to confirm - the cage has a release plate built into the bottom?). Also, if you know or could reach out to Falcam - wondering if this will fit an a7RV (I'm thinking it will but IDK).
Hey Jason. I finally got around to getting this cage for my A7iv. I was surprised that when I locked it into an f38 bracket, it would wiggle slightly from side to side. I was expecting a tight fit that stayed put, similar to an arca swiss plate. Can you (or anyone else reading this) please confirm with your cage if this this normal? Or do you think I may have received a dud cage or bracket? My concern is that when I compose a shot then have to make adjustments on the camera, my framing could change slightly.
Definitely Falcam is something smallrig cannot compete with. The quick release mechanism is the best. I use falcam f38 because thats what I use for Tripod, Joby, Gopro, DJI Rs. But what I have found is that the Ulanzi can get too expensive for that two things which smallrig doesn’t have. The utility to mount the stuff anywhere and it’s universal. The fix could be to fit a small f38 plate to your smallrig setup and use it everywhere. Because smallrig has few things which Ulanzi doesn’t have like Follow focus, matbox, smaller details like hdmi clamps etc. Small rig would be cheaper amongst the pigeons. But the built in falcam plates are worth every penny. The bag pack clip from fallcam is better than the peekdesign system. If your not into it yet buy Falcam22 but if you want to integrate it then fit falcam plates to your smallrig and it will work with there dream quick release system.
Hi Jason! Great video! First question: this cage has only one point of contact with the body, right? Any issue with that? Second one:I can't find F22 plate on their web site, only F38. Do you know why? Thanks!
I’m so in love with this set, have the cage for my a7c, and I’ve dropped like $500 on diff pieces to convert any and everything I can to it. just waiting for a Komodo cage. Would be awesome to have a few additional pieces like a 90 degree male to female or a 15mm adapter, or way to adapt an arri rosette. But my god is it versatile and quick to make insanely weird but oddly functional rigs, FAST. Attached one of the f38 base plates to a couple of peak strap clips, and attached the other side to a f22 female. Then I can hang the rig from the top handle or side or just where ever. I love this damn setup so much.
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema yeah, I’m planning on just grabbing a few more of the 5-position bars and mounting directly for now. Another great call was to mount my neitze mini v power plate to an f38 base. I can quickly pop a thin 98wh v mount on the bottom mount in multiple directions, or on 38 plate mounted on a shoulder pad, or one attached to a belt for gimbal stuff to keep the weight off my arms. Just so many options. Swooning for sure.
I"m debating getting a full cage vs. a smaller baseplate. Would that be a good idea? This is only slightly more money and I will have more flexibility. I'm starting to get into video work but I'm still quite casual. Is this cage still a good option for travel? Is it heavy?
i dont do video so this is a photopgraphy question. I have a promediagear flash bracket. Would it make any sense make the switch to attach a flash to a magic arm f22. I would have to buy the cage since thats what falcam has with canon. the benefit would be that most of the time you can go easily between portrait and landscape mode on a tripod and i just have to carry around a magic arm for events... although I have never seen anyone use magic arm for flash vs a L bracket. the youtubers seem to all use this setup for video so is it just weird or impractical?
One major issue with the Falcam cages is that it prevents the use of speedlight. I can confirm this on A7C and it looks like there is no enough clearance on your A7IV as well based on the image @3:15 The worst part is that their customer service is terribly awful. Unfortunately I could not see the cage for A7C on Amazon so I had to buy directly from their website and it's a pain to get in touch with them.
Now what interests me is what is that camera arm you mounted to your desk? I have always wished for a monitor arm style accessory that I can use to flexibly move my camera around with on my table.
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema thanks for the quick answer! I checked it out and the gear tree looks interesting. I made a similar diy solution, but the camera arm is inferior.
Nice cage and quick release system, love it!!! But I don't like the color, if it was black or some color that integrates with the camera body it would be awesome (like the smallrig's black mamba cage).
Nice review! Will this work with the peak design’s capture camera clip? Was considering on getting a frame but would like to keep the functionality of having the camera clip
Love your channel!!! I want to love this system😢 but I can’t. I bought the F38 base and plate twice trying to make it work. I returned it twice. Maybe this is just being picky, the QR plate does not slide in to the base very smoothly. I always sticks and you have to force / wiggle it into place. I even noticed in your video you have to wiggle / pull -in & out to get it on and off. We ended up going with the PGYTECH system. Very smooth😄 and the SmallRig HawkLock’s for our accessories.
What's the point, this thing is OUT OF STOCK and unreachable in EUROPE! These guys need to bring out a product and produce accordingly considering the marketing.
Hey I was curious about you audio set up. The audio sounded different between 5:16-6:20 and the rest of the video. What did you do differently from 6:20 on? Sounded really good to me.
Great video! I'm about to buy an A7IV, so this cage looks definetly very interesting and most features are more appealing to me than on the smallrig cage. One question though: the smallrig cage has this additional locking point, where you attach the camera on the bottom and on the strapmount, so the camera can't swiveling around inside the cage. The Falcam cage doesn't have that, right? did you experience any wiggle room so far, or is everything built so precise that there can't be accidential swiveling of the camera inside the cage (even after longer times in the cage without re-tightening the screw at the bottom)? Thanks for your superb content!
I believe Smallrig is the only ones that do that so far. It has a rubber base which stops the swivel. I haven’t noticed any on this cage but I did with the tilta cage
Can you still use the Sony ecm-b1m mic with the top handle not being in the way? I was trying to see if you could off set it but there isn’t much of a nato rail on top
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema so Ulanzi makes a lot of camera gears from tripods to gimbal/action camera accessories and lights… falcam was the quick release system they originally developed as a camera base..and now became the dna of their quick release ecosystem. Ulanzi came a long way! They don’t stop perfecting and innovating each product. I have been using the falcam system since launch and still see small new improvement every time I order. They just don’t campaign much but consumers word of mouth goes a long way. Happy that Ulanzi is catching fire.
aargh, got a bit of a bone to pick with two moments in this video. It's minor, and no reflection on the good work you do, but still... I want to make it clear first: you always create really informative vids with great production values. But in this vid, at ruclips.net/video/aQkcuJF5QHo/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/aQkcuJF5QHo/видео.html you indicate there is a nato rail at the top. Perfect, I need a nato rail at the top for some add-ons, so I bought this cage and...the f22 is not a nato rail (my bad for not researching further than this vid of yours). Now I need to either send the cage back, or the accessories I bought to go on to the "nato" rail on top. Aargh. Another issue I have with this cage (and this is not a comment on your video, but perhaps others might read this), is that the f38 arca-swiss compatible wedges on either side and the bottom of this cage are narrower than most of my arca-swiss tripod heads will securely clamp. Happily, the most important clamp I'm using, on my moco pan-tilt head, _will_ clamp securely on this cage (so I'm going to keep it, as it's a weight savings over my smallrig cage with bolted-on arca-swiss plates on the sides.), but it's very frustrating that I won't be able to keep this cage on permanently. I'm pretty irritated with Ulanzi for not making their f22 "standard" match the nato rail standard. Obvious attempt to lock people into a proprietary ecosystem (hey, I get it, more profit and guaranteed customers), but open standards give us consumers many more options. Anyways, great vids, but this one comment led me to making two incompatible purchases.
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema I mean the top. Can I attach my existing top handle that has the NATO rail clamp. Is the top f22 thing the Sama size as a NATO rail? TIA
@@fewo00 it doesn’t fit. I’ve tried two different brands that have nato rail and the falcam seems to be slight bigger. So not standard nato rail. Seems you will need their handle
4:46 you're praising the cage for having an unintentional space for gripping, because it gives you an area to grip onto.........but mate you're ignoring the actual camera grip on the opposite side of the camera, lol. It's things like this that make me click off and just decide to ignore certain channels. If you're going to review a product, review it with both your feet on the ground, in a genuine manner.
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Just gotta say, thanks for always considering different use case scenarios even though your background is on professional shoots. I'm focused on social media content (shorts), and showing the cage can sit perfectly on a table and have vertical arca-swiss compatibility is the info I needed. I live close to Australia, so your videos on alternative gears that are not being covered by Canadian youtubers is extremely helpful like the Scorp Gimbal and this Falcam f22 :)
How's the cage holding to the body ? One point of fixation right ?
kinda confused there’s two different types of cages but it doesn’t make sense why they put the a7iv with the a7iii/a7ii cage if those are different fitting cameras should I buy the a7siii cage instead v
I find your content to be right at the top for Sony shooters. Thank you for what you do! I think I am going to convert over to Falcam for my A74
Just picked up an A7IV and got the Falcam L bracket which so far is really great without adding too much weight. Bought some more F22 accessories yesterday, looking forward to playing with those and slowly building out a little F22/F38 quick release arsenal over here.
I'm looking for a baseplate or L bracket. Thanks for mentioning this one. Can you access the battery with it in place?
@@benldr Yes you can, the L bracket I have leaves space permanently for the battery door to swing open (so it doesn't have a hinged thing like I saw on a Smallrig L bracket).
@@JohnScottB it did look like the overall grip is bigger because if that. I was about to pull the trigger on a SmallDrig 3666 that has the same shape and texture on the base plate but I could get a whole cage for about the same price. I'm just not sure about the whole size, weight, and restrictions to pressing the buttons which is why I was thinking maybe an L bracket would be a good idea. Having more to hang on to is always nice and being able to mount vertical on a tripod without moving the tripod head is nice.
@@benldr I like the Smallrig stuff because they magnetically attach a tool to add/remove it which is handy. I did want the ability to mount the camera vertically which is why I preferred the L bracket. I tried the Small Rig half cage as well, which is a little lighter, but with all the weight on one side it felt a little heavier in the hand. I just picked up the mushroom handle to use as a side handle on the Falcam L bracket as well and I think it will work very well as a little video rig. Plus you get the cold shoe up top to add other accessories.
Very curious what desk arm you are showing in the video. It looks similar to an ergotron computer monitor arm, but looks specifically designed for a camera. I have been looking for this exact setup and am close to modifying a monitor arm. Thank you so much if you see this and are able to reply.
amazing system I have many f38, is that a nato rail on top?
Nice video😊thanks
Will there be any issues when using that cage with my Sony camera a7r5?
Jason ... I'd love a follow up review on this system not that you've used it for a while (just to confirm - the cage has a release plate built into the bottom?). Also, if you know or could reach out to Falcam - wondering if this will fit an a7RV (I'm thinking it will but IDK).
You have your DSLR on an adjustable arm connected to your desk. What product is that?
Have you seen kondor blues system with the quick release in the cage for quick camera removal? Wild.
It’s nice, just a touch too pricey
Can you remove the built in plate from bottom & replace it with the new f38/PD capture v3 plate?
I have the whole set plus the cold shoe mount for my Canon R5C. Love it so far!
Oh so good!!! Yeah it’s awesome isn’t it
Hey Jason. I finally got around to getting this cage for my A7iv. I was surprised that when I locked it into an f38 bracket, it would wiggle slightly from side to side. I was expecting a tight fit that stayed put, similar to an arca swiss plate. Can you (or anyone else reading this) please confirm with your cage if this this normal? Or do you think I may have received a dud cage or bracket? My concern is that when I compose a shot then have to make adjustments on the camera, my framing could change slightly.
I experience the same thing with PGYTECH Quick Release system. Have you found the answer?
Hi, Jason! Great video! I want to know if the battery plate part get in the way of your pinkie when holding the camera normally?
Please compare it with small rig sony a7iv cage there's lot of people wanna know which is better and ups & downs of both cages 🙏🏼
love your videos ❤️
If Smallrig send it I will. I don’t see me buying another one from this
Definitely Falcam is something smallrig cannot compete with. The quick release mechanism is the best. I use falcam f38 because thats what I use for Tripod, Joby, Gopro, DJI Rs.
But what I have found is that the Ulanzi can get too expensive for that two things which smallrig doesn’t have.
The utility to mount the stuff anywhere and it’s universal.
The fix could be to fit a small f38 plate to your smallrig setup and use it everywhere. Because smallrig has few things which Ulanzi doesn’t have like Follow focus, matbox, smaller details like hdmi clamps etc. Small rig would be cheaper amongst the pigeons.
But the built in falcam plates are worth every penny. The bag pack clip from fallcam is better than the peekdesign system. If your not into it yet buy Falcam22 but if you want to integrate it then fit falcam plates to your smallrig and it will work with there dream quick release system.
I haven't graduated to quick release yet. One day I will know as much as you. Great Info Jason!
Once you go quick release you don’t go back haha
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema LMAO!
Hi Jason! Great video!
First question: this cage has only one point of contact with the body, right? Any issue with that?
Second one:I can't find F22 plate on their web site, only F38. Do you know why?
Thanks!
What filter did you use for this video?
I’m so in love with this set, have the cage for my a7c, and I’ve dropped like $500 on diff pieces to convert any and everything I can to it. just waiting for a Komodo cage. Would be awesome to have a few additional pieces like a 90 degree male to female or a 15mm adapter, or way to adapt an arri rosette. But my god is it versatile and quick to make insanely weird but oddly functional rigs, FAST.
Attached one of the f38 base plates to a couple of peak strap clips, and attached the other side to a f22 female. Then I can hang the rig from the top handle or side or just where ever. I love this damn setup so much.
I’m sure a Komodo cage is not far since Komodo’s are a massive seller
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema yeah, I’m planning on just grabbing a few more of the 5-position bars and mounting directly for now. Another great call was to mount my neitze mini v power plate to an f38 base. I can quickly pop a thin 98wh v mount on the bottom mount in multiple directions, or on 38 plate mounted on a shoulder pad, or one attached to a belt for gimbal stuff to keep the weight off my arms. Just so many options. Swooning for sure.
I"m debating getting a full cage vs. a smaller baseplate. Would that be a good idea? This is only slightly more money and I will have more flexibility. I'm starting to get into video work but I'm still quite casual. Is this cage still a good option for travel? Is it heavy?
i dont do video so this is a photopgraphy question. I have a promediagear flash bracket. Would it make any sense make the switch to attach a flash to a magic arm f22. I would have to buy the cage since thats what falcam has with canon. the benefit would be that most of the time you can go easily between portrait and landscape mode on a tripod and i just have to carry around a magic arm for events... although I have never seen anyone use magic arm for flash vs a L bracket. the youtubers seem to all use this setup for video so is it just weird or impractical?
5:56 - is there any cage that _doesn't_ do _exactly that?_ Seems pretty standard.
One major issue with the Falcam cages is that it prevents the use of speedlight. I can confirm this on A7C and it looks like there is no enough clearance on your A7IV as well based on the image @3:15
The worst part is that their customer service is terribly awful. Unfortunately I could not see the cage for A7C on Amazon so I had to buy directly from their website and it's a pain to get in touch with them.
Does flash trigger fit?
@@AJCoReTV Flash trigger doesn't fit. I was finally able to return it and got the Smallrig cage instead.
@@AyoolaBoyejo I wonder if it’s the same thing for A74? I sold my A7C
@@AyoolaBoyejoWhich flash trigger were you trying with the Falcam cage that didn’t fit? Trying to determine if mine will fit.
@@JeffGrahamPhotography Godox XPROII-S
Now what interests me is what is that camera arm you mounted to your desk? I have always wished for a monitor arm style accessory that I can use to flexibly move my camera around with on my table.
It’s by falcam as well! So good
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema thanks for the quick answer! I checked it out and the gear tree looks interesting. I made a similar diy solution, but the camera arm is inferior.
Nice cage and quick release system, love it!!! But I don't like the color, if it was black or some color that integrates with the camera body it would be awesome (like the smallrig's black mamba cage).
Yeah I guess that is subjective. I’d prefer a matte black but no one does it
Nice review! Will this work with the peak design’s capture camera clip? Was considering on getting a frame but would like to keep the functionality of having the camera clip
Nope
How does this Falcam L Plate compares with those from Really Right Stuff and Kirk? Thanks
Love your channel!!! I want to love this system😢 but I can’t. I bought the F38 base and plate twice trying to make it work. I returned it twice. Maybe this is just being picky, the QR plate does not slide in to the base very smoothly. I always sticks and you have to force / wiggle it into place. I even noticed in your video you have to wiggle / pull -in & out to get it on and off. We ended up going with the PGYTECH system. Very smooth😄 and the SmallRig HawkLock’s for our accessories.
Yeah that’s the F38 base. It’s machined very close with is a very good thing but tough to get on. It won’t come loose that’s for sure.
I wonder with use / wear it will loosen up?
Do the nato rails work with your tilta/small rig accessories ?
What a rig!
It is
What's the point, this thing is OUT OF STOCK and unreachable in EUROPE! These guys need to bring out a product and produce accordingly considering the marketing.
Hey I was curious about you audio set up. The audio sounded different between 5:16-6:20 and the rest of the video. What did you do differently from 6:20 on? Sounded really good to me.
I switched cameras with this review. Was testing between the A1 and FX3
I love it
Will a Godox flash trigger fit in hotshoe ?
Did you ever find a good solution for a full cage on the A7IV that will fit a Godox trigger?
Great video! I'm about to buy an A7IV, so this cage looks definetly very interesting and most features are more appealing to me than on the smallrig cage.
One question though: the smallrig cage has this additional locking point, where you attach the camera on the bottom and on the strapmount, so the camera can't swiveling around inside the cage.
The Falcam cage doesn't have that, right? did you experience any wiggle room so far, or is everything built so precise that there can't be accidential swiveling of the camera inside the cage (even after longer times in the cage without re-tightening the screw at the bottom)?
Thanks for your superb content!
I believe Smallrig is the only ones that do that so far. It has a rubber base which stops the swivel. I haven’t noticed any on this cage but I did with the tilta cage
Can you still use the Sony ecm-b1m mic with the top handle not being in the way? I was trying to see if you could off set it but there isn’t much of a nato rail on top
Did you figure it out?
Do you know if the cage works with the peak design standard plate? Thanks
Nope
It’s by Ulanzi and Falcam is the line.
Oh sweet
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema so Ulanzi makes a lot of camera gears from tripods to gimbal/action camera accessories and lights… falcam was the quick release system they originally developed as a camera base..and now became the dna of their quick release ecosystem. Ulanzi came a long way! They don’t stop perfecting and innovating each product. I have been using the falcam system since launch and still see small new improvement every time I order. They just don’t campaign much but consumers word of mouth goes a long way. Happy that Ulanzi is catching fire.
aargh, got a bit of a bone to pick with two moments in this video. It's minor, and no reflection on the good work you do, but still...
I want to make it clear first: you always create really informative vids with great production values. But in this vid, at ruclips.net/video/aQkcuJF5QHo/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/aQkcuJF5QHo/видео.html you indicate there is a nato rail at the top. Perfect, I need a nato rail at the top for some add-ons, so I bought this cage and...the f22 is not a nato rail (my bad for not researching further than this vid of yours). Now I need to either send the cage back, or the accessories I bought to go on to the "nato" rail on top. Aargh.
Another issue I have with this cage (and this is not a comment on your video, but perhaps others might read this), is that the f38 arca-swiss compatible wedges on either side and the bottom of this cage are narrower than most of my arca-swiss tripod heads will securely clamp. Happily, the most important clamp I'm using, on my moco pan-tilt head, _will_ clamp securely on this cage (so I'm going to keep it, as it's a weight savings over my smallrig cage with bolted-on arca-swiss plates on the sides.), but it's very frustrating that I won't be able to keep this cage on permanently.
I'm pretty irritated with Ulanzi for not making their f22 "standard" match the nato rail standard. Obvious attempt to lock people into a proprietary ecosystem (hey, I get it, more profit and guaranteed customers), but open standards give us consumers many more options.
Anyways, great vids, but this one comment led me to making two incompatible purchases.
Can Falcam Cage attach on Peakdesign capture camera ??
Nope
Is the f22 base compatible with NATO clamp? Ie I can use my NATO handle and monitor mount? Thanks
The base? No I don’t think so. Nato rails are very small and you would need a nato rail attachment
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema I mean the top. Can I attach my existing top handle that has the NATO rail clamp. Is the top f22 thing the Sama size as a NATO rail? TIA
@@fewo00 oh right!! I will get back to you in 20 minutes with that
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema Thanks. Appreciate it. 👊
@@fewo00 it doesn’t fit. I’ve tried two different brands that have nato rail and the falcam seems to be slight bigger. So not standard nato rail. Seems you will need their handle
I hope sony give us 4k50 at a later update
You mean 4k 50?
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema 50fps yes
Petition to win one of these for my a7 4
I wish I could give one away
Will this work on Sony A7s3
I’d say yes because the a7iv fit the a7siii stuff
why falcam and not smallrig ?
💞
Thanks
Take a shot every time "good" is mentioned.
Haha
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema no offence man. I watch all your vids. This one has the most goods
@@showshow8804 I need to upskill my vocab I think haha
@@JasonMorrisphotocinema nah. Its normal. Get all excited infront of the cam then we run out of words. Keep up the great work!
i really liked some of your posts but now you are starting to post things based on who pays or what yu are get out of it.
Come on keep it real
That’s not true. I don’t get many paid reviews, my money is in commercial work
4:46 you're praising the cage for having an unintentional space for gripping, because it gives you an area to grip onto.........but mate you're ignoring the actual camera grip on the opposite side of the camera, lol. It's things like this that make me click off and just decide to ignore certain channels. If you're going to review a product, review it with both your feet on the ground, in a genuine manner.