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Photokina 2016: ProMediaGear universal cage for DSLRs has a multi cold shoe mounting system

ProMediaGear were at the Photokina show in Cologne with a new cage. It is a universal design that will fit practically all compact system cameras and most DSLRs.

The ProMediaGear camera cage
The ProMediaGear camera cage

The height of the cage can be adjusted to suit the camera body. The handle has a unique method for mounting multiple devices to it by using a circle of cold shoes. This could be very useful if you want to use several wireless microphone receivers, lights and mics.

The handle accepts multiple cold shoes
The handle accepts multiple cold shoes

The side of the cage has a useful NATO rail which can be used to mount EVFs or monitors. The base of the cage as ProMediaGear’s quick release system which is also versatile.

Rear view of the ProMediaGear cage
Rear view of the ProMediaGear cage

One thing to note is that the top part of the cage attaches to the hotshoe, which does mean that audio adapters like the Sony XLR-K2M can’t be easily used.

For more details you can check out the ProMediaGear website.

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