Overview
The Sony FX5 Advanced Kit from Bright Tangerine is a robust rigging solution for professional filmmaking, offering a rock-solid cage around your rig with versatile design and small footprint. The kit provides a wide range of accessory mounting options, including standard bolt-on mounts, camera straps, and integrated NATO for quick-release convenience.
The kit includes a Top Plate with removable filler piece for access to the cameras shoe or EVF mount, a Right Side Plate for comfortable handheld shooting, a NATO Wing Grip for easy access to camera inputs, and a Bottom Plate with Arca compatibility for mounting options. The kit also features a Create Top Handle for smooth handling and seamless shooting, making it an essential part of the Sony FX5 system for maximised freedom with minimal compromise.
Included in box
1x Sony FX5 NATO Top Plate – B4004.1083
1x Sony FX5 NATO Wing Grip – B4004.1185
1x Sony FX5 Right Side Plate – B4004.1086
1x Sony FX5 Bottom Plate – B4004.1087
1x Sony FX5 HDMI Clamp – B4004.1088
1x Sony FX5 USB-C Clamp – B4004.1089
1x Short Create Top Handle Mk II (NATO) – B4013.1117
About the Bright Tangerine Sony FX5 Advanced Kit
With the Sony FX5 Advanced Kit, you’ve got everything you need to make the step up to professional filmmaking. The robust rigging options, versatile design and small footprint combine to give you maximised freedom with minimal compromise.
Be a professional, don’t just look the part, with the FX5 Advanced Kit.
Easy Rigging
If you’re a Camera Trainee on the first day of prep or a solo-shooter DOP, you want the freedom to rig whatever you need, however you need, wherever you need. The Advanced Kit spoils you for choice, with a huge host of accessory mounting options. Choose standard bolt-on mounts via the 1/4″” and 3/8” anti-twist screw threads, or mount camera straps from the dedicated QD sockets. There’s also integrated NATO for quick-release convenience – and that’s just the Top Plate.
Top Performance
Want all those rigging options, but also want to access the camera’s shoe or EVF mount? The NATO Top Plate gives you a range of rigging options, along with a cutout to access the multifunction shoe on top of the FX5. Hook up the FX5 EVF, then use our mounting bracket to add it anywhere on your rig – we give you the options, you find the one that works best for you. And if you want to trade EVF access for rigging real-estate? Simply add our optional Filler Piece.
Get a Grip
The FX5 Advanced Kit forms a complete Sony FX5 cage, giving you plenty of rigging real-estate without compromising on camera size. Our Right Side Plate contours to the camera for comfortable handheld shooting, as well as a selection of 1/4″” accessory mounts. On the other hand (literally), the NATO Wing Grip sits offset from the camera: making it easy to hold for handicam shots whilst also offering easy access to camera inputs. And of course, it is covered in bolt-on and quick-release rigging options.
Open Rigging
Our FX5 Bottom Plate is forward-facing in more ways than one. Of course, the camera is kept aligned by two mounting screws and anti-twist lips; but the built-in Arca compatibility means you can also mount it to a huge range of options. If you’re running a stripped-back rig, just clip it into an Arca tripod, or you can attach it into our OpenRig™ ecosystem if you’re wanting a more ambitious build.
Smooth Handling
The new Create Top Handle mounts via a standard NATO rail: for quick setup and even quicker release. We’ve made the smoothness of NATO setups even smoother, thanks to a built-in magnet that will automatically centre the handle on your Top Plate. Build it out with our set of Master Handle Extensions, or mount a low-profile monitor via our Top Bar Bracket and Rod Mount system.
Seamless Shooting
Whatever the particulars of your camera setup, whether you are ninja-walking on a gimbal or running a full cine rig, the Advanced Kit is designed to be forgotten about. The cage maximises access to the camera’s buttons and inputs, with dedicated cutouts for dummy batteries, drop-in filter housings and cable management.
Go Vertical
The Sony FX5’s Open Gate sensor means you can shoot for almost any aspect ratio. But if the client only wants 9:16, or you’re DOP-ing a vertical drama, you can mount the camera vertically for maximised resolution. Add our NATO Clamp for Vertical Shooting to clip the Wing Grip, so you can get the right angle at a right-angle.
Worth It
Anyone left unsupervised with a power drill can put some holes in a lump of metal – so what sets the FX5 Advanced Kit apart? Aside from the fact that our plates are made from the kind of aluminium that they shoot into space, we also hard-anodise and precision-cut every single plate. The result? A quality you can feel through every second of shooting.
Instructions/Assembly
The Sony FX5 Advanced Kit comes with all required components, but you will need your own 2.5mm and 3mm Hex Key to install it.
Bottom Plate to Camera
1. Align the two mounting screws with the threads on the FX5 base.
2. Use a 3mm Hex Key to tightly secure them in place.
Top Plate to Camera
1. Align the Top Plate’s mounting screws with the corresponding threads on the FX5 body – the NATO rail should be over-hanging the lens mount.
2. Use a 3mm Hex Key to tighten the screws on the top and left side.
Top Handle to Top Plate
1. Slide the NATO clamp onto the NATO rail – it should automatically centre via the magnets.
2. Use the lever clamp to tighten the Top Handle into place.
Side Plate to Camera
1. Align the bottom screw with the indented thread on the FX5 Bottom Plate, and the top screw with the thread on the FX5’s body.
2. Use a 3mm Hex Key to tightly screw both screws into their respective threads.
Wing Grip to Cage
1. Align the bottom mounting screw with the mounting thread on the FX5 Bottom Plate – the correct screw is the one closes to the front of the camera.
2. Use a 3mm Hex Key to tighten the Wing Grip into place.
3. Align the top mounting screw with the corresponding thread on the Top Plate.
4. Use a 3mm Hex Key to secure the second screw in place.
HDMI Clamp to Cage
1. Align the screw thread of the HDMI Clamp with the marked gap on the Top Plate.
2. Insert your HDMI cable and align the Clamp so that the flat base of the cable is flush with the Clamp.
3. Use the 2.5mm Hex Key to fully tighten the Clamp to the Side Plate.
4. Secure the HDMI cable in place by tightening the thumbscrew.
USB-C Clamp to Cage
1. Align the mounting screw of the USB-C Clamp with the thread on the Bottom Plate – the thread is lower down on the left side of the Plate.
2. Use a 2.5mm Hex Key to secure the Clamp in place.
Compatibility
The Sony FX5 Advanced Kit features a range of accessories designed especially for the Sony FX5: with mounting screws that align with that particular camera. The NATO Top Plate is designed to allow access to the multifunction shoe and EVF slot on the camera body, with the filler piece removed, and the Bottom Plate features an Arca dovetail for mounting to compatible tripods and plates. The Top Plate is not compatible with the Sony FX5 XLR handle or EVF mount, please use the Floating Top Plate for the XLR Handle or the Corner Top Plate for the EVF.
Part of the Sony FX5 System
The future is here: the Sony FX5 is the latest and greatest cinema camera, so make sure your camera has the cage it deserves. Bright Tangerine Sony FX5 accessories are all designed to the highest standard, so you always have the best camera rig for the job.
Zero Compromises
From our UK base, we manufacture camera accessories to the highest standards of quality and sustainability. All products are designed and engineered rigorously, to maximise their usefulness to professional filmmakers. If you encounter any issues with our products, our customer service team is on-hand to help you however you may need.
Manufacturer Warranty
24 months
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