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Review on ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ [Enhanced Version] SMALLRIG Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K & 6K Cage with Cold Shoe, NATO Rail โ€“ 2203 | Improved SEO by Alex May

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice cage but there are better options

We're reviewing one of the most popular accessories for Blackmagic 5k pocket cine cameras and as far as I know it's the Smallrig Cage 2203 and we'll be reviewing others as well Accessories and see how you can put the setup together yourself. So let's start with the cage itself, it's really well made out of durable material, it's one of the larger cages compared to the smaller mirrorless option and you can see the mounting holes all over the place and we'll also be looking at each side in turn and finally watch talk about the cons cells. The cage attaches to your camera with two quarter inch allen screws, top goes up, and it also comes with this small part that fits into the bottom mounting hole of your BMPCC4k. And at the bottom of the cage we also have a rubberized base and all this together makes a really solid base for the cage. After attaching very heavy accessories there is absolutely no movement throughout the cage. So let's look at each side individually starting on the right side, the cage wraps nicely around the camera grip and we have a 5/4 inch mount. Holes, as well as a socket, which is probably intended for the wooden handle on the side. We also have full access to our media cards, and they have camera strap mounting holes at the top and bottom, and as you can see the cage kind of covers the strap mounts, but I'll get to that in a moment. LEFT Again on the left side, full access to all ports, I removed my plugs that came with the camera because I use them all at once and after a while it's really difficult to manage the plugs; So unless you take out the camera because of a lot of dust, it's best to remove it. Again, there are plenty of mounting holes, there's a spot to mount your cold shoe adapter on the left, and the others are fairly large, either "3/8" or ยผ". We also have a NATO rail. So if you want to add accessories or even this NATO lock plate to the side, you can. Really helpful when you want to switch to lower settings / There is space on the bottom for you to access the battery compartment and we have an Allen key that magnetically attaches to the cage. So if one of these screws comes loose, you can use it to tighten the back. I still recommend holding the Allen key as it can lock once you insert the tripod plate, but it's there and comes with the cmaera. There's also room for a cooling fan, and there are a couple of holes on the front for attaching lens mounts, which are sold separately. Also, the mounting holes on the bottom are all over the base, just in case you want to use that or move the camera a bit to balance the gimbal, you can do that. Above. Finally, let's look at the top, so first we have the NATO guide. to reattach any accessory that should probably be on top with one touch. Since all other sides of this camera are covered, it makes sense to get a top handle to lift the camera while moving.

Pros
  • Nice to use
Cons
  • Not bad

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April 10, 2023
Good Cage but better options are available